Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Fiona Wilson react to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. Plus: Hong Kong bureau chief James Chambers on how his city is coping under lockdown and how the EU is trying to keep some businesses running.See omnyst

Biden takes charge

Mar 27th, 2020 12m 37s

As concerns grow over the US president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, can Joe Biden change the tone? Plus: from pampered pets to remote teaching, we look at how small acts of leadership will make a big difference in the months ahead.

A pandemic in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Mar 27th, 2020 11m 26s

Our Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports on Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: cultural institutions embrace the online world and how urban planners are using their one-walk-a-day to look forward to a frie

A pandemic in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Mar 27th, 2020 11m 26s

Biden takes charge

Mar 26th, 2020 12m 37s

Tokyo 2021

Mar 25th, 2020 10m 54s

Tokyo 2021

Mar 25th, 2020 11m

Tokyo 2020

Mar 24th, 2020 9m 19s

Monocle’s Asia bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, on the likely postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

What we know

Mar 23rd, 2020 11m 14s

Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé reflects on what we understand so far about the Covid-19 outbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New normal

Mar 20th, 2020 14m 2s

Monocle’s Americas editor at large, Ed Stocker, sends us a dispatch from New York on the new normals of life during this pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Italy: Giuseppe Conte

Mar 19th, 2020 10m 34s

Monocle's Chiara Rimella tells us how the popularity of Italy’s prime minister is on the rise amid the coronavirus outbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smile for the camera

Mar 18th, 2020 10m 55s

Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, on politicians and authorities presenting a front when the cameras are rolling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Europe on lockdown

Mar 17th, 2020 9m 52s

Monocle editor Andrew Tuck reflects on the latest measures to contain coronavirus in the UK and Switzerland, and the importance of staying positive throughout the crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edition 146

Mar 16th, 2020 13m 13s

Now you can listen to The Monocle Minute, our free-to-subscribe email newsletter. This snappy daily audio bulletin delivers news, views and clever comment in just 10 minutes, featuring our unrivalled team of editors, correspondents and bureaux.

President Putin's power grab

Mar 13th, 2020 9m 17s

Why Russia's president might now be able to stay in power until 2036. Plus: the Dutch architect revealing what's really happening in the countryside, and a new cultural affairs commissioner in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in

Culture at home

Mar 12th, 2020 8m

How Italy’s coronavirus outbreak emphasises the importance of culture. Also: the complex relationship between Libya and the EU and Copenhagen’s new Happiness Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump and the future of Afghanistan

Mar 11th, 2020 8m 45s

Why Donald Trump's plan for pulling US troops out of Afghanistan could barely have come at a worse time. Plus: encouraging news for London's fashion sector and how Canada wants to protect civilian airlines flying over conflict zones.See omnystu

Mini Super Tuesday

Mar 10th, 2020 9m 24s

As six more US states hold their primaries, Monocle's US elections correspondent, Tomos Lewis, tells us what to expect. Plus: why the life of an assassinated human-rights activist will be turned into a TV series in Brazil, and one of the US's m

Elizabeth Warren isn’t done yet

Mar 9th, 2020 10m 36s

Amy Pope, former adviser to Barack Obama, explains what the end of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign says about the Democrats’ race for the US presidential nomination. Plus: Canada’s quest for a seat at the UN security council continues and our affai

Muddled messages

Mar 6th, 2020 11m 43s

Panic over the coronavirus is on the rise but is muddled messaging making things worse? Plus: the death of former UN chief, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and we ask whether celebrity endorsements ever help politicians on election day.See omnystudio.

The end of local news

Mar 5th, 2020 10m 46s

The crisis facing local journalism hits hard in Australia as the AAP newswire service announces its closure. Plus: we discuss what a new highway project in Texas could teach community groups and city planners, and ask whether sustainable fashio

It’s a bird, it’s a plane

Mar 4th, 2020 9m 34s

It’s Super Tuesday in the US and our election correspondent Tomos Lewis is reporting the results from Washington. Plus: China postpones a diplomatic visit to Japan and the battle for Portugal’s new airport hits turbulence.See omnystudio.com/lis

The economics of a virus

Mar 3rd, 2020 11m 5s

Economist Linda Yueh looks at how governments can manage the financial impact of coronavirus. Plus: Super Tuesday voting gets underway in the US and what to expect from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

UK-EU negotiations begin

Mar 2nd, 2020 10m 23s

Trade talks between the UK and EU begin properly this week and the EU faces the same challenge as anyone who has dealt with British prime minister Boris Johnson: uncertainty over his seriousness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati

Europe’s new spy school

Feb 28th, 2020 9m 30s

A new intelligence institution bringing European nations together and high expectations over the restoration of a Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas. Plus: Netflix’s first ever African production.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform