• 41 minutes 16 seconds
    A look ahead to Brazil’s runoff election and Monocle’s weekly quiz

    Fernando Augusto Pacheco brings us the latest as Brazil heads to the polls. Plus: what we learned this week. And: who will take the quiz crown?

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    23 October 2026, 5:55 pm
  • 35 minutes 42 seconds
    Language problems: The global scramble to get back online after PHP flaw discovered

    A flaw in computer language led to the shutdown of websites worldwide this week. We examine the long tail of a mass cyber-security event. Plus: Can governments get out of the debt ‘doom loop’ ?

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    22 October 2026, 6:01 pm
  • 38 minutes 7 seconds
    UK fighter jets head to Saudi while Italian and French forces head to the streets

    Inzamam Rashid explains why UK fighter jets are being sent to protect Saudi cities. Then: Phil Clark and Erin O’Halloran explore whether troops on the ground in France and Italy will quell protests or fan the flames. 

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    21 October 2026, 5:46 pm
  • 40 minutes 8 seconds
    Are we done with independence referendums? The cases of Alberta, Scotland and Catalonia

    Albertans reject a referendum on independence by a clear margin. Has the tide turned against separatists in the West? And: we hear from Lars Bevanger in Oslo on the latest US-Ukraine talks. Plus: comedian Shawn Chidiac.

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    20 October 2026, 5:49 pm
  • 41 minutes 59 seconds
    Summits and protests: France riots while Russia leaves Ukraine out of its peace proposal

    Antoine Goullin reports from Paris and our panellists Charles Hecker and Zoë Grunewald discuss whether voters ever take their lead from protesters. Plus: Russia wants a US-China summit to end the war in Ukraine.

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    19 October 2026, 5:50 pm
  • 37 minutes 19 seconds
    Zelensky stands firm in Brussels as his row with Trump escalates

    Zelensky’s €70bn ask exposes Europe’s fight over money and priorities. Then: what Frieze got right this year and the hospitality that keeps it running. Plus: Andrew Mueller’s What We Learned.

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    16 October 2026, 6:08 pm
  • 39 minutes 22 seconds
    Brazil scraps the six-day workweek: A win for workers or an election giveaway?

    Brazil scraps the six-day workweek, BMW pulls a car offer from a far-right politician and Cyprus’s stalled Schengen bid. Plus: would you live rent-free in the Arctic? And: São Paulo’s Pulso Hotels.

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    15 October 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 48 seconds
    Lufthansa wins the battle to buy a stake in Tap Air Portugal

    Lufthansa wins the fight for Tap, Ukraine’s access to Starlink is curbed and the Houthis strike Aramco’s HQ in Saudi Arabia. Plus: Frieze Masters and a 1930 kidnapping.

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    14 October 2026, 5:46 pm
  • 39 minutes 5 seconds
    France is split on the budget and what to do about freezers

    Live from Paris: Alexandre Kouchner and Florence Biedermann discuss the freezer fiasco and protests. Will French politicians be able to agree on a 2027 budget? Plus: Alfa Romeo CEO Santo Ficilli on branching out into sailing.

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    13 October 2026, 5:47 pm
  • 35 minutes 9 seconds
    The Paris Auto Show: China introduces itself to the world – how will Europe respond?

    Live from the Paris Auto Show: We speak with the CEO of Dacia and the chief designer of Zeekr. We also get the perspective of the US and from auto analyst and expert Felipe Munoz.

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    12 October 2026, 5:43 pm
  • 37 minutes 25 seconds
    Can design and fashion events project soft power at a time of political uncertainty?

    A special design and fashion edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’. Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton discuss Paris Fashion Week during protests, Salone del Mobile 2027, improving our architectural diets and next week’s episode of ‘Monocle on Design’. 

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    9 October 2026, 5:53 pm
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