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The Late Edition

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.

Episodes

May 7, 2021 20 mins
Ahead of the relaunch of ‘The Daily’, it’s our last ‘Late Edition’. But it’s a packed show: a delve into Labour’s demise in the UK, a letter from New York and the office versus mobile working.
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Should patents for coronavirus vaccines be waived temporarily? Plus: England’s mayoral elections and Switzerland’s new pitch to tourists, featuring Roger Federer and Robert De Niro.
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May 5, 2021 20 mins
Elections take place in the UK tomorrow; we’ll assess what their results could mean for the state of the union. Plus: the future of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster and the prospect of a boom in cinemagoing as theatres prepare to reopen.
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May 4, 2021 20 mins
India and the UK unveil a major new trade agreement, the US Supreme Court reviews gun control and we look at the winning design for a new, retractable floor at the Colosseum in Rome.
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May 3, 2021 20 mins
The UK government looks at international travel, regional elections in Madrid heat up as an anti-lockdown candidate leads the race and the city of Liverpool trials a live-music event.
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April 30, 2021 20 mins
We assess US president Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. Plus: the UK’s soft power and a letter from New York City.
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April 29, 2021 20 mins
Joe Biden unveils his economic recovery plan to a joint session of Congress and *The New York Times* retires the term ‘op-ed’. Plus: whatever happened to the pop group?
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April 28, 2021 20 mins
International shipments of medical aid arrive in India as it continues to battle record daily coronavirus infections. Plus: US president Joe Biden’s first address to congress and transforming office spaces into homes in the City of London.
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April 27, 2021 20 mins
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau announces the deployment of the military to parts of the country hardest hit by a third wave of coronavirus infections. Plus: Italy’s green economic plan and the first findings from the 2020 US census.
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April 26, 2021 20 mins
The EU hints at a reopening of summer travel for vaccinated Americans. Plus, this year’s Academy Award winners and Turkmenistan’s new national holiday dedicated to the country’s native breed of dog, the alabai.
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April 23, 2021 20 mins
Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.
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April 22, 2021 20 mins
US president Joe Biden unveils ambitious new climate goals. Plus: why celebrities run for political office and Italy’s espresso battles.
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April 21, 2021 20 mins
Former police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by a jury of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. Plus: this year’s World Press Freedom Index is published and the wrangle over Verona’s most famous balcony.
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April 20, 2021 20 mins
Why is a third wave of coronavirus infections hitting Canada so severely? Plus: wildfires destroy South Africa’s national archive; and Collision, one of North America’s largest tech summits, begins in Toronto.
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April 19, 2021 20 mins
Germany’s Green party put forward a candidate for chancellor for the first time in 40 years. Plus, a royal summit to decide the future of the monarchy, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the rise in dog theft in the UK.
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April 16, 2021 20 mins
Berlin’s rent cap is overturned. Plus: our regular letter from New York and Reuters is set to introduce a paywall.
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April 15, 2021 20 mins
Voting reform in the US has attracted an unlikely opponent – big business. Plus: a changing of the guard at several US news networks and a review of the official team uniforms for Tokyo’s Olympic Games.
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April 14, 2021 20 mins
The US announces the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan by 11 September. Plus: Germany’s complicated political moment and the joy of social spontaneity.
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April 13, 2021 20 mins
Unrest continues in Minnesota following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old black man on Sunday. Plus: France’s proposed ban on domestic flights and the role of foreign correspondents.
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April 12, 2021 20 mins
Surprising election results in Peru and Ecuador, Emmanuel Macron orders the closure of one of France’s elite schools; and pubs, hairdressers and shops reopen in England. With Carlota Rebelo, Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Paige Reynolds.
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