The Briefing
by Monocle
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The political fallout after widespread protests and riots in France
Oct 19, 2026
30m 09s
Donald Trump’s energy ceasefire collapses: What next for the war in Ukraine?
Oct 16, 2026
33m 57s
EU budget showdown: Is a breakthrough possible?
Oct 15, 2026
35m 56s
Volodymyr Zelensky in the UK after deadly overnight attacks
Oct 14, 2026
30m 56s
IMF global economic forecast: bright spots and warnings
Oct 13, 2026
39m 24s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 | The political fallout after widespread protests and riots in France | We’re in Paris as Emmanuel Macron asks some cities to impose partial curfews after a weekend of riots and looting. But what’s next as his interior minister says that the police “lost control”?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 09s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | Donald Trump’s energy ceasefire collapses: What next for the war in Ukraine? | As Trump rebukes Ukraine’s attacks on a Russian oil refinery, we speak to a former Ukrainian ambassador about how negotiations have changed. Then: the UAE’s changing security landscape and Sumo at the London Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 57s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 | EU budget showdown: Is a breakthrough possible? | EU leaders gather in Brussels, hoping to find a way forward for the bloc’s next budget. Is there room for manoeuvre? Plus: Giorgia Meloni criticises Donald Trump’s Russia diesel deal and Frieze London opens to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 56s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 | Volodymyr Zelensky in the UK after deadly overnight attacks | Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky meets UK prime minister Andy Burnham as Russia strikes critical infrastructure in Kyiv Plus: the future of fashion retail and why Ford is re-entering rallying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 56s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 | IMF global economic forecast: bright spots and warnings | We discuss the latest global economic forecast and what it means for financial systems as the IMF warns of ‘resilience under strain’. Plus: commissioning contemporary art and the Paris Auto Show opens to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 24s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | Protests in New Delhi: Is Modi now facing an insurmountable political crisis? | Monocle and Hitachi Energy host a series of exclusive events in New Delhi featuring our editors and invited experts. Then: what’s getting everyone revved up at the Paris Motor Show? Plus: The CEO of Dubai Airports explains how the Gulf can make it through an increasingly turbulent period. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 29s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | South African Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize | We’re in Oslo as the Nobel Institute recognises the achievements of the former UN rights chief and ICJ judge who stood up against apartheid. Plus: Anthony Vaccarello leaves Saint Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 32s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | Houthis claim Riyadh attacks and Italy approves controversial electoral-reform law | We get the latest from our Gulf correspondent as explosions hit the Saudi capital. Then: Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni secures final approval for electoral overhaul. And: the latest on protests in Paris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 26s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Mail-in or early voting? How to get votes in ahead of the US midterm elections | As Donald Trump sows doubt about mail-in voting, Republicans face a dilemma. Then: France roils European bond markets. Plus: Jesper Brodin of the Earthshot prize.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 58s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | France’s day of demonstration | As students, teachers and parents blockade schools across France, we speak to Anita Riotta in Paris. Plus: We review the Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week and speak with Éternel Parisien founder Gilles Rosier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 02s | ||||||
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| 10/5/26 | Spain calls a snap election and Brazil heads to a runoff | Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, calls an early election amid widespread housing protests. Plus: right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins the first round of elections in Brazil but fails to secure an outright majority.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 17s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | Stories from the Ukraine war and 25 years since the grounding of Swissair | We speak to the editor of The Kyiv Independent in London as the war in Ukraine escalates. Plus: Tyler Brûlé on rebranding a failed airline and why China is regulating AI relationships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 46s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | Israel’s ambassador to the UAE on Flydubai | We speak to Israel’s ambassador to the UAE as details of the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv continue to emerge. Plus: the business news, how your environment affects your lifespan and this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’ live from Brazil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 23s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | What we know of the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv | We follow the developing story suggesting that a pilot was stabbed on flight FZ103 en route to Israel. Plus: Mineblast tests South Korea’s approach to North Korea and Paris Fashion Week in full swing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 10s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 | Can Japan and China break their diplomatic deadlock? | As Beijing hosts the highest-level Japanese delegation in a year, we consider what this might do to thaw relations. Plus: we’re in Sao Paulo ahead of Brazil’s election and Abu Dhabi as Livex kicks off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 56s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections? | France’s National Rally and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in partial Senate elections. Is it a ‘major milestone’? Plus: an apology from Asian Games organisers and a check-in with our team at Paris Fashion Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 35s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | The China-US dinner: Is Europe feeling left out? | Did Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s meeting at the White House go well and what did Europe think? Then: what international force comes after Unifil? Plus: Thailand’s first America’s Got Talent winner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 37s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue | As countries strike out on their own and conflicts abound, does the UN still hold sway? Alex von Tunzelmann reminds us what the organisation is capable of. Then: Monocle’s October style issue hits newsstands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 38s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | ‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal? | If progress can be made with anything at the UNGA, will it be with Iran and the US? Then: why are Milan Fashion Week parties an important event for sartorial diplomacy? Plus: Zürich’s cultural revolution. And: can AI help us sleep better and longer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 23s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 | Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting? | Leaders from Canada, Japan, Brazil and more take centre stage at the UN General Assembly today. Are they the new power brokers? Then: we head to Fondazione Prada as Milan Fashion week hits the runway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 01s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war | As world leaders descend on New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, we discuss the gathering’s relevance. Then: Fresh election setbacks for the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz. And: What do city monuments mean to us? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 24s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day | Brazilians prepare to head to the polls as the presidential race narrows. Then: we look ahead to Fine Arts Paris and head to the Toronto Film Festival. And: we hear about the late architect César Pelli’s final project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 13s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins | We hear from the CEO of the British Fashion Council as London Fashion Week begins. Then: we meet the team behind the One London project. And: Fernando Augusto Pacheco brings us his Slovak “Global Countdown”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 09s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 | Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member | Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member. Then: we look at the crackdown against the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey. Plus: we head to the Arab Media Summit and look inside the new issue of Konfekt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 05s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10? | Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial in the Philippines. Then: We check in with Monocle’s team at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. And: The best of Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 23s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | global energy suppliesoil prices+3 | — | dieseloil+1 | ParisEurope | oildiesel+3 | — | 28m 59s | ||
| 9/10/26 | transatlantic relationshipdefence deal+3 | — | US DemocratsApple | PolandCanada | transatlantic relationshipPoland+5 | — | 38m 40s | ||
| 9/9/26 | political legacyRepublican party+3 | — | Republican party | DallasParis+1 | political legacyTrump+5 | — | 30m 40s | ||
| 9/8/26 | US foreign policySouth America+4 | — | — | ColombiaCape Verde+1 | Marco RubioColombia+5 | — | 32m 54s | ||
| 9/7/26 | far-right politicsbusiness strategy+4 | global foresight strategist | AFDBrussels | GermanyBerlin | GermanyAFD+5 | — | 30m 42s | ||
| 9/4/26 | Volkswagen restructuringcorporate Germany+3 | — | Volkswagen | GermanyLisbon | Volkswagenrestructuring+5 | — | 30m 56s | ||
| 9/3/26 | cultural relationsdrone attacks+3 | — | Goethe-Institut | GermanyRussia+1 | Goethe-InstitutGermany+6 | — | 34m 08s | ||
| 9/2/26 | smart citiesglobal indices+3 | — | IMDAl-Qaeda+1 | ZürichYemen | Zürichsmart city index+4 | — | 27m 33s | ||
| 9/1/26 | defense alliancepolitics+4 | — | TurkeySaudi Arabia+1 | IstanbulMilan | Mecca Defence AllianceGiorgia Meloni+7 | — | 31m 14s | ||
| 8/31/26 | politicselections+3 | — | — | France | Francepresidential election+3 | — | 31m 23s | ||
| 7/21/26 | defenceChina+4 | — | Lockheed MartinUS Coast Guard | FarnboroughSouth China Sea | Farnborough Air ShowLockheed Martin+4 | — | 28m 21s | ||
| 7/20/26 | LebanonUS politics+3 | Joseph Aoun | Monocle | — | LebanonWhite House+6 | — | 36m 26s | ||
| 7/17/26 | World CupArgentina+4 | Misan Harriman | — | ArgentinaSpain | World Cup finalArgentina+6 | — | 33m 18s | ||
| 7/16/26 | ChinaUS+3 | — | PEW Research CenterGreener, Cooler, Healthier | ChinaUS | ChinaUS+4 | — | 37m 44s | ||
| 7/15/26 | GibraltarSchengen+3 | — | Schengen community | GibraltarWestern Europe | GibraltarSchengen+3 | — | 28m 40s | ||
| 7/14/26 | Bastille DayEuropean unity+3 | — | France | EuropeUkraine | MacronBastille Day+4 | — | 32m 18s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Strait of HormuzUS-Iran relations+3 | Angèle | Volkswagen | TehranWashington+2 | Strait of HormuzUS+7 | — | 32m 45s | ||
| 7/10/26 | MyanmarASEAN+4 | — | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | MyanmarLondon | MyanmarASEAN+4 | — | 25m 53s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Democratsmid-term elections+5 | — | Klarna | MaineIran | Democratsmid-term elections+5 | — | 35m 22s | ||
| 7/8/26 | explosionsEU leadership+3 | — | Nato | SyriaFrance | MacronSyria+5 | — | 31m 04s | ||
| 6/12/26 | protestsluxury resort development+3 | Nic Monisse | — | AlbaniaSwitzerland | AlbaniaJared Kushner+6 | — | 33m 41s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Fifa World Cupsports+3 | — | Skoda | Mexico City | Fifa World CupMexico City+5 | — | 36m 36s | ||
| 6/10/26 | inter-state conflictUS relations+3 | Alexis Bittar | USBaltics | Europe | inter-state conflictEurope+5 | — | 33m 10s | ||
| 6/9/26 | TrumpNetanyahu+4 | — | SpaceXAnthropic+2 | — | TrumpNetanyahu+6 | — | 25m 10s | ||
| 6/8/26 | Middle East conflictinternational relations+4 | Inzamam Rashid | ChinaICFF | PyongyangIsrael+1 | IsraelIran+6 | — | 28m 45s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Middle East conflicttravel+3 | Sophie Grove | HezbollahKonfekt+1 | IsraelLebanon+1 | Hezbollahceasefire+6 | — | 30m 06s | ||
| 6/4/26 | GermanyUN Security Council+3 | — | UN Security Council | GermanyBerlin | GermanyUN Security Council+3 | — | 31m 05s | ||
| 6/3/26 | architecturepolitics+3 | Anita RiottaAndrew Mueller | — | LondonUS+1 | Serpentine PavilionLondon+3 | — | 30m 50s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Colombia electionLatin America+3 | Ari GoldEthan Gold | Brother Verses Brother | Colombia | Colombiapresidential runoff+5 | — | 45m 48s | ||
| 6/1/26 | Poland politicsruling coalition+3 | Laetitia CohenArthur Cohen | — | PolandParis | Polandpolitics+5 | — | 28m 44s | ||
| 5/8/26 | tariffstrade deals+3 | — | US trade courtRussia+1 | Venice Biennale | Trumptariffs+5 | — | 30m 02s | ||
| 5/7/26 | US politicsinternational relations+5 | — | USUS secretary of state+1 | Rome | Marco RubioPope Leo XIV+5 | — | 32m 00s | ||
| 5/6/26 | peacepolitics+4 | Grace Charlton | Project Freedom | Paris | Donald TrumpProject Freedom+6 | — | 23m 41s | ||
| 5/5/26 | ceasefireLebanon+4 | — | Romania | LebanonIsrael | ceasefireLebanon+5 | — | 33m 32s | ||
| 5/4/26 | US militaryhuman rights+3 | — | Zambia | strait of Hormuz | TrumpProject Freedom+5 | — | 32m 26s | ||
| 5/1/26 | US-Europe security relationshipmilitary independence+3 | — | — | EuropeItaly+2 | Trumptroop withdrawal+6 | — | 30m 22s | ||
| 4/30/26 | US defence strategyIran war+4 | Pete Hegseth | US Defence | IranWashington+2 | Pete HegsethIran war+5 | — | 31m 56s | ||
| 4/29/26 | UK-US relationsKing Charles III+3 | — | CongressEU | IsraelUkraine | King Charles IIICongress+3 | — | 25m 35s | ||
| 4/28/26 | sovereign wealth fundCanada+3 | — | Canada’s sovereign wealth fund | CanadaTrump | Canadasovereign wealth fund+4 | — | 34m 48s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Gaza electionsmunicipal elections+3 | — | — | GazaDeir al-Balah+1 | GazaDeir al-Balah+5 | — | 31m 25s | ||
| 4/24/26 | ceasefireIsrael+4 | — | White HouseUS+2 | — | ceasefireIsrael+6 | — | 29m 46s | ||
| 4/23/26 | US midtermsTrump administration+4 | — | Delphi Economic Forum | — | TrumpUS midterms+5 | — | 30m 18s | ||
| 4/22/26 | travelenergy prices+3 | — | IranUS | — | Iran wartravel+3 | — | 29m 57s | ||
| 4/21/26 | Brazil-Portugal relationsLula's European trip+1 | — | — | BrazilPortugal+2 | LulaPortugal+5 | — | 31m 53s | ||
| 4/20/26 | US-Iran relationspeace talks+3 | — | USIran | Milan | USIran+5 | — | 29m 49s | ||
| 4/17/26 | tourismUAE+3 | — | USIsrael | UAEIran+1 | UAE tourismIran war+3 | — | 32m 22s | ||
| 4/16/26 | start-upsUAE+3 | — | — | UAESharjah+1 | UAE start-upsIran war+3 | — | 32m 37s | ||
| 4/15/26 | tourismeducation+3 | — | — | DubaiGulf | tourismeducation+4 | — | 39m 47s | ||
| 4/14/26 | Middle East relationsdiplomacy+3 | Israeli ambassador to the UAE | Hezbollah | LebanonIsrael+4 | LebanonIsrael+5 | — | 39m 44s | ||
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Chart history for The Briefing
Peaked at #41 in Brazil, currently #41 in Brazil.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| MY | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| PT | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| ID | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| CL | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| South Africa | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| KE | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| RO | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| Finland | — | #105 | #105 | — |
| Canada | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| PL | — | #160 | #160 | — |
| South Korea | — | #163 | #163 | — |
| SG | — | #173 | #173 | — |
| Denmark | — | #179 | #179 | — |
| HK | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| PH | — | #182 | #182 | — |
| Brazil | — | #191 | #191 | — |
| AE | — | #194 | #194 | — |
| Japan | — | #196 | #196 | — |
Chart Positions
19 placements across 18 markets.
Chart Positions
19 placements across 18 markets.