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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Episodes
Thursday 7 January
January 07, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBThe aftermath of the Capitol building siege; what it will take for Joe Biden to unite the country; and why Moscow’s metro hasn’t had female drivers for years. Markus Hippi, Paige Reynolds, Augustin Macellari and Ed Stocker dissect the day’s news.
Wednesday 6 January
January 06, 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.
Tuesday 5 January
January 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 2331
January 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.
Monday 4 January
January 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.
Thursday 31 December
December 31, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller recaps the day’s top stories across Monocle 24.
Wednesday 30 December
December 30, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller recaps the day’s top stories across Monocle 24.
Tuesday 29 December
December 29, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller recaps the day’s top stories across Monocle 24.
Monday 28 December
December 28, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller recaps the day’s top stories across Monocle 24.
The Late Edition review
December 25, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBOur correspondents look back at some of the news stories you might have missed in 2020, including the Trump-Bolsonaro friendship, Taiwan’s blossoming soft power and the best of the year’s books, music and magazines.
The Late Edition: Review
December 24, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s editors and correspondents look back at the biggest news stories of 2020, including how the world’s leaders fared during the pandemic, and Jane Fonda on the state of climate activism.
Wednesday 23 December
December 23, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller brings us up to speed with the day’s big news.
Tuesday 22 December
December 22, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBWe join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller for a look at some of the big stories of the day.
Monday 21 December
December 21, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Mueller brings us a look at the day’s top stories.
Friday 18 December
December 18, 2020 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 17 December
December 17, 2020 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.
Wednesday 16 December
December 16, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBGermany locks down again while warning of stricter measures to come. Plus, New Zealand’s foreign minister wants to change how Wellington deals with China, and a new idea to make cities function better.
Tuesday 15 December
December 15, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe electoral college confirms Joe Biden as US president-elect. Plus, Japan’s love of paper and how to deal with controversial works of art.
Monday 14 December
December 14, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK and the EU miss the unmissable deadline for a Brexit trade deal. We reflect on the legacy of John le Carré and find out why Hong Kong has gone mad for Christmas trees this year.
Friday 11 December
December 11, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBIs Brexit heading towards a no-deal outcome? Plus: our regular Friday letter from New York and Lebanon’s latest woes.
Edition 2314
December 10, 2020 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.
Wednesday 9 December
December 09, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWith Taiwan calling for an international alliance to stand against China, we ask if multinational pressure works. Plus: a sultry break from the Alps for the World Economic Forum and why strained times drive personal passions.
Tuesday 8 December
December 08, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK begins its immunisation programme against coronavirus. Plus: the World Economic Forum moves temporarily from Davos to Singapore and we pay tribute to US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier.
Monday 7 December
December 07, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAs the UK prepares to roll out its coronavirus vaccine, we assess the logistics of immunisation. Plus: the latest from Georgia’s US Senate run-off and why Bob Dylan has sold his music catalogue to Universal.
Friday 4 December
December 04, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBTaiwan and soft power, our weekly letter from New York and K-pop acts are allowed to defer military service.
Thursday 3 December
December 03, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK government says that the first Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccines will be administered next week. Plus: Donald Trump’s pardon problem and why public parks are for everyone.
Wednesday 2 December
December 02, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe discuss NATO’s future, unpack Monocle’s annual soft-power survey and talk about the Grammys’ role in music in 2020. With Tom Edwards, Chiara Rimella and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
Tuesday 1 December
December 01, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWith 31 days to go until Brexit, there’s no assurance that UK-EU trade deal will be done on time. What will the transatlantic relationship look like under Joe Biden? Plus: Monocle’s Soft Power Survey.
Monday 30 November
November 30, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBProtesters in Paris demand an end to police brutality as France’s parliament debates a controversial security law. Plus: Brazil’s local elections, appointment television and why the Museum of London wants your dreams.
Friday 27 November
November 27, 2020 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.
Edition 2305
November 27, 2020 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 26 November
November 26, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBHas an error in the AstraZeneca and University of Oxford vaccine trial set back the fight against coronavirus? Plus: why Boris Johnson is wooing Joe Biden, and the Helsinki restaurateurs joining forces for Christmas.
Wednesday 25 November
November 25, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAnthony Gardner, former US ambassador to the EU, explains what his close friend, Tony Blinken, will bring to the role of Secretary of State. Plus: have the Grammys lost their soft-power sheen?
Tuesday 24 November
November 24, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBTensions remain high in Ethiopia, as dissidents refuse to surrender. Plus: the transfer of power begins in the US and the legacy of David Dinkins, New York’s first black mayor, who has died aged 93.
Monday 23 November
November 23, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWith Monocle’s annual Soft Power Survey hitting newsstands on Thursday, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco ask what soft power is in the time of coronavirus. Plus: race in Brazil and bricks-and-mortar retail.
Friday 20 November
November 20, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK’s pledge to increase its defence spending, ‘black mayonnaise’ from New York and the Booker Prize.
Thursday 19 November
November 19, 2020 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.
Wednesday 18 November
November 18, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe ask how the knock-on effect of Donald Trump’s refusal to concede could impact transition, and what that means for a country facing a severe coronavirus second wave. Plus, a global urbanism whip-around and more on the future of transport in our cities.
Tuesday 17 November
November 17, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBPeru has a new interim president, its third head of state in less than a week. Plus, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to go ahead in 2021, and French authors want to pay the fines handed out to bookshops that won’t close.
Monday 16 November
November 16, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWith 46 days to go until the Brexit deadline, a new round of talks begins in Brussels. Plus: the role of conservative media in the US, and Barcelona’s ambitious plan to reclaim the city from cars in the next 10 years.
Friday 13 November
November 13, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBA bad week for the UK government, a massive Asia-Pacific trade deal and a check-in on the US.
Thursday 13 November
November 12, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBIs Donald Trump’s administration attempting to thwart Joe Biden’s presidential transition plans? Plus: could an early Christmas retail surge be driving Europe’s economic recovery?
Wednesday 11 November
November 11, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe ask what the media can learn from the US election. Plus: a new infrastructure project in Colombia’s capital and Japan’s retro CD habit.
Tuesday 10 November
November 10, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBEU leaders discuss terrorist threats and we learn why a so-called freedom-of-speech app, Parler, has become a forum for Trump supporters.
Monday 9 November
November 09, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBA coronavirus vaccine made in the US has a 90 per cent success rate, according to Pfizer, which is developing the serum. Plus: the latest on Joe Biden’s transition plans, and why it’s time for politics to become gentler.
Friday 6 November
November 06, 2020 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.
Edition 2290
November 06, 2020 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 5 November
November 05, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe world waits to find out who will be the next US president; a petition challenges Rupert Murdoch in Australia; and as a second lockdown begins, the French government offers to pay bookshops’ postage.
Wednesday 4 November
November 04, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAs postal votes continue to be counted and results trickle in, we cross to the US to unpack a truly eventful day following one of the most significant elections in a generation.
Tuesday 3 November
November 03, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe assess one of the most important US presidential contests in living memory, with Monocle’s news editor, Chris Cermak, our election correspondent, Tomos Lewis, and Suzanne Lynch, Washington correspondent for ‘The Irish Times’.