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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world.
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- 4 days ago41 min
Lula’s surprising comeback: can he govern Brazil with a right-leaning Congress?
Antônio Sampaio and Alex von Tunzelmann on Lula’s surprise win and whether he can govern Brazil. Plus: Can Europe’s protests be policed? Oxford Street goes car-free, and mayoral elections in Toronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago41 min
A look ahead to Brazil’s runoff election and Monocle’s weekly quiz
Fernando Augusto Pacheco brings us the latest as Brazil heads to the polls. Plus: what we learned this week. And: who will take the quiz crown?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago35 min
Language problems: The global scramble to get back online after PHP flaw discovered
A flaw in computer language led to the shutdown of websites worldwide this week. We examine the long tail of a mass cyber-security event. Plus: Can governments get out of the debt ‘doom loop’ ?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago38 min
UK fighter jets head to Saudi while Italian and French forces head to the streets
Inzamam Rashid explains why UK fighter jets are being sent to protect Saudi cities. Then: Phil Clark and Erin O’Halloran explore whether troops on the ground in France and Italy will quell protests or fan the flames. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago40 min
Are we done with independence referendums? The cases of Alberta, Scotland and Catalonia
Albertans reject a referendum on independence by a clear margin. Has the tide turned against separatists in the West? And: we hear from Lars Bevanger in Oslo on the latest US-Ukraine talks. Plus: comedian Shawn Chidiac.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago41 min
Summits and protests: France riots while Russia leaves Ukraine out of its peace proposal
Antoine Goullin reports from Paris and our panellists Charles Hecker and Zoë Grunewald discuss whether voters ever take their lead from protesters. Plus: Russia wants a US-China summit to end the war in Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago37 min
Zelensky stands firm in Brussels as his row with Trump escalates
Zelensky’s €70bn ask exposes Europe’s fight over money and priorities. Then: what Frieze got right this year and the hospitality that keeps it running. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago39 min
Brazil scraps the six-day workweek: A win for workers or an election giveaway?
Brazil scraps the six-day workweek, BMW pulls a car offer from a far-right politician and Cyprus’s stalled Schengen bid. Plus: would you live rent-free in the Arctic? And: São Paulo’s Pulso Hotels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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