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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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Monocle on Saturday (November 23, 2024): Former first lady Melania Trump and future US health secretary, RFK Jr, are teaming up to improve the president-elect’s diet.

Then, Europe prepares for Trump tariffs and Cop29 discussions go into overtime. Join regular Monocle Radio commentator Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin for these stories and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus: arts specialist Issabella Orlando explores how crafted goods from homewares to clothing can inspire us to consume less, value more and forge lasting connections with the things we own.

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News: ICC Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Long-Term Security Deal For Ukraine

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 22, 2024): As the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among others, we assess what effects it will have in resolving the conflict between Israel and Gaza.

Then: Narendra Modi wraps up a historic visit to Guyana, Moldova clinches a crucial security deal with the UK and we recap this year’s Cop29 summit in Baku.

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News: New U.S. Tariff And Tax Policy, Iran Nuclear Sanctions, Hezbollah

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 21, 2024): The new US treasury secretary will have the power to shape the global economy with its tariff and tax policy.

Plus: should Iran be censured before the IAEA? Also, Peace Brigades International documents the threats faced by global human-rights activists and an interview with the founder of European Sleeper to mark the release of our latest ‘Monocle: The Entrepreneurs’ magazine.

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News: Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire, Ukraine Hits Russia With U.S. Missiles

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 20, 2024): We discuss the latest from ceasefire efforts in Beirut, a shift in tone as Ukraine strikes Russia with US-supplied missiles for the first time, and protests in New Zealand. Plus: a matcha shortage and ‘Wicked’

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News: World Diplomacy At Apec Before G20 Summit In Brazil, Dutch Protests

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 18, 2024): Xi Jinping, Joe Biden and other world leaders hold bilaterals as Apec comes to an end in Lima and the G20 gets under way in Brazil.

Plus: Amsterdam protests affect the Dutch government, how the Philippines is surviving an onslaught of typhoons and the new French dictionary.

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Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Sydney And Marseille

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Monocle on Sunday (November 17, 2024): Rainbow Murray joins Emma Nelson for a look through the week’s news, including Cop29 and a Marine Le Pen lawsuit.

Plus: we head to Sydney for insights into the UBS Australasia Conference 2024 with Monocle’s Asia editor James Chambers. Then: Monocle’s France correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, gives us the latest news from the region.

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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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Monocle on Saturday (November 16, 2024): Georgina Godwin looks back at the week’s news including president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his future cabinet, X (formerly Twitter) users decamping to Bluesky and the purchase of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ by satirical publication ‘The Onion’.

Joining Georgina is Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue and current chair of the judges of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction. Plus: we hear from one of the judges of the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, Vivian Godfrey, about British readers’ continued love affair with Japan. Finally, Monocle’s Michael Booth speaks to the Copenhagen-based publisher behind the Gold Medal winning “Most Beautiful Book in the World”.

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News: Israel Intensifies Attacks On Hezbollah, Lebanon Ceasefire Talks

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 15, 2024): As Israel continues its bombardment of Hezbollah targets, those charged with bringing about a ceasefire suggest progress is being made.

We get the latest from Beirut as the region recalculates with the incoming Trump administration. Plus: Aaron Burnett on Germany’s elections and Karen Krizanovich brings us the latest from the world of film.

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The New York Review Of Books – December 5, 2024

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The New York Review of Books (November 14, 2024) – The latest issue features The Second Coming – Disinhibition will be the order of the day in Donald Trump’s America.

The Second Coming

Disinhibition will be the order of the day in Donald Trump’s America. By Erin Maglaque

Soundscapes of the Silenced

In late Renaissance Florence one in five women lived behind institutional walls whose rule was sensory mortification. Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.

“A Veil of Silence: Women and Sound in Renaissance Italy” by Julia Rombough

In Search of Fullness

In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.

“Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment” by Charles Taylor

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News: Ukraine Prepares For Russia Offensive, Trump Meets With Biden

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Monocle Radio Podcast (November 14, 2024): As Russia moves forward with its attempt to retake Kursk, Maria Avdeeva and  Jenny Mathers join Georgina Godwin to discuss what options might still be available for Ukraine.

Plus: Trump meets Biden in the White House and Frances Colón details Cop29.