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Bongeziwe Mabandla:

Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla, who cleverly mixes electro with African folk and soul. They discuss Mabandla’s latest album, ‘amaXesha’, and South Africa’s music scene.

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★	16 Jun 2023 10 min	Bongeziwe Mabandla: Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla, who cleverly mixes electro with African folk and soul. They discuss Mabandla’s latest album, ‘amaXesha’, and South Africa’s music scene.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	26 May 2023 11 min	Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to musician Sophie Ellis-Bextor about her forthcoming album ‘Hana’, inspired by east Asia. Plus: Ellis-Bextor discusses Eurovision, her ‘Kitchen Disco’ show and synth pop.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	12 May 2023 32 min	Eurovision special: The Monocle Weekly’s Eurovision special. Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, speaks to some of this year’s top contestants: Loreen from Sweden, Käärijä from Finland, Noa Kirel from Israel and Tvorchi from Ukraine. And we feature more Ukrainian talent with former Ukrainian Eurovision contender Tina Karol and the band Zetetics.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	5 May 2023 12 min	Dave Gregory from XTC: Monocle Radio’s studio director Christy O’Grady speaks with guitarist Dave Gregory from XTC about the upcoming spatial audio remix of the rock band’s 1984 album, ‘The Big Express’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	4 May 2023 22 min	‘Pacific Breeze 3', Neil Baselo and Marina Sena: A music special on The Monocle Weekly. Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Yosuke Kitazawa, behind Japanese city-pop compilation ‘Pacific Breeze 3’, and to French singer Neil Baselo and Brazilian popstar Marina Sena.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
564	31 Mar 2023 6 min	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Monocle 24’s entertainment correspondent Laura Kramer reports from the premiere of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ to hear about the craft and artistry that went into the production, and how practical effects are back in style.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
563	29 Mar 2023 11 min	Dominik Moll, ‘The Night of the 12th’: Monocle 24’s entertainment correspondent Laura Kramer speaks to Dominik Moll, director of crime thriller ‘The Night of the 12th’, which won six César Awards, France’s top film honours, including the best picture trophy.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	3 Mar 2023 30 min	Andrew Selby: Backgammon’s makeover : Monocle 24’s Laura Kramer speaks to Andrew Selby, UKBGF board member and backgammon tournament director.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
562	24 Feb 2023 10 min	Jimmy Warden – ‘Cocaine Bear’: Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Jimmy Warden, screenwriter of ‘Cocaine Bear’	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	17 Feb 2023 15 min	Lucy Jones, translator of Brigitte Reimann’s ‘Siblings’: Monocle’s Lilian Fawcett sits down with Lucy Jones, the Berlin-based translator of Brigitte Reimann’s ‘Siblings’, to talk about the author’s life in communist East Germany. They spoke about Reimann’s short but tumultuous life, translating her distinctive writing style and what a 60-year-old novel can offer contemporary readers.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	15 Feb 2023 16 min	Sara Dosa, ‘Fire of Love’: Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent, speaks to Sara Dosa, director of ‘Fire of Love’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	10 Feb 2023 18 min	Florian Zeller, ‘The Son’: Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Florian Zeller, director of ‘The Son’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	9 Feb 2023 13 min	Santiago Mitre, ‘Argentina, 1985’: Fernando Augusto Pacheco, Monocle 24’s senior correspondent, speaks to Santiago Mitre, director of ‘Argentina, 1985’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	7 Feb 2023 13 min	Samuel D. Hunter - 'The Whale': Monocle 24's Senior Correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with 'The Whale' writer Samuel D. Hunter.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	21 Nov 2022 15 min	Ariel Harari: Monocle 24’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to Argentinian DJ Ariel Harari about his compilation ‘Síntesis Moderna: An Alternative Vision of Argentinian Music 1980-1990’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

Affairs / Podcast

The Monocle Weekly

Latest episode

Latest episodes

Bongeziwe Mabandla:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor:

Eurovision special:

Dave Gregory from XTC:

‘Pacific Breeze 3', Neil Baselo and Marina Sena:

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves:

Dominik Moll, ‘The Night of the 12th’:

Andrew Selby: Backgammon’s makeover :

Jimmy Warden – ‘Cocaine Bear’:

Lucy Jones, translator of Brigitte Reimann’s ‘Siblings’:

Sara Dosa, ‘Fire of Love’:

Florian Zeller, ‘The Son’:

Santiago Mitre, ‘Argentina, 1985’:

Samuel D. Hunter - 'The Whale':

Ariel Harari: