Monocle Meets

Monocle’s globe-trotting editors sit down with leaders in politics, business, culture, design and media. Tune in for fresh perspectives and sharp insights from the world’s best and brightest.

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Haai on her club-focused record, ‘Digitise’
Tom Webb sits down with Haai to discuss the power of long DJ sets, working with choirs and finding new ways to bring people to the dance floor.
19:57
Electronic musician and score writer Fatima Al Qadiri brings Arabic to the dancefloor
Senegal-born Kuwaiti musician Fatima Al Qadiri talks about her new EP, ‘3TWI’, on celebrated British record label Hyperdub and how her international upbringing influences her work as a solo artist and film-score producer.
13:29
Artistic polymath and ‘Sinners’ star Saul Williams
We meet American musician, poet, author, actor and activist Saul Williams. He tells us about his album ‘Leap Life’ and debut nonfiction book ‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’, plus his role in Oscar-winning horror film ‘Sinners’.
18:24
In conversation with Tishani Doshi
Monocle Radio's Georgina Godwin meets poet and journalist Tishani Doshi, following the release of her fifth poetry collection Egrets, While War.
12:42
The siblings behind Malik Acid
Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets Missy Flynn and Cameron Malik-Flynn from Malik Acid, the go-to agency for cool drinks and food, always connected to the world of art and design.
19:16
An interview with Danielle Ponder
Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets Danielle Ponder. They discuss her powerful new album, ‘Everything Has Changed’.
10:56
Ola Sars, founder of Soundtrack
Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets Ola Sars, founder of Soundtrack, a streaming service that offers some 150 million licensed music tracks to more than 110,000 businesses across 75 countries.
28:39
Leon Bridges on his joyous new album, ‘Happiness Anytime’
Fernando Augusto Pacheco meets singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, who discusses his new album, ‘Happiness Anytime’
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Graphic designer Tina Charad on working with Quentin Tarantino and her pivot to ceramics
We meet Hollywood’s go-to graphic designer Tina Charad to discuss building worlds for Quentin Tarantino and designing for commercials for Apple and Chanel, as well as her work in ceramics.
13:58
In conversation with Carminho on Portuguese Fado
Joana Moser meets Carminho to discuss Fado’s contemporary relevance, her Latin Grammy Awards nominations and the ideas behind her upcoming performance in London.
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