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
Monday 2 November
November 02, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBTrump and Biden’s final day of campaigning; a tribute to UK foreign correspondent, Robert Fisk; and the new platform aiming to help independent bookshops challenge Amazon.
Friday 30 October
October 30, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBA US election special with just four days to go. Plus: K-pop goes virtual.
Thursday 29 October
October 29, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBFrance’s national security alert is raised following a deadly knife attack at a church in Nice. Plus: the ‘New York Times’ op-ed writer is unveiled and why US civil-rights icon Angela Davis was revered in East Germany.
Wednesday 28 October
October 28, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAs France attracts protests across the Islamic world, we ask at what point freedom of expression becomes offence. Plus, how US media coverage is shaping the election and is alfresco dining feasible in winter?
Tuesday 27 October
October 27, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWith one week to go until election day in the US, Monocle’s editors and correspondents discuss the dynamics at play during the closing days of the presidential campaign.
Monday 26 October
October 26, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe report as the final week of campaigning gets underway in the US ahead of election day on 3 of November. Plus: demonstrations take place in Poland against a contentious court ruling on abortion rights; and why ‘Playgirl’ is back in print.
Friday 23 October
October 23, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe reflect on Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s final debate before the US election. Plus, the tussle between the UK’s central government and its northern mayors, fitness during lockdown and a dispatch from New York.
Thursday 22 October
October 22, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe latest from Nigeria as demonstrations against police corruption continue. Plus: a look ahead to tonight’s final US presidential debate in Nashville and why the UK’s postal service is taking on parcel-delivery firms.
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October 21, 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.
Tuesday 20 October
October 20, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe comeback of party of Bolivia’s exiled former leader Evo Morales ; the new leader of Canada’s Green party outlines her vision; and should Berlin’s bicycles have license plates?
Monday 19 October
October 19, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBA record number of US voters has cast their ballots early; Jacinda Ardern is re-elected; and why independent cinema is flourishing during the pandemic.
Friday 16 October
October 16, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBEurope introduces a new round of coronavirus restrictions, US senate hearings for conservative Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett draw to a close and a dispute is bubbling between Ukraine and Russia over borscht.
Thursday 15 October
October 15, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBDemonstrations in Bangkok continue amid calls to reform Thailand’s monarchy. Plus: we review the US confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett and assess the potency of town-hall debates in an election campaign.
Wednesday 14 October
October 14, 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.
Tuesday 13 October
October 13, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe Senate Judiciary Committee’s second day questioning Amy Coney Barrett; Brexit talks resume; and US broadcaster PBS turns 50.
Monday 12 October
October 12, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe reflect on the first day of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing as a US Supreme Court nominee. Plus: Lake Zürich warms up with a touch of Finnish soft power and we learn about Carla Bruni’s new album.
Friday 9 October
October 09, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAbortion rears its head in the US elections. Plus: the curtailment of Berlin’s nightlife and art fairs in the age of coronavirus.
Thursday 8 October
October 08, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBMonocle’s editors discuss last night’s US vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City. Plus: poet Louise Glück wins the Nobel Prize in Literature; and should US presidents own pets at the White House?
Wednesday 7 October
October 07, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBHow Boris Johnson plans to turn the UK into an offshore wind-energy powerhouse. Plus: airlines set their sights on summer 2021 and Japan’s postal service tests a delivery robot.
Tuesday 6 October
October 06, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBDonald Trump tells Americans not to be scared of coronavirus; Joe Biden pledges a national mask mandate if he wins November’s election; and the LA Times is searching for a new editor in chief.
Monday 5 October
October 05, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBMonocle’s Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco reflect on a tumultuous weekend for the Trump campaign, remember designer Kenzo Takada and discuss worrying developments for the UK’s cinemas.
Friday 2 October
October 02, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBDonald and Melania Trump contract coronavirus. Plus: the EU and UK attempt a trade deal and Monocle’s November issue goes to press.
Thursday 1 October
October 01, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBCanada’s new ambassador to the US explains how the pandemic could reshape diplomacy. Plus: why Florida is still important in the US presidential election and why the US army is advising its recruits to nap more.
Wednesday 30 September
September 30, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe look at the fractious debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Do debates persuade voters and what has it done for US soft power?
