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.

What We Learned: Friday 16 April

The best of the week on Monocle Radio, compiled into one show.

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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.

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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.

What We Learned: Friday 19 April

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What We Learned: Friday 16 April

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