What We Learned: Friday 23 August

The best of Monocle Radio this week, including an interview with the director of Netflix series ‘The Perfect Couple’, and a preview of Konfekt’s autumn issue. Plus: we report from Maison et Objet and Paris Design Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on ‘The Curator’ we profile France’s new prime minister, investigate ice-cream urbanism and celebrate the colour blue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A roundup of this week’s news stories including an update on the Tory leadership race, Tucker Carlson’s views on Churchill 59 years after his death and Putin’s gift of 24 purebred horses to North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with the director of ‘Sing Sing’, report from the Paralympics and meet Cynthia Shanmugalingam from Sri Lankan Tamil restaurant Rambutan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Robert F Kennedy Jr’s exit from the US presidential race. Plus: Donald Trump returns with more memorabilia and an extra-special incentive, and a message from beyond the grave from Lord Sainsbury to the National Gallery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at Kamala Harris’s rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention, discuss the new music on Monocle Radio and pay a visit to Lithuania’s Song Celebration festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Jair Bolsonaro’s attack from a colony of bees, an Australian MP’s bizarre rant about the Olympics opening ceremony, pagan rituals and “crocodile gods”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among the Monocle Radio highlights this week, we look at France’s political situation post-Olympics, visit Copenhagen’s most exciting fine-dining restaurants and speak with the creative director for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An alternative look at the last seven days with Monocle's contributing editor, Andrew Mueller.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games, we discuss the revival of Japanese city-pop and profile Tim Walz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.