The Globalist show

The Globalist

Summary: Monocle’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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Podcasts:

 Monday 20 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

With Robert Mugabe refusing to step down, we ask what’s next for Zimbabwe. Plus: Cambodia’s government defies the US, the limits of spy fiction and why gay marriage in Australia could be bad news for New Zealand.

 Friday 17 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

A leading member of Zimbabwe’s opposition tells us what the country might look like after Robert Mugabe. We also discuss whether Angela Merkel is able to form a German government and find out how Helsinki is expanding its underground train network. Plus: what does Russia have to offer tourists?

 Thursday 16 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

Will the military takeover in Zimbabwe allow journalists to work freely in the country? We ask whether Lebanon’s embattled prime minister, Saad Hariri, will attempt to seek asylum in France. Plus: we have the latest on Australia’s same-sex marriage bill, and raise a glass to Beaujolais nouveau.

 Wednesday 15 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

The latest on Zimbabwe unrest that increasingly looks like a coup, reaction to the result of Australia’s gay marriage poll and why Germany may extend the eight-hour working day.

 Tuesday 14 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

We discuss how the European Union could start fighting fake news, the future of the Polish far-right and take in the biggest announcements from the Dubai Air Show. 

 Monday 13 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:46

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he’ll be back in Beirut to formalise his resignation within days; we analyse the latest developments in the Saudi soap opera. Plus: Trump in the Philippines, what's good about Russia and Mariano Rajoy returns to Catalonia.

 Friday 10 October | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

As Spain considers holding a referendum on whether to allow referendums, we ask whether they are a good way of determining policy. We also explore the latest on developments in Saudi Arabia, tell you why the Vatican is banning the sale of duty-free cigarettes and examine the world's strangest border crossing.

 Thursday 9 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

What does Donald Trump’s Asia trip tell us about his foreign-policy ambitions? Plus: Tony Blair’s former communications chief explains how government ministers are told to resign and we discuss how the debate on Catalan secession is causing economic problems in the region.

 Wednesday 8 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

Can Theresa May clean up the halls of Westminster? Plus: why Vladimir Putin isn't celebrating the Russian revolution, Australian same-sex marriage and Lisbon’s Web Summit.

 Tuesday 7 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

Zimbabwe’s power struggle, what to expect from Donald Trump’s visit to South Korea and why Finland doesn’t want to join Nato.

 Monday 6 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

Reactions to US president Donald Trump’s Asia tour, the latest twist in the debate over the future of Berlin’s Tegel Airport, plus a round-up of the day’s fresh front pages.

 Friday 3 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

We look ahead to Donald Trump’s Asia tour, assess Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the troubled Rakhine region and ask why Finland thinks it’s clever to publish everyone’s tax and income information.

 Thursday 2 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

We examine an all-too-familiar narrative following the attack in New York. Plus: Vladimir Putin arrives in Iran, the Balfour declaration and why Amsterdam has banned beer-bikes.

 Wednesday 1 November | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

As terror returns to the streets of New York, we get the latest on the attack that killed eight people and injured dozens in Manhattan last night. Plus: we ponder just how independent the independent candidates in the race for the Kremlin are and talk business from the Balkans.

 Tuesday 31 October | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:00

We get analysis into the arrest of Paul Manafort and ask how close this is getting to President Trump. Plus: the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister resigns, the Manus Island refugee detention centre closes down and we hear Kazakhstan’s plans to abandon the Cyrillic alphabet in favour of the Roman one.

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