Highlights from Monocle Radio

Fifteen years of quarterly magazine Delayed Gratification, US writer EA Hanks discusses her debut memoir, The 10, and we meet the curator of a new exhibition dedicated to celebrated photographer Richard Avedon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller unpacks the news this week, including Trump’s attempts to claim Greenland, the new “depression meal” recommended by the US government and the K-pop jam between the leaders of South Korea and Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask why Donald Trump is ‘running’ Venezuela, hear from a hotel-industry heavyweight who’s continuing to rewrite the rules of luxury hospitality and look forward to the return of an iconic film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller reflects on what we learned from an eventful first week of 2026, including Trump’s ‘Donroe’ Doctrine and the global response.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best interviews and reports from across the globe in 2025, including a pop star in Paris, tech leaders at Dubai's World Governments Summit and a Barcelona stop for the 10th edition of Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special edition looking back at some of the biggest interviews on Monocle Radio in the past year, including former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton, philosopher AC Grayling and chef Ruthie Rogers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look back at some of the biggest Christmas songs over the years, meet the costume designer responsible for dressing the stars of Emily in Paris and recap What We Learned in 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller’s takeaways from the news in 2025, including Albania’s AI minister and Trump’s various follies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist Martin Smith discusses his interview with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, we meet the new editor in chief of ‘Esquire UK’ and Design Miami’s CEO, Jen Roberts, recaps this year’s fair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Andrew Mueller recounts what we learned from Trump’s Fifa Peace Prize win and Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison diaries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.