We introduce Monocle Radio’s brand new podcast – Monocle Meets – where Monocle editors sit down with leaders in politics, business, culture, design and media.

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We speak with Italian duo Mind Enterprises. The former post-punk musicians, Andrea Tirone and Roberto Conigliaro, create feel-good Italo disco – a genre full of Mediterranean escapism.

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We speak with Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz about his latest satire, ‘Rosebush Pruning’, which follows a wealthy if perverse American family as they take up residence in a villa under the Catalonian sun. 

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We speak with Brazilian musical sensation Pedro Sampaio about his summer smash hit, ‘Jetski’, his international career and why the world needs some fun and chaos.

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Monocle speaks with Belgian singer-songwriter Angèle about her unconventional upbringing, what inspires her songwriting and her summer playlist.

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We speak with Roland Hamberger, managing director of Rosewood Vienna, about the wonders of Vienna and hospitality. 

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We speak with Mexican chef Santiago Lastra from Michelin-starred Kol. We discuss his cookbook, Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking and the menu inspired by Tate Modern’s exhibition ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’. 

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We speak with Keith Jopling about his two books on the music industry, ‘Body of Work’ (about the importance of the album) and ‘Riding the Rollercoaster’ (about surviving the music business). 

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We speak with singer and classically trained cellist Kelsey Lu about new album 'So Help Me God'.

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We speak with chef Meedu Saad, known for his work at Kiln, about his debut restaurant, Impala, also in London’s Soho.

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We speak with Parisian restaurateurs Laetitia and Arthur Cohen, owners of Bar Omi and Ojii, among others. We hear about their expansion plans and great Japanese food.

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