Russians head to the polls for an election in name only, further turbulence for Boeing and the rise of the far-right in the EU. Plus: we meet Sophie Haestorp Andersen, the lord mayor of Copenhagen and profile Japan’s stationery awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week we speak with the founder of one of America’s leading bookshops, visit a new infrastructure project in Miami and the first Ethiopian pavilion at Venice Biennale.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We interview chef Endo Kazutoshi, look at a new magazine about road trips and learn how Norway is leveraging its soft-power assets to promote its brand abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s whimsical news monologue, Andrew Mueller covers the temperature in the courtroom holding Donald Trump’s trial, Mississippi observing Confederate History Month and the results of this year’s European gull-screeching championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The world’s largest election begins in India. Then: Russia’s war in Ukraine and the latest on the strikes between Israel and Iran. Plus: reports from our teams at Salone del Mobile and the Venice Biennale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A round-up of this week’s news stories, including an overview of Liz Truss’s literary work and the latest discovery from Fox News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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