The Late Edition
538 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
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Thursday 11 March
March 11, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBAndrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, faces another allegation in a growing misconduct scandal. Plus: the UK’s relationship with its monarchy and the power of public service announcements.
Wednesday 10 March
March 10, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJury selection in the trial of the police officer charged with the death of George Floyd gets underway in Minneapolis. Plus: Canada’s push for economic gender equality and should domestic flights be tax free?
Tuesday 9 March
March 09, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBBrazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has his corruption conviction annulled by Brazil’s Supreme Court. Plus: the future of Olympic bids and the art of the interview question.
Friday 5 March
March 05, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBItaly blocks AstraZeneca and a check in with our New York correspondent as he itches to get his dancing shoes back on. Plus: “mystery” flights in Australia.
Thursday 4 March
March 04, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWhy is 4 March a potent date for right-wing conspiracy theorists in the US? Plus: an American foray for ‘Al Jazeera’ into conservative rolling news; and the joy of Europe’s national song contests.
Wednesday 3 March
March 03, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken lays out his US foreign policy ambitions. Plus: Australia’s theatres reopen and why a once-flagging reality TV format has captured imaginations in Brazil.
Tuesday 2 March
March 02, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBFormer French president Nicholas Sarkozy is convicted of corruption. Plus: New York’s mayoral race and why Canada’s national mail carrier is sending a blank postcard to every household.
Monday 1 March
March 01, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWhy Chile’s coronavirus vaccination programme is one of the most successful in the world. Plus: Edinburgh’s historic George Street becomes pedestrianised and we discuss the Golden Globe awards.
Friday 26 February
February 26, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBFormer UK prime minister Tony Blair speaks to Monocle about how Europe can clear a path out of the pandemic. Plus: a new platform in Japan to report loud neighbours and a letter from New York City.
Thursday 25 February
February 25, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBCan diplomacy bring Myanmar’s military coup to an end? Plus: why some of Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees are struggling to secure confirmation and the world’s first port for flying electric vehicles takes shape in the UK.
Wednesday 24 February
February 24, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe UN launches a security review after the death of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. Plus: Joe Biden meets Justin Trudeau, and Austria’s sleek new night trains.
Tuesday 23 February
February 23, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBHearings into the violence on Capitol Hill in January begin in the US Senate. Plus: Canada’s search for a new figurehead and the long goodbye to England’s lockdown is set in motion.
Monday 22 February
February 22, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe next steps to ease the UK’s lockdown, why thousands of residents of Hong Kong might want to relocate and the 100th anniversary of Brazil’s ‘Folha de Sao Paulo’ newspaper.
Friday 19 February
February 19, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBSeiko Hashimoto becomes the new head of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Plus: press freedom in Hong Kong, a letter from New York and Ted Cruz’s holiday.
Thursday 18 February
February 18, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBFacebook blocks its news feeds in Australia. Plus: Rush Limbaugh’s influence on political discourse in the US and how to lure shoppers back to our high streets.
Wednesday 17 February
February 17, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoe Biden discusses his agenda at a town-hall event in Wisconsin. Plus: should Switzerland’s lockdown be eased and why Helsinki is launching its own art biennial.
Tuesday 16 February
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBAn independent commission is to be established in the US to investigate the violence by Donald Trump’s supporters on Capitol Hill. Plus: protests continue in Haiti and the rising fortunes of Disney+.
Monday 15 February
February 15, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe UK’s hotel quarantine begins today. Could the collapse of big retailers lead to a repurposing of high street buildings? And a box-office hit in China. With Carlota Rebelo, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
Friday 12 February
February 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJapan’s Olympics chief resigns; rebranding British fish; and our weekly letter from New York tackles pavement politics.
Thursday 11 February
February 11, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBFormer US president Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial enters its third day. Plus: Justin Trudeau’s public transport pledge; and Berlin gives pedestrians the right of way.
Wednesday 10 February
February 10, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe second day of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial gets underway in the US Senate. Plus: Hungary’s Klubrádió is ordered off the air and lunchtime gets an overhaul in France.
Tuesday 9 February
February 09, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBFormer president Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the US Senate. Plus: protests gather pace in Myanmar and the UAE’s Mars probe reaches the planet’s orbit.
Monday 8 February
February 08, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe WHO and EU consider digital vaccination certificates to get people travelling; Ecuador’s presidential election goes into a runoff; and the Eurovision Song Contest is back. With Carlota Rebelo, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
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February 05, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Friday 5 February
February 05, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Edition 2354
February 04, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Thursday 4 February
February 04, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Wednesday 3 February
February 03, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMario Draghi, a former head of the European Central Bank, is invited to form a unity government in Italy. Plus: why ‘wishful thinking’ contributes to the pervasiveness of disinformation; and the Golden Globe nominations are announced in Hollywood.
Tuesday 2 February
February 02, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Myanmar. Plus: Europe’s shifting lockdown landscape; and why retailers should emphasise the joy of browsing once shops reopen.
Monday 1 February
February 01, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBAung San Suu Kyi is detained in Myanmar as the military takes power. Plus, Donald Trump’s struggle to find lawyers to represent him, and why Melbourne might become the first Australian city to have a night-time mayor.
Friday 29 January
January 29, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Thursday 28 January
January 28, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBPressure mounts on the Kremlin over the plight of the jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Plus: Boris Johnson visits Scotland and we pick our favourite movie memorabilia.
Wednesday 27 January
January 27, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe spat between the EU and AstraZeneca over delays delivering coronavirus vaccines deepens. Plus: a change in leadership at ‘The Washington Post’ and a major renovation at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Tuesday 26 January
January 26, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWe examine the EU’s argument with Covid-19 vaccine suppliers after they warn that they cannot deliver the expected volume. Also in the programme: Estonia becomes the only country in the world to have both a female prime minister and president and Cairo’s plans for a new tourist attraction.
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January 25, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Monday 25 January
January 25, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Friday 22 January
January 22, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the EU and the vaccine, its post-Brexit relationship with the UK and the changing of the guard in US politics.
Thursday 21 January
January 21, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBGreece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis explains the value of his country’s soft power. Plus: Joe Biden begins his first full day in office.
Wednesday 20 January
January 20, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe Late Edition: Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the US. We have the latest from the US capital. Plus: Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak and former White House insider Bill Kristol explore the day’s significance for the country and its future direction.
Tuesday 19 January
January 19, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWe look ahead to Inauguration Day in the US tomorrow. Plus: a fraught run-up to the Australian Open and why Canada’s national broadcaster is setting up its own creative agency.
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January 18, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Monday 18 January
January 18, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Friday 15 January
January 15, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe global vaccine rollout; Italy’s coalition government woes; and did Boris Johnson back the wrong horse in supporting Trump?
Thursday 14 January
January 14, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBDonald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice. Plus: the new coronavirus variant in Brazil and an historic Mafia trial gets underway in Calabria.
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January 13, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBMonocle’s editors discuss today’s impeachment vote against Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. Plus: the controversy surrounding the US ‘Vogue’ cover image of vice-president-elect Kamala Harris.
Wednesday 13 January
January 13, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s editors discuss today’s impeachment vote against Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. Plus: the controversy surrounding the US ‘Vogue’ cover image of vice-president-elect Kamala Harris.
Tuesday 12 January
January 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle editors discuss the latest moves in the US House of Representatives to remove Donald Trump from office. Plus: Saudi Arabia’s plans for a new city by the sea and Thailand’s scheme to allow travellers to quarantine at its golf resorts.
Monday 11 January
January 11, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
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January 08, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
Friday 8 January
January 08, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.