The Curator
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We preview the upcoming Brazilian presidential elections, hop aboard the Freedom Plane as it tours the US and meet Silva – the artist behind Monocle’s album of the summer.
51:54
What We Learned: Trump’s penchant for aircraft-carrier design, flagpoles and grass
What we learned this week from President Trump’s latest tour of the White House to his order for the Navy on the future of aircraft-carrier design. Plus: Mozart’s birthday celebrations gone wrong.
07:45
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We tour Bombardier's Global 8000, the world’s fastest civil aircraft. Then: we head to Basel for the Swimmable Cities Summit and hear how soldiers are using pack animals to carry supplies through tough terrain.
53:21
What We Learned: Parmigiano Reggiano currency, Harry Potter fans and Trump’s cunning escape
Climate change threatens Italy’s cheese banks, the enduring magic of Harry Potter fans and President Trump abandons his press corps for a catering truck. Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s news.
06:59
What We Learned: Africa map gone wrong, more Trump AI slop and capybaras in Brazil
Andrew Muller unpacks the news this week, including a mislabeled map of Africa, Trump’s latest AI Truth Social post and one Brazilian state legislature’s unexpected furry visitors.
07:08
Highlights from Monocle
Palestinian-Italian pop singer Tära discusses her new EP, “Zefiro”. Then: we look at how a trio of Australian cities fit different stages of life and examine the rise of the “supermarket tourists”.
53:35
Highlights from Monocle Radio
Does India’s Cockroach party have legs? Then:we speak to the head of The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation about expanding into Abu Dhabi and preview Monocle’s summer newspaper, ‘Med, Mountains & More’.
50:33
What We Learned: Lindsey Graham remembered, shots fired in the English Channel and AI in politics
Andrew Mueller unpacks what we learned this week as world leaders attended Lindsey Graham’s funeral, a British MP accused the French of “attempted intimidation” and an awkward AI moment in Canadian parliament.
07:02
Highlights from Monocle Radio
We sit down with English designer Thomas Heatherwick to discuss the redevelopment of Olympia. Then: We head to Japan to meet producer Todd Eckert; and take a look at the Spanish charts.
51:03
What We Learned: Spain’s World Cup win, renewed strikes in Iran and more insider trading
This week we learned that (almost) everyone is Spanish, the US continues to strike Iran and another White House administrator used prediction markets illegally. Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s news.
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