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The Monocle Daily

The Monocle Daily

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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.

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  • Fancy paying the US Treasury’s $37.1trn debt? There’s a website for that

    Fancy paying the US Treasury’s $37.1trn debt? There’s a website for that
    Jul 25 2025

    As the “gifts to reduce the public debt” website causes a stir in the US with a new payment method, Monocle’s in-house team joins to discuss splitting the bill.

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    43 mins
  • Pragmatism vs politics at the China-EU summit

    Pragmatism vs politics at the China-EU summit
    Jul 24 2025

    As Brussels and Beijing mark 50 years of diplomacy, we discuss how simmering tensions might scupper progress.

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    39 mins
  • Israel passes motion backing annexation of the West Bank

    Israel passes motion backing annexation of the West Bank
    Jul 23 2025

    As the Knesset votes in favour of imposing “Israeli sovereignty” on the West Bank, we discuss how this symbolic gesture could eventually result in concrete action.

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    45 mins
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Presented with humor, information and opinion, this is my go-to summary of daily news events. Highly recommended.

Fantastic daily round up of current events

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