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The Globalist

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

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Wednesday 5 July:

We discuss the threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate. Also in the programme: why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.

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30935 Jul 2023
58 min

Wednesday 5 July: 

We discuss the threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate. Also in the programme: why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.

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30924 Jul 2023
58 min

Tuesday 4 July: 

We give you the latest on Israel’s major military operation in the West Bank. Plus: the Hong Kong police’s bounties for self-exiled activists, the inauguration of Thailand’s new government and the soft power of military hospital ships. 

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30913 Jul 2023
57 min

Monday 3 July: 

Riots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa and we discuss the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope. 

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309030 Jun 2023
58 min

Friday 30 June: 

We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, get the latest from France as riots rock major cities and give you an update on this week’s EU Council summit in Brussels. Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia.

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308929 Jun 2023
57 min

Thursday 29 June: 

Wagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy? Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE.

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308828 Jun 2023
58 min

Wednesday 28 June: 

We discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters. Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’. 

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308727 Jun 2023
58 min

Tuesday 27 June: 

New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin. Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding.

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308626 Jun 2023
58 min

Monday 26 June: 

We discuss how the weekend’s events were received in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and by Nato members. Plus: lessons from the second Greek election in two months, the parents in China turning to the tutoring “black market” and the ambassadors championing two wheels in Brussels. 

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308523 Jun 2023
58 min

Friday 23 June: 

Nations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers. Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers.

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308422 Jun 2023
1 hour

Thursday 22 June: 

We give you the latest as the UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga. Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series, Matt Wolf brings us the news from the world of theatre and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla.

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308321 Jun 2023
57 min

Wednesday 21 June: 

Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea. Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category.

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308220 Jun 2023
58 min

Tuesday 20 June: 

France challenges the ‘Sky Shield initiative’, a new German-led air-defence plan. Plus: violence breaks out in the West Bank, the rise of Hindu nationalism in Nepal and the latest music news.

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308119 Jun 2023
58 min

Monday 19 June: 

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, visits Beijing in a bid to ease relations between the US and China. Plus: the latest on the conflict in Ukraine, a roundup of the day’s papers and a profile of Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, who is now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.

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308016 Jun 2023
1 hour 4 min

Friday 16 June: 

We give you the latest as African leaders begin their peace mission in Ukraine. Plus: a new rural plan for France, a check-in from the Brussels Urban Summit and Andrew Mueller’s rundown of the week’s more unusual stories. 

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307915 Jun 2023
52 min

Thursday 15 June: 

Western allies are negotiating a security agreement with Kyiv – but will it fall short of Ukraine’s demands? Meanwhile, demand for sea salt in South Korea grows ahead of Japan’s planned release of ‘treated’ water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Plus: a special interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

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