The Curator

This week’s highlights on Monocle Radio. We look at the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, speak to UK fashion designer Paul Smith and discuss this year’s Monocle Quality of Life Survey.

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In this week’s monologue, Andrew Mueller casts an eye on the UK general-election betting scandal, the first US presidential debate and this year’s Miss Vaca pageant in Galicia.

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Tune in to the best of Monocle Radio this week: we learn why Austria wants to give away newspaper subscriptions to young people, leaf through a beautiful book on lemons and report from 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen.

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This week’s whimsical news monologue looks at stories including Vladimir Putin’s return to North Korea and Paris’s new venture alongside the Summer Olympics.

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Monocle Radio highlights this week include the latest political developments in France, an interview with film director Richard Linklater and a cool Swedish karaoke company.

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A look at this week’s news stories, including the UK Conservative Party’s titanic campaign and Joe Biden conspiring against his own son for nefarious gains.

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The best of Monocle Radio this week. We profile Mexico’s new president, speak with the mayor of Tirana and talk to an artist that draws on hotel stationery.

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The best of Monocle Radio this week: we discuss Donald Trump’s conviction, South Korean food and we speak with artist and designer Samuel Ross.

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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including North Korea’s unneighbourly deployment of waste-filled balloons and the ins and outs of the UK’s general-election campaign one week in. 

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This week on ‘The Curator’, we speak with contemporary-art legends Gilbert & George and Swedish pop group Ace of Base. Plus: the political situation in New Caledonia.

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