The Curator

What We Learned: Friday 12 July

July 12, 2024 17:07 - 6 minutes - 6.41 MB

This week’s whimsical news monologue focuses on stories including Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 4 July blunder, Trump-approved memorabilia and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s venture post MP-life: reality TV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned - Friday 5 July

July 05, 2024 18:20 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MB

A round-up of this week’s new stories, including the results of the UK general election and the Miss Vaca Galicia pageant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best of Monocle Radio

June 29, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

This week’s highlights on Monocle Radio. We look at the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, speak to UK fashion designer Paul Smith and discuss this year’s Monocle Quality of Life Survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 28 June

June 28, 2024 18:08 - 6 minutes - 5.53 MB

In this week’s monologue, Andrew Mueller casts an eye on the UK general-election betting scandal, the first US presidential debate and this year’s Miss Vaca pageant in Galicia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 21 June

June 21, 2024 15:10 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MB

This week’s whimsical news monologue looks at stories including Vladimir Putin’s return to North Korea and Paris’s new venture alongside the Summer Olympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Best of Monocle Radio

June 15, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB

Monocle Radio highlights this week include the latest political developments in France, an interview with film director Richard Linklater and a cool Swedish karaoke company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 14 June

June 14, 2024 17:18 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB

A look at this week’s news stories, including the UK Conservative Party’s titanic campaign and Joe Biden conspiring against his own son for nefarious gains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle Radio highlights

June 08, 2024 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

The best of Monocle Radio this week. We profile Mexico’s new president, speak with the mayor of Tirana and talk to an artist that draws on hotel stationery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 31 May

May 31, 2024 16:07 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including North Korea’s unneighbourly deployment of waste-filled balloons and the ins and outs of the UK’s general-election campaign one week in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 24 May

May 24, 2024 17:18 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the UK’s snap-election announcement, the Vatican tightening rules on supernatural phenomena tackle and France celebrating the baguette with a new stamp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from Monocle Radio

May 18, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

This week we look at ways to rebuild Syria, the vibrant food scene in Ho Chi Minh City and the top Swiss songs of all time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 17 May

May 17, 2024 10:46 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the sad demise of the New York-Dublin “portal” and the fallout from Eurovision 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 16 April

April 26, 2024 16:46 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MB

On this week’s whimsical news monologue, Andrew Mueller covers the temperature in the courtroom holding Donald Trump’s trial, Mississippi observing Confederate History Month and the results of this year’s European gull-screeching championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 19 April

April 19, 2024 16:14 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an overview of Liz Truss’s literary work and the latest discovery from Fox News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 12 April

April 12, 2024 11:46 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including a look into Fox News’s coverage of the eclipse and the difference between Sweden and Switzerland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 5 April

April 05, 2024 17:15 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including Donald Trump Jr’s scathing accusation against the US Department of Justice, a design flaw in Adidas’s upcoming football kit for Germany and Botswana’s odd threat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday 29 March

March 30, 2024 10:47 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the UK Conservative Party’s latest attempt to secure votes ahead of the mayoral elections, North Korea’s new TV sensation and Donald Trump’s latest business venture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 22 March

March 22, 2024 16:25 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MB

A look at this week’s news stories including an overview of Putin’s election win, an Australian billionaire aspiring to build Titanic II and Jair Bolsonaro’s venture into perfumery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 15 March

March 15, 2024 13:23 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MB

The best of the week on Monocle, compiled into one show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 8 March

March 08, 2024 17:22 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MB

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including a surge of Britpop stars entering politics and a heated debate over the makeover of a big fish in a New South Wales town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 1 March

March 01, 2024 12:49 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MB

A round-up of this week’s stories, including the marvel at the Willie Wonka experience in Scotland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 23 February

February 23, 2024 18:20 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MB

A look at this week’s stories, including an overview of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Donald Trump’s latest business venture and Vladimir Putin’s gift to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 16 February

February 16, 2024 16:35 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MB

A look at this week’s news stories, including the conspiracy to tip November’s presidential election for Joe Biden following the Chiefs’ Super Bowl triumph. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 9 February

February 09, 2024 16:53 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

A closer look at this week’s stories, including an overview of the Popular Conservatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 2 February

February 02, 2024 14:42 - 6 minutes - 6.43 MB

An alternative look at this week’s stories, including a US politician’s line of questioning during a Senate hearing and the conspiracy theories surrounding Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 26 January

January 26, 2024 14:36 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MB

Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller gives a rundown of this week’s news, including Ron DeSantis’s exit from the US presidential race, the backlash after the Philippines’ president attended a Coldplay concert and the new parents dumbfounded by a list of banned names in New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights of the World Economic Forum

January 21, 2024 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

A special edition from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. With Mário Centeno, the governor of the Bank of Portugal, Juan Lavista, Microsoft’s vice-president, Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kére and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 19 January

January 19, 2024 16:21 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MB

An alternative look at this week’s news stories, including a book release from the Vatican’s head of doctrine and a US presidential hopeful who is adamant that the country is not racist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 12 January

January 12, 2024 12:22 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MB

What We Learned returns in 2024 to cast an alternative eye on this week’s political stories in the US, with Andrew Mueller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best of Monocle Radio in 2023

December 31, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

We look back at the best Monocle Radio interviews and reports of 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Curator Christmas special

December 24, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

A special Christmas episode of 'The Curator'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 15 December

December 15, 2023 13:04 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MB

An alternative look at this week’s stories, including a major retail fashion faux pas and Donald Trump’s exploration of the world of digital trading cards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned: Friday 8 December

December 08, 2023 15:47 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB

An alternative look at this week’s news stories, including Boris Johnson’s turn in the hot seat at the Covid-19 inquiry and ex-US Congressman George Santos’s new career venture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 1 December

December 01, 2023 17:12 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MB

Our round up of this week’s news stories includes a US congressman forgetting key facts about his country, a spat between Greece and the UK over the Parthenon marbles and Kyrgyzstan making tweaks to its national flag. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 24 November

November 24, 2023 17:48 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MB

An alternative look at this week’s news stories includes a previous Eurovision winner wanted by police, a new tactic for defending against whale attacks and a Ghana MP’s apology to a prominent football player. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 17 November

November 17, 2023 18:50 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MB

An alternative look at this week’s political stories, including the return of a former UK prime minister, the ‘QAnon Shaman’ entering the race for Congress and Bernie Sanders breaking up a potential bust-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 10 November

November 10, 2023 18:30 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MB

An alternative look at the past seven days of news, including the discovery of a figure in a famous album cover and the rescue of Britain’s loneliest sheep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 3 November

November 03, 2023 13:14 - 6 minutes - 6.14 MB

An alternative look at the past seven days of news, including revelations from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and Massachusetts clearing the names of those accused of witchcraft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 27 October

October 27, 2023 12:04 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MB

An alternative look at the past seven days of news, including more legal woes for Donald Trump and a German tourist’s love for the British city Hull. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 20 October

October 20, 2023 17:17 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MB

Andrew Mueller on the last seven days of news including a new world record involving cereal and a Winnie-the-Pooh mix-up in Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What We Learned – Friday 13 October

October 13, 2023 15:44 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MB

Andrew Mueller on what the last seven days of news have taught us, as The Beer Party makes waves ahead of the upcoming Vienna elections, Sky News reacts to Holly Willoughby’s departure from British daytime TV show ‘This Morning’ and a UK band loses a battle with EasyGroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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