The Briefing
Monocle
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Genres:
World News
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Dubai Design Week highlights and British broadcasters Comcast and ITV in talks over major media sale
11/7/2025
Monocle’s Gulf correspondent reports from Dubai Design Week, where the region’s largest creative festival underscores the city’s growing influence through a diverse programme of regional exhibitions, experimental projects and design showcases. Plus: we hear from Tyler Brûlé in Hong Kong.
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Duration:00:29:34
Paris rallies to revive local industry as Duralex raises millions in nationwide ‘Made in France’ comeback
11/6/2025
After glassmaker Duralex raised €16m in pledges in just one day and minister Serge Papin proposed new profit-sharing reforms to boost purchasing power, we discuss how citizen investment and policy are coming together to support local industry and spark a renewed “buy French” spirit.
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Duration:00:28:52
What Zohran Mamdani’s historic win reveals about housing and urban politics
11/5/2025
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani campaigned on affordability and a rent-freeze plan. We discuss how cities worldwide are tackling the housing crisis and what mayors can do to stabilise local real estate markets. Plus: a look through the papers and the latest in fashion.
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Duration:00:31:31
Can Democrats make a comeback?
11/4/2025
Millions of Americans head to the polls for elections that will test Democrats and gauge the mood ahead of next year’s midterms. Then: the legacy of former vice-president Dick Cheney, who died aged 84. Plus: Steven Tyler’s Italian legal battle and the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Duration:00:32:14
Tourist numbers crash in Thailand and final campaigning in New York’s mayoral race
11/3/2025
Tourist numbers crash in Thailand, final campaigning in New York’s mayoral race and the latest business news as global markets continue to soar.
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Duration:00:26:51
Ukraine-Russia latest and Moscow’s secret missile, Giorgia Meloni’s judicial reform and London’s biggest fireworks display
10/31/2025
Russia strikes Ukraine’s rail links and uses a ‘secret’ missile, Italy’s proposals for judicial reform win backing from lawmakers and the city as a public living room as we stop by London’s biggest fireworks display.
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Duration:00:29:25
Trump returns from Asia to face Venezuela dilemma
10/30/2025
Donald Trump returns from trade talks in Asia as a US carrier strike group moves into position in the Caribbean. What is the administration planning? Plus: the view from Europe on the US-China trade deal and ‘The Global Countdown’.
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Duration:00:29:19
Is France sending troops to Ukraine?
10/29/2025
As reports emerge of French forces preparing for deployment to Ukraine by 2026, our Paris bureau chief joins to discuss. Plus: Portugal’s nationality laws and a gripping new feature film about Palestine in 1936.
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Duration:00:31:57
Japan’s new prime minister rolls out the red carpet for Donald Trump
10/28/2025
The latest from Tokyo as Trump meets Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Then: Andrew Mueller speaks to former US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on New York’s magazine scene.
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Duration:00:29:42
The view from Bangkok on Asean and ‘Demon Slayer’ slashes records
10/27/2025
Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, explores the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal. Then: senior news editor Chris Cermak gives us the latest on the US government shutdown and we learn how the ‘Demon Slayer’ franchise has taken over the world.
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Duration:00:23:01
Life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
10/24/2025
We catch up on a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council on life on the ground for Palestinians in the West Bank. Plus: Mamdani’s final debate, Art Taipei and the latest issue of Monocle magazine!
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Duration:00:36:54
Live from Paris: Art Basel comes to the French capital
10/23/2025
Tyler Brûlé hosts from our studio in Paris with the latest from Art Basel and France’s tumultuous politics. Plus: Monocle’s new November magazine and our ‘Designers on Sofas’ book launches in New York.
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Duration:00:29:54
Netanyahu and Vance’s meeting and a preview of Art Basel Paris
10/22/2025
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US vice-president JD Vance are set to meet in Jerusalem today. What will this mean for the ceasefire in Gaza? Then: Hermès taps Grace Wales Bonner and we look to Art Basel Paris.
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Duration:00:26:13
Can Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, unite the nation and revive its economy?
10/21/2025
Monocle’s Fiona Wilson reports on Sanae Takaichi’s historic win and the daunting task ahead for Japan’s first female prime minister. Plus: A flip through the Latin American papers and we check-in with Tyler Brûlé in Paris.
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Duration:00:29:53
Beijing plans major policy shifts to boost slumping economy. Plus: a heist at the Louvre
10/20/2025
China’s communist elites map out a political strategy to boost the nation’s ailing economy. Then: the latest following a daylight robbery of precious jewels from the Louvre. Plus: a round-up of this year's Frieze London.
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Duration:00:27:39
Kenya bids farewell to Raila Odinga at state funeral attended by African leaders
10/17/2025
Kenyans remember former prime minister Raila Odinga at his historic state funeral. Plus: Fashion news and why the Eiffel Tower keeps losing money despite being one of France’s most-visited monuments.
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Duration:00:26:50
Can anyone really disarm Hamas in Gaza?
10/16/2025
Hamas’s crackdown on rival militias puts a spotlight on the power vacuum in Gaza and deepens questions over Donald Trump’s next phase for peace.
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Duration:00:34:34
Are Donald Trump and Javier Milei upstaging the IMF?
10/15/2025
What signals is the US president sending with talk of bailing out Argentina during a week of annual International Monetary Fund meetings?
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Duration:00:25:27
Live from Tokyo: Osaka Expo reflections and Japan’s political shake-up
10/14/2025
‘The Briefing’ is live from Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé, looking back at the Osaka Expo and what it means for Japan’s future. Plus: can Sanae Takaichi really become prime minister? And: what’s behind Japan’s political uncertainty?
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Duration:00:31:42
Trump addresses the Knesset as Hamas returns all living hostages. Plus: Portugal’s local elections solidify centre-right
10/13/2025
The US president, Donald Trump, addresses the Knesset as leaders head to Egypt for a Gaza peace summit. Plus: Business news with Bloomberg and how Portugal’s local elections are a win for the centre-right.
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Duration:00:23:10