Monocle on Saturday

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Monocle on Saturday episodes

November 01, 2025 Can the rise of populism be stopped? Plus: Autumn art market trends
What do the Dutch elections tell us about the rise of populism in Europe? Gavin Plumley joins Georgina Godwin to unpack the week’s news. Plus: art trends at the Affordable Art Fair.
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30 min
October 25, 2025 Trump’s White House demolition, the Louvre heist and Helsinki Book Fair
Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin on the White House demolition and more of the week’s news. Plus: Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, joins from the city’s annual book fair.
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31 min
October 18, 2025 Zelensky’s meeting in Washington, the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Cheltenham Literature Festival
Vincent McAviney joins Emma Nelson to discuss Zelensky’s meeting in Washington and more of the week’s news. Plus: the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House and Georgina Godwin joins from Cheltenham Literature Festival.
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37 min
October 11, 2025 Gaza latest, Macron’s PM reshuffle, Bollywood in Britain and autumn with Olivia Potts
Nina dos Santos and Georgina Godwin on the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal, France’s “new” prime minister, Bollywood in Britain and more of the week’s news. Plus: food writer Olivia Potts on autumn cooking.
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31 min
October 04, 2025 Politics in the US, UK, Japan and the animals behind the scenes
Terry Stiastny and Georgina Godwin discuss Japan’s LDP electing a female leader, Trump’s latest Gaza peace plan and a new e-book platform to rival Amazon. Plus: Peter Cardwell on the pets shaping politics.
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32 min
September 27, 2025 Art as resistance
Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton unpack former FBI director James Comey’s indictment and more of the week’s news. Plus: how the Open Society Fellowship is supporting artists tackling urgent global issues.
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31 min
September 20, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel and the US crackdown on free speech
Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on ABC axing Jimmy Kimmel as other late-night hosts react. Plus: a Finnish delicacy and Monocle’s Zürich Autumn Market.
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31 min
September 13, 2025 How Mandelson’s exit affects Trump’s state visit to the UK
Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Georgina Godwin on Charlie Kirk, Trump’s state visit and the new AI “minister” in Albania. Plus: Amsterdam design with Glue co-founder Janine de Jong.
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34 min
September 06, 2025 The London Literature Festival and the importance of print
Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin discuss Venezuela, the UK cabinet reshuffle and Anthropic AI. Plus: the Southbank Centre’s Ted Hodgkinson on the London Literature Festival and the Baillie Gifford Prize long-list.
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34 min
August 30, 2025 The week in news and culture. Plus: the heritage of craft in Hastings
Simon Brooke joins Georgina Godwin to review the week’s news and culture. We also hear from Issabella Orlando on the rich heritage of craft and clothing in Hastings.
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31 min

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