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The Curator
Hosted by Monocle · EN
The best of the week on Monocle Radio, compiled into one show.
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3w ago00:50:32Tap to summarizeWe hit the final for the Global Countdown’s World Cup, learn about Japan's new intelligence agency, then head to the bar to meet an award winning Ukrainian bartender and sample some chilled red wine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →What We Learned: Count Binface, Trump’s $1 coin and England’s football failure
3w ago00:07:14Tap to summarizeCount Binface challenges Nigel Farage in a UK by-election, Trump reacts to his $1 coin and football is, unfortunately, not coming home after all. Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4w ago00:48:10Tap to summarizeWe meet Mexican architect and academic Fernanda Canales. Then: the museum known as the little Louvre and we hear from the Japanese pianist Yumiko Morioka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →What We Learned: Trump’s Fifa intervention, Iran ceasefire ends and Neil the Seal
4w ago00:07:36Tap to summarizeUS president Donald Trump lobbies Fifa over a red card and says that the ceasefire with Iran is “over”. Plus: Neil the Seal wrecks havoc in Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 400:50:03Tap to summarizeActor Robert de Niro tells us why his luxury hotel chain Nobu is opening in Egypt. Then: Mexican chef Santiago Lastra discusses the rise of Mexican cuisine in London and we meet the founders of One Track Club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Highlights from Monocle Radio: Fourth of July special edition
Jul 400:45:08Tap to summarizeFrom Hollywood to the League of Nations, this special Fourth of July edition of ‘The Curator’ looks at how the US became a hegemon and those first halting steps towards superpower status. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →What We Learned: America’s 250th birthday and a Swiss yodel festival
Jul 300:06:01Tap to summarizeAndrew Mueller unpacks this week’s America 250 shenanigans, including Vanilla Ice, the reflecting pool and Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair. Plus: how a Swiss yodel festival tackled Europe’s heatwave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 2700:51:03Tap to summarizeLeo Varadkar, former taoiseach of Ireland, reveals how the leaders of Europe felt when the Brexit referendum results were announced 10 years ago. And: we pay tribute to former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →What We Learned: Keir Starmer exit, Washington’s Reflecting Pool and the loudest person on Earth
Jun 2600:07:15Tap to summarizeThis week, UK prime minister Keir Starmer resigned; the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became increasingly opaque; and we found out who was crowned the loudest person on Earth. Andrew Mueller discusses what we learned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 2000:52:13Tap to summarizeSkoda CEO Klaus Zellmer on how to make electric vehicles more affordable. Then: journalist and author Lyse Doucet discusses her debut book, ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’, and we meet Thai musician Notep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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