A book I am presently enjoying: Somnath Batabyal's 'Red River', which I think this review sums up quite well. deccanherald.com/features/books…

Bring back Fitzroy, you cowards.

The Briefing: Andrew Mueller discusses ground losses on Ukraine’s battlefield amid delays to military aid from allies, and the prime minister of Spain and first minister of Scotland both ponder their fate. Plus: Austria’s espionage problem monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Weekday replug for latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. How Ukraine has changed - and should change - the EU. With Anand Menon, Ruxandra Ivan from Romanian PM's office, Moldovan Sec for EU Integration Rodica Crudu, and former Swedish PM Stefan Löfven. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

I was alerted to this by Carlota Rebelo and briefly seethed that there isn't an International Country Music Day, except I checked and there is, but it's. . . September 17th? How did they not choose Old 9/7? un.org/en/observances…

The Foreign Desk: Andrew Mueller and former Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven discuss the EU’s parliamentary elections. Plus: EU officials from Romania and Moldova on shifting power centres and Anand Menon on the UK’s changing role in Europe
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The Monocle Daily: Tomos Lewis on US university protests, Carlota Rebelo and Alex Fernandes on Portugal’s 50-year-old Carnation Revolution, Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton on the Monocle Design Awards and Gunnar Gronlid on the science of queuing
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True story. I once called to book a dental appointment. They asked 'Morning or afternoon'? I stated a preference for afternoon. Then they ACTUALLY SAID '2:30?' Obviously, I replied 'No, it's just a regular checkup.' Tumbleweed.

Latest Briefing on Monocle Radio. Isabel Hilton on Blinken in Beijing, Ashanti Omkar Film, TV, Culture Broadcaster & HOST on new film and TV, Victoria Scholar with the business news, ANITA MENDIRATTA on the ongoing travails of Boeing. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

In the apparent absence of other talking points, would like to re-float my contention that 'the Power' is an egregiously stupid nickname for a football club. #AFLPowerSaints

I do not get the impression that I am missing a classic. #AFLPowerSaints

More importantly, it's a corker of an album by Willie Nelson.

More importantly, we also discuss locations where to spot capybaras in London. Andrew Mueller might be sceptical, but I have a photo proof and a witness (of that age in which they can't yet lie convincingly)

The Monocle Daily: Olga Tokariuk and Ben Kelly discuss Macron’s speech on Europe at Sorbonne University, Ukraine’s future vision, whether Trump should get immunity and our favourite voting incentives. Plus: a letter from Nida, Lithuania
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If Trump's lawyers do somehow stand this up, Joe Biden has the opportunity to order the funniest hit in history.

The Foreign Desk: Andrew Mueller explains why the US government is placing sanctions on an ultra-Orthodox group of soldiers within the IDF monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

The Monocle Daily: Terry Stiastny & Bill Hayton on David Cameron’s trip to Central Asia, Rishi Sunak’s trip to Germany and why leaders are visiting Trump: Plus: snakes in Australian hospitals and how Kaffa Roastery is using AI to brew coffee
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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. Mellissa Fung and Nik Gowing on the day's stuff, plus Karina Tsui on the Columbia University protests and Andrew Tuck meets Alex Knapp of Hines at MIPIM. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Let's hope the thieves will soon be behind bars. Come on, like chocolate bars, this is gold. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. Julie Norman and John Everard on the day's stuff, George Parker on the Rwanda vote and george ruskin meets Ibrahim mahama as he shrouds the Barbican in magenta. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…