Monocle on Sunday

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100

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Oct 2026

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EN-US

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Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.

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October 11, 202658 min

A look back at the week’s headlines and the EU’s enlargement ambitions

Emma Nelson is joined by Hannah Lucinda Smith and Erin O’Halloran to discuss the EU’s renewed push for enlargement and the attack on Riyadh's international airport. Plus: Petri Burtsoff reports from Helsinki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 4, 202658 min

Live from Paris: the latest from the French capital and fashion week

Tyler Brûlé and Emma Nelson in the French capital. Then: Florence Martin-Kessler and Alexandre Kouchner discuss the latest from Paris. Plus: Grace Charlton with a Paris Fashion Week round-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 27, 202655 min

From papal travels to wine and the week’s news

Juliet Linley and Chandra Kurt join Tyler Brûlé to review this week’s news, discuss the pope’s travels and share wine recommendations. Plus: Liam Aldous joins us from Madrid with the latest from the Iberian Peninsula. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 20, 202658 min

The Zürich Film Festival and the stories shaping the week

Emma Nelson, Julie Norman, Tira Shubart and Steve Crawshaw discuss the biggest news this week. Plus: Tyler Brûlé joins from Tokyo, the latest news from the Balkans and the Zürich Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 13, 202658 min

The Arab Media Summit and global stories from London to Lisbon

David Bodanis and Nina dos Santos join Emma Nelson to discuss the week’s biggest stories. Plus: Monocle’s Gulf correspondent on the Arab Media Summit 2026 and Tyler Brûlé brings us the latest from Lisbon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 6, 202658 min

Quality of Life lessons from Lisbon, plus the headlines from London and Oslo

Isabel Hilton and Ash Bhardwaj join Emma Nelson to look back at the week’s news. Plus: the latest from Oslo and key takeaways from Monocle’s Quality of Life conference with Tyler Brûlé. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 30, 202658 min

Iceland’s referendum and the week in review

Erin O’Halloran and Charles Hecker join Emma Nelson to go over the week’s news. We also hear from Tyler Brûlé in Lisbon, Lyndee Prickitt in New Delhi and Bruno Kaufmann with the latest on Iceland’s referendum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 23, 202658 min

Sunday perspectives from Zürich, Tokyo and Helsinki

Eemeli Isoaho and Marcus Schögel join Emma Nelson to discuss the week’s news. We also hear from Tyler Brûlé in Tokyo and Petri Burtsoff in Helsinki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 16, 202658 min

The week in politics and global affairs

Tyler Brûlé and Emma Nelson welcome Juliet Linley and Myriam Zumbühl at Dufourstrasse 90 to go over the week’s news. We also hear from our Balkan correspondent, Guy De Launey, in Ljubljana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 9, 202658 min

A closer look at the week’s biggest developments

Alex von Tunzelmann and Steve Crawshaw join Emma Nelson to discuss the week’s biggest stories. We also hear from Tyler Brûlé in Tuscany and Alexei Korolyov with the latest from Vienna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.