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The Monocle Daily

The Monocle Daily

By: Monocle
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.

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Episodes
  • Ukraine targets Russia’s Mediterranean shadow fleet as Putin delivers end-of-year address

    Ukraine targets Russia’s Mediterranean shadow fleet as Putin delivers end-of-year address
    Dec 19 2025

    Ukrainian drones hit a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker off the Libyan coast as Vladimir Putin delivers his end-of-year address. Then: the community sleuthing that led to finding the Brown University shooter. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco discusses the significance of the UK Christmas number-one single.

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    37 mins
  • Venezuela calls on the UN over ‘ongoing US aggression’. Plus: how should governments deal with hate speech?

    Venezuela calls on the UN over ‘ongoing US aggression’. Plus: how should governments deal with hate speech?
    Dec 18 2025

    The latest as the US imposes a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers on Venezuela. Then: following the attack on Bondi Beach, Australia introduces new laws on hate speech. Plus: Santa no longer gets paid more than his elves.

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    34 mins
  • A political scandal shakes the White House. Plus: the UK rejoins the EU’s Erasmus scheme

    A political scandal shakes the White House. Plus: the UK rejoins the EU’s Erasmus scheme
    Dec 17 2025

    We discuss the consequences of Donald Trump’s chief of staff's tell-all interview with ‘Vanity Fair’. Then: the UK is set to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus exchange. Plus: artist Sarkis’s first London solo exhibition.

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    33 mins
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