Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the Wiener Festwochen controversy, Ukraine’s growing drone industry and the week’s news. Plus: designer Walid Damirji on giving forgotten textiles a second life.

Tessa Szyszkowitz joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the Wiener Festwochen controversy, Ukraine&rsquo;s growing drone industry and the week&rsquo;s news. Plus: designer Walid Damirji on giving forgotten textiles a second life.

Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.

Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.

The perfect soundtrack to start your weekend comes courtesy of Monocle's editors, hosting out of our studios in London and Zürich. Each week you'll hear postcards from our correspondents, alongside contributions from special guests joining to discuss the

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Wiener Festwochen controversy and forgotten textiles  

Tira Shubart joins Georgina Godwin for a culture and news roundup. We also speak about Independent Bookshop Week in the UK and Gaby Wood on the new Booker Prize Quick Read.

Tira Shubart joins Georgina Godwin for a culture and news roundup. We also speak about Independent Bookshop Week in the UK and Gaby Wood on the new Booker Prize Quick Read.

Independent Bookshop Week, the new Booker Prize Quick Read and other stories 

Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.






 

Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.
 
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Live from the Hay Festival 2026

Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert’s final show, Hungary’s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum. 

Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s final show, Hungary&rsquo;s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle&rsquo;s National Nordic Museum.&nbsp;

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