The Globalist
1,274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 96 ratingsMonocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Episodes
Thursday 18 July
July 18, 2019 07:00We analyse one of Theresa May’s last major speeches as UK prime minister. We also discuss the latest in German politics and this week’s violence in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Plus: the life of musician Johnny Clegg.
Wednesday 17 July
July 17, 2019 07:00After the US Congress condemns Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric, we discuss the UK’s tempered reaction. Plus: we learn more about the Israeli activist group trying to block the return of an Iranian oil tanker seized off Gibraltar and hear about how Boeing is rebranding its 737 Max.
Tuesday 16 July
July 16, 2019 07:00We discuss the potential outcomes of today’s vote to decide the next leader of the European Commission. Plus: South Africa’s ongoing investigation into political corruption and why Emmanuel Macron wants to create a new military space force for France.
Monday 15 July
July 15, 2019 07:00Why has North Korea unveiled a new constitution? Plus: the Russian submarine leaking radiation, Levi CEO Chip Bergh on the business of denim and why a Broadway revival of ‘West Side Story’ could be more relevant than ever.
Friday 12 July
July 12, 2019 07:00The UN warns that Islamist violence is on the rise in west Africa. Plus: McKinsey’s Jonathan Woetzel on the changing nature of Chinese diplomacy and why Lil Nas X might break Billboard chart records.
Thursday 11 July
July 11, 2019 07:00Why Qatar has few regional friends but finds a warm welcome at the White House. Plus: how Brexit could yet ensnare the Queen, a parliamentary inquiry finds massive opposition to Sydney’s lockout laws and the crisis facing independent media.
Wednesday 10 July
July 10, 2019 07:00Carrie Lam declares Hong Kong’s extradition bill “dead in the ground” and Taiwan eyes up a US arms deal of $2.2bn; which will prove the greater threat to China? Plus: should TV debates be a thing of the past?
Tuesday 9 July
July 09, 2019 07:00As Iran threatens to breach the terms of the nuclear deal again, is the agreement dead? Plus: the EU and migrants in the Mediterranean, Ukraine’s president calls for a meeting with Putin and the latest ‘Spider-Man’ film.
Monday 8 July
July 08, 2019 07:00Could Nato’s missile-defence upgrade inflame tensions with Russia? Plus: the latest news from the US, more trouble for Ursula von der Leyen, Superman’s Lois Lane takes on Trumpism and Shane Michael Singh, executive editor of ‘Playboy’, discusses the magazine’s redesign.
Friday 5 July
July 05, 2019 07:00Why did North Korea detain – then mysteriously release – an Australian student? Plus: the rocky road ahead for European commission presidential hopeful Ursula von der Leyen, tanks and tough talking on Trump’s 4th of July and ‘Mad’ magazine raises its middle finger one last time.
Thursday 4 July
July 04, 2019 07:00Iona Craig explains the ramifications of the UAE scaling back its military involvement in Yemen. Plus: a Nike shoe sparks a 4 July flag row, how music for films is changing and Canada’s impressionist art goes on tour.
Wednesday 3 July
July 03, 2019 07:00China accuses foreign powers of inflaming protests in Hong Kong as tensions linger in the city-state. Plus: water shortages reach crisis point in Libya and the future of mobility after diesel sales collapse.
Tuesday 2 July
July 02, 2019 07:00The leader of Germany’s CDU party defends the Iran nuclear deal as she makes her debut on the world stage. Plus: violence mars a US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Australia's parliament struggles to shake off its recent chaos and Microsoft deletes all its customers’ ebooks.
Monday 1 July
July 01, 2019 07:00On the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, we ask a panel why this year’s events will be marked by civil disobedience. Plus: the EU commission can’t decide who should fill the top jobs, we ask what’s causing Europe’s heatwave and Albania decides what to do with a despot’s palace.
Friday 28 June
June 28, 2019 07:00We analyse the second of two Democrat US presidential-candidate debates taking place this week, check in with the latest from the G20 summit in Osaka and meet the president of Armenia to discuss quantum physics.
Thursday 27 June
June 27, 2019 07:00We analyse the first debate between Democrat candidates for the 2020 US presidential race. Plus: the G20 summit in Japan and we speak to astronaut and space-race pioneer Walter Cunningham at Starmus festival in Zürich.
Wednesday 26 June
June 26, 2019 07:00We look at where the US and Iran’s turbulent rivalry is headed. Plus: the latest on the UN’s report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, we discuss Europe’s relationship with Ukraine and find out how climate change will shape the world’s future.
Tuesday 25 June
June 25, 2019 07:00We discuss the new peace plan for Israel and Palestine being pitched by Jared Kushner. Plus: an update on the UK’s leadership race and we get the latest on the mayoral election that turned Istanbul politics upside down.
Monday 24 June
June 24, 2019 07:00Reactions from Turkey as an opposition candidate wins the Istanbul mayoral election, why New Zealanders get to vote in supermarkets and how Hong Kong’s protesters are keeping up the pressure on the authorities.
Friday 21 June
June 21, 2019 07:00Why politicians in Brussels are struggling to decide who gets the EU’s top jobs, how much China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will achieve in Pyongyang and what we learned from Vladimir Putin’s televised phone-in.
Thursday 20 June
June 20, 2019 07:00The UN’s findings on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the latest on the UK’s Brexit headache, the investigation into downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and a Japanese TV drama with a difference.
Wednesday 19 June
June 19, 2019 07:00We analyse the increasing tension between the US and Iran, look at why Chinese president Xi Jinping is visiting North Korea this week and get the latest on the UK’s leadership race.
Tuesday 18 June
June 18, 2019 07:00We discuss why Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has been in Washington this week. Plus: Ukraine’s relationship with Europe, Istanbul’s mayoral election and a report from the Art Basel fair.
Monday 17 June
June 17, 2019 07:00How is the continuing unrest in Hong Kong affecting the wider region? Plus: understanding the plight of refugees and why the role of the awards-show host might have had its day.