Monocle 24: Sunday Brunch Podcast
1) The art of remembering
We visit Berlin’s Soviet War Memorial, where an impressive design belies a deeper meaning for both Germany and Russia. Plus: archaeologist Claire Smith explains why restoring Notre Dame won’t make it ...Show More
2) Isabelle Huppert and the qualities of camp
Academy award-winning director Neil Jordan discusses his campy new thriller “Greta”, which stars Isabelle Huppert as a deranged stalker. Plus: how an arts education is raising the standards in US pris...Show More
3) Salone del Mobile
Monocle’s Georgina Godwin sits down for a cinnamon bun with leading designers and architects in this special edition broadcast live from the world’s largest furniture fair.
4) A nature series worth nurturing
Sir David Attenborough’s new Netflix Original series ‘Our Planet’ is both a visual masterpiece and an urgent call to action. We meet its producers, Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. Plus: artist ...Show More
5) Tackling men’s mental health
We look at a play that is bringing the issue of men’s mental health to the forefront. Plus: one of the world’s top 100 start-ups, weekend papers and we celebrate Burmese New Year.
6) Enter stage left (and right)
We look at how political issues can be successfully transferred to the stage. Plus: finding your ‘fragrance wardrobe’, a new novel based around the Holocaust and London restaurant Mortimer House Kitch...Show More
7) London Burlesque Festival
We profile the 2019 version of a festival that does a fine line in raunchy and risqué. Plus: how AI is changing the workplace, an Art Dubai round-up and Chiltern Firehouse’s knack for staying at the f...Show More
8) Making the arts accessible
We profile two companies making the arts more accessible. Plus: Daunt Books Spring Festival, extraordinary women in history and former MasterChef winner Tim Anderson on Japanese cooking.
9) Changing British culture
We assess the impact of refugees from Nazi Europe on British culture. Plus: abstract artwork, how to retell Shakespeare and the weekend papers.
10) The art of luxury
We discuss how to create the feeling of luxury. Plus: specialist sound design, the tale of a household and food from northeast India.