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Monocle on Saturday episodes

May 30 Live from the Hay Festival 2026
Live from the 2026 Hay Festival, Georgina Godwin is joined by international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche and the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize. Plus: a preview of the Badi Market.

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32 min
May 23 Stephen Colbert’s final show and Moomins on the road
Emma Nelson and Charles Hecker unpack Stephen Colbert’s final show, Hungary’s proposed constitutional amendment and New York bagel drama. Plus: the Moomin exhibitions at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum.
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35 min
May 16 Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival 2026.
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40 min
May 09 State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on Russia’s Victory Day parade and Britain’s growing anxiety. Plus: Amanda Craig on the state of the nation and Christopher Lamb on Pope Leo XIV’s first year.
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33 min
May 02 King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin unpack King Charles III’s Washington speech, Trump’s troop withdrawal from Germany and more. Plus: ceramics at Affordable Art Fair Hampstead and Portugal’s International Sea Urchin Festival.
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32 min
April 25 Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Trump’s World Cup proposal and more of the week’s news. Plus: Stockholm Music Week’s debut and why creative industry gatherings matter.
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35 min
April 18 The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
Tira Shubart and Georgina Godwin examine why the Mandelson scandal is dominating UK politics despite global crises. Plus: updates on Iran, a French publishing exodus and the best small museums around the world.
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32 min
April 11 Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news. JD Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks and Hungary holds pivotal elections. Plus: chef Jago Rackham on how to host a dinner party.
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33 min
April 04 How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter
Simon Brooke and Emma Nelson unpack how US president Donald Trump uses language to his advantage. Plus: the founder of chocolatier Plaq, Kitkat’s creative response to a PR disaster and Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter.
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39 min
March 28 Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market
Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson discuss FBI director Kash Patel’s hacked emails and more of the week’s news. Plus: London Craft Week 2026 and Tyler Brûlé kicks off Monocle’s Hanami Market in Zürich.
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38 min

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