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Tom Edwards and Daniel Giacopelli bring you a selection of highlights from the past week on Monocle 24. This week Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Racquet magazine’s Caitlin Thompson and David Shaftel, and the minds behind Green Man Festival, mother-and-son duo Fiona Stewart and Ben Coleman.
Up next: The Weekend Edition
Love X Stereo
The Sessions at Midori House 15 min listen
Treats from Lisbon
The Menu 30 min listen
Summer cinema and songs
The Monocle Arts Review 45 min listen
Music
Publishing
European politics
US politics
Interviews
Literature
Nearly a year on from the attempted coup in Turkey, Monocle's features editor Christopher Lord recalls the events of that night and reflects on what's happened in the country since. Plus: Brexit's impact on aviation and an interview with film director Adam Smith.
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We meet Colonel Chris Hadfield, Canada's first spaceship commander, famous for his tribute to David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.
The Globalist 14 min listen
Sir William Patey explains how Saudi Arabia may be indirectly funding terrorism.
The Monocle Daily 10 min listen
Jacob Parakilas, deputy head of the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House, on the scandal that continues to engulf Donald Trump Jr – and, by association, his father.
The Globalist 9 min listen
As the Spanish King visits London, we ask if royal visits are anything more than window dressing.
The Monocle Daily 7 min listen
The Entrepreneurs 12 min listen
The Cinema Show 4 min listen
Section D 5 min listen
The Monocle Weekly 17 min listen
The Foreign Desk 6 min listen
The Menu 8 min listen
The Urbanist 4 min listen
As a sweltering summer’s day comes to a close, Melbourne’s city rooftops are transformed into bars, restaurants and, in some cases, cinemas. Pour yourself a cocktail as we explore the Lido’s screening space under the stars.
The Cinema Show 9 min listen
Why isn’t Austria renowned for its fashion? The insiders explain.
Section D 299 5 min listen
In Iraq, Mosul is all but recaptured from Islamic State. In Syria, Raqqa looks likely to be freed next. Does the caliphate have a future if it holds no territory? And how can the retaken cities be rebuilt to stop IS coming back?
The Foreign Desk 182 30 min listen
Israeli producer and musician Noga Erez takes centre stage this week as she performs from her debut album 'Off The Radar'.
The Sessions at Midori House 122 18 min listen
The age of the rock star has passed. That’s the controversial statement from renowned music journalist David Hepworth in his new book ‘Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars’. The book explores defining moments in the lives of 40 rock stars from 1955 to 1994, from Little Richard to Kurt Cobain. Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco spoke to Hepworth about the book.
The Monocle Arts Review 528 10 min listen
We trace the evolution of the American T-shirt from humble undergarment to ubiquitous wardrobe staple.
Lydia Polgreen has reported from locations as diverse as South Sudan, New Delhi and South Africa – and her latest appointment is as editor in chief of ‘HuffPost’. She joins The Weekly to discuss her career and outlook for the site.
The Monocle Weekly 416 15 min listen
As a film-maker, comedian, radio and TV presenter, actor and bestselling author, Danny Wallace is a man of many talents. He’s formed a cult, created a country and spent months just saying “yes” – a project that became a hugely successful film starring Jim Carrey. Wallace joins Georgina Godwin to chat about his new book, in which he asks why we are all so bloody rude.
Meet the Writers 81 27 min listen
Colter Wall
On Design 48: What makes a memorable album cover?
Section D 4 min listen
The Classics 29: Gillian McCain
The Monocle Weekly 12 min listen
Racquet
The Stack 30 min listen
Redesigning a magazine
Eureka 54: ‘Der Greif’
The Entrepreneurs 5 min listen
Can power be shared in Northern Ireland?
France: what’s next for the Socialists?
The Globalist 11 min listen
Does independence always matter?
The Foreign Desk 30 min listen
Inbox inquiry
The Trumps and Russia
The Briefing 8 min listen
Donald Jr's smoking gun?
The Monocle Daily 11 min listen
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