Episodes

  • King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival

    King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
    May 2 2026

    Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin unpack King Charles III’s Washington speech, Trump’s troop withdrawal from Germany and more. Plus: ceramics at Affordable Art Fair Hampstead and Portugal’s International Sea Urchin Festival.

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    32 mins
  • Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts

    Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
    Apr 25 2026

    Georgina Godwin and Isabel Hilton on the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Trump’s World Cup proposal and more of the week’s news. Plus: Stockholm Music Week’s debut and why creative industry gatherings matter.

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    35 mins
  • The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums

    The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
    Apr 18 2026

    Tira Shubart and Georgina Godwin examine why the Mandelson scandal is dominating UK politics despite global crises. Plus: updates on Iran, a French publishing exodus and the best small museums around the world.

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    31 mins
  • Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting

    Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
    Apr 11 2026

    Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin discuss the week’s news. JD Vance heads to Pakistan for peace talks and Hungary holds pivotal elections. Plus: chef Jago Rackham on how to host a dinner party.

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    32 mins
  • How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter

    How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter
    Apr 4 2026

    Simon Brooke and Emma Nelson unpack how US president Donald Trump uses language to his advantage. Plus: the founder of chocolatier Plaq, Kitkat’s creative response to a PR disaster and Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter.

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    38 mins
  • Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market

    Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market
    Mar 28 2026

    Isabel Hilton and Emma Nelson discuss FBI director Kash Patel’s hacked emails and more of the week’s news. Plus: London Craft Week 2026 and Tyler Brûlé kicks off Monocle’s Hanami Market in Zürich.

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    37 mins
  • Iran latest and Alexander Stubb’s gloomy outlook on Ukraine

    Iran latest and Alexander Stubb’s gloomy outlook on Ukraine
    Mar 21 2026

    Latika Bourke joins Georgina Godwin with the latest from Iran and her interaction with the Finnish president at Chatham House. Then: The Folio Society celebrates the 40th anniversary of ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.

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    30 mins
  • The latest on Iran and Uganda’s housing crisis at Mipim

    The latest on Iran and Uganda’s housing crisis at Mipim
    Mar 14 2026

    As the Iran war enters its third week, Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin unpack the latest. Then: at Mipim we hear how Uganda is tackling rapid urbanisation. Plus: Jill Dawson on her novel ‘Pixie’.

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    30 mins