The Curator

We speak to Simonetta Sommaruga, president of the Swiss Confederation. Plus: we discuss Joe Biden’s cabinet, Peruvian politics and meet the winner of this year’s Booker prize, Douglas Stuart.

This week: Irish writer and activist Sinéad Burke discusses judging the 2021 International Woolmark prize; Nigella Lawson shares a top recipe; and we meet Norwegian travel writer, Erika Fatland.

All the best bits from the past week on Monocle 24 carefully curated into a 60-minute show presented by Markus Hippi. This week: the former head of NPR and head of news at Twitter, Vivian Schiller, explains just how powerful the US media networks are in the election process; we meet one of the UK’s best-known thriller writers, Robert Harris; and we head to Ecuador for a Tall Story.

We recap the week that was in the US election, meet Skye Parrott to hear about the revamped ‘Playgirl Magazine’ and get a top recipe by one of the world’s leading authorities on Japanese food, Nancy Singleton Hachisu.

What we’ve learned during four years of Trump, letters from our correspondents on how their cities have been handling coronavirus, and interviews with Penny Martin from ‘The Gentlewoman’ and writer and broadcaster James O’Brien.

This week: actress and activist Jane Fonda; the new leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul; and the editor of ‘Point.51’, Rob Pinney.

Singer, model and former first lady of France Carla Bruni warns of the affect of coronavirus on live music. Plus: political commentator Charles Sykes sits down for a Big Interview, and the author and illustrator Lauren Child explores the importance of kindness in her latest book, ‘The Goody’.

We talk to veteran Fox News anchor Chris Wallace. Plus: director Miranda July discusses her new film, ‘Kajillionaire’, and we look back at the life of Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada.

All the best bits from the past week carefully curated into an hour-long show presented by Augustin Macellari. This week we sit down with Dutch architect Winy Maas to hear about a new art depot in Rotterdam; the much-loved British comedian Vic Reeves discusses his new book and Michelin-starred restaurateur Andrew Wong shares a favourite recipe.

Highlights from the past week on Monocle 24 including: Booker prize-nominated author Brandon Taylor; ​Mexican chef Santiago Lastra; and journalist ​Razia Iqbal recalling one of the last interviews Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave before her death.