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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards. 

  • 36 minutes 30 seconds
    Ukraine targets Russia’s Mediterranean shadow fleet as Putin delivers end-of-year address

    Ukrainian drones hit a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker off the Libyan coast as Vladimir Putin delivers his end-of-year address. Then: the community sleuthing that led to finding the Brown University shooter. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco discusses the significance of the UK Christmas number-one single.

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    19 December 2025, 6:55 pm
  • 34 minutes 28 seconds
    Venezuela calls on the UN over ‘ongoing US aggression’. Plus: how should governments deal with hate speech? 

    The latest as the US imposes a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers on Venezuela. Then: following the attack on Bondi Beach, Australia introduces new laws on hate speech. Plus: Santa no longer gets paid more than his elves.

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    18 December 2025, 6:44 pm
  • 32 minutes 59 seconds
    A political scandal shakes the White House. Plus: the UK rejoins the EU’s Erasmus scheme

    We discuss the consequences of Donald Trump’s chief of staff's tell-all interview with ‘Vanity Fair’. Then: the UK is set to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus exchange. Plus: artist Sarkis’s first London solo exhibition.

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    17 December 2025, 6:48 pm
  • 38 minutes 22 seconds
    European leaders sign treaty to form a commission for Ukraine war damages. Plus: Why is Trump suing the BBC?

    Europe’s leaders sign a treaty to establish a commission for Ukraine war damages. Then: we unpack why Trump is suing the BBC. Plus: How AI summaries ruin recipes.

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    16 December 2025, 6:48 pm
  • 33 minutes 20 seconds
    Israel’s reaction to the Bondi beach shooting

    We unpack how Israel is reacting to the shooting at Bondi beach. Then: A flurry of talks in Berlin suggest that progress is being made in ending Russia's war with Ukraine. Plus: Are we all kinder at Christmas?

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    15 December 2025, 6:49 pm
  • 36 minutes 12 seconds
    Donald Trump’s approval rating falls to an all-time low. Plus: the latest Gulf news

    We discuss the week in Washington as Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to sink over the economy and immigration. Then: we get the latest news from the Gulf and we meet Juliana Ghiotto, CEO and co-founder of the Barracuda hotel group.

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    12 December 2025, 6:45 pm
  • 34 minutes 59 seconds
    The US seizes an oil tanker near Venezuela. Plus: Should countries hold elections during wartime?

    Caracas condemns the US's seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. We discuss how this might escalate. Then: Washington suggests tourists could be asked to prove social media history upon entry. Plus: ‘Time Magazine’ names its Person of the Year.

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    11 December 2025, 7:05 pm
  • 34 minutes 32 seconds
    Europe’s far-right parties split over Trump. Plus: The Gulf states look to Hollywood

    Europe’s far-right parties split over whether backing from Trump gives them legitimacy. Then: The Gulf states look to invest in Hollywood as they back Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid for Warner Brothers Discovery. Plus: Sarkozy’s prison memoir is published. 

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    10 December 2025, 6:50 pm
  • 37 minutes 15 seconds
    Ukraine and the EU finalise a fresh peace plan to present to Trump

    Ukraine prepares to show a revised peace plan to the US – what will Donald Trump make of it? Then: France's Lecornu faces a crucial social-security vote. Plus: We speak with A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim.

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    9 December 2025, 6:53 pm
  • 33 minutes 33 seconds
    A show of unity between Europe and Ukraine

    The response from the coalition of the willing summit to the ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions and we look at Syria circa the first anniversary of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fleeing Damascus.

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    8 December 2025, 6:58 pm
  • 36 minutes 31 seconds
    The Papal tour and Monocle’s Paris Christmas Market 

    As the world reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s first trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Andrew Mueller and Juliet Linley give us their two cents. 

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    5 December 2025, 6:47 pm
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