Tuesday 29 September
September 29, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBDonald Trump and Joe Biden prepare to meet in Cleveland, Ohio for the first US presidential debate. Plus: a major Philip Guston exhibition is postponed and Milano Design Week gets underway.
Monday 28 September
September 28, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MB‘The New York Times’ publishes tranches of Donald Trump’s long-concealed tax returns. Plus: we speak to the mayor of Leuven in Belgium and ask what GB News will mean for the UK’s news landscape.
Friday 25 September
September 25, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBRepublicans commit to a peaceful transition after the election; an attack in Paris; and New York’s Metropolitan Opera cancels an entire year of performances. Plus: a revival of the long lunch?
Thursday 24 September
September 24, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBUS cities protest following a grand jury ruling on the death of Breonna Taylor. Plus: a Republican former White House advisor on immigration reform; and the Zürich International Film Festival gets underway.
Wednesday 23 September
September 23, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe US department of justice labels New York City an “anarchist jurisdiction”; Finland’s coronavirus-detecting dogs; and a London mayoral candidate’s plan to rename tube stations.
Tuesday 22 September
September 22, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBBoris Johnson addresses the UK about new coronavirus restrictions. Plus: how to reform the US justice system and why Taiwan wants to curb where motorcyclists can park.
Monday 21 September
September 21, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBItaly votes in a constitutional referendum, the battle over nominating a new US Supreme Court justice begins and the UK’s top scientific advisors address the nation. With Carlota Rebelo, Chiara Rimella and Markus Hippi.
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September 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.
Friday 18 September
September 18, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe head to Monocle’s high-altitude conference, The Chiefs, to hear the Mayor of Athens on city management, the head of Art Basel on collecting art and the CEO of Vitra on the future of design.
Thursday 17 September
September 17, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe latest from Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Switzerland, where we discuss the US’s diplomatic clout, the compromise struck by Netflix and Saudi Arabia, and how to make the hospitality sector more resilient.
Wednesday 16 September
September 16, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe unpack the inaugural State of the Union speech from European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. Plus: why the finance industry can’t work from home and the relevance of the UK’s pre-eminent literary prize.
Tuesday 15 September
September 15, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK’s plan to breach the Brexit treaty; Israel imposes a second lockdown; and a new study shows that younger people are likely to be less productive working from home.
Monday 14 September
September 14, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAs Japan unveils a new prime minister, we ask if a safe, technocratic pair of hands is sometimes what a country needs. Plus: worrying times for UK radio journalists, and the new Italian newspaper that launches tomorrow.
Friday 11 September
September 11, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK’s trade deal with Japan, Tiffany and LVMH, and Monocle’s The Chiefs conference.
Thursday 10 September
September 10, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBWe take a look at the latest developments in the US, unpack the links between contemporary art and nightlife, and ask if changes to the Oscars are award-worthy.
Wednesday 9 September
September 09, 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 2248
September 09, 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.
Tuesday 8 September
September 08, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe latest round of negotiations begins between the UK and the EU. Plus: Australia’s journalists leave China and we discuss regional travel corridors.
Monday 7 September
September 07, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe UK considers undoing parts of its EU deal, swathes of police and military personnel become election candidates in Brazil and why more young Americans are living with their parents. Plus: Helsinki Design Week.
Friday 4 September
September 04, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBBrexit borders leaks; Donald Trump suggests North Carolina voters should do it twice; and a cultural round-up.
Thursday 3 September
September 03, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBGermany confirms that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. Plus: the battle for UK workspaces and the moderators of the US presidential debates are revealed.
Wednesday 2 September
September 02, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBUS president Donald Trump visits Kenosha, Wisconsin. Plus: Facebook takes steps to prevent misinformation in Myanmar and why the pandemic presents an opportunity to regulate e-scooters.
Tuesday 1 September
September 01, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBThe challenges ahead for Lebanon and its new prime minister. Plus: the UK House of Commons is back from recess, and book sales boom.
Monday 31 August
August 31, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBProtesters in Belarus continue their demands for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko. Plus: unrest in Berlin at renewed coronavirus restrictions, and Japan begins the process of electing a new prime minister.
Friday 28 August
August 28, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBShinzō Abe resigns as Japanese PM, Trump’s convention speech and looking ahead to the October issue.
Thursday 27 August
August 27, 2020 21:00 - 27.5 MBAn extended review of this week’s Republican National Convention, which draws to a close at the White House tonight.