The Briefing
by Monocle
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 24 chart positions in 24 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Politics#1105K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Politics#1325K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Politics#1951K to 10K
- 🇸🇪SE · Politics#1981K to 10K
- 🇲🇾MY · Politics#1830K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
32K to 118K🎙 Daily cadence·100 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
107K to 394K🇲🇾25%🇨🇦8%🇬🇧8%+21 more - Active Followers
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32K to 118K
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From 39 epsHosts
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Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea
Jul 21, 2026
28m 21s
Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions
Jul 20, 2026
36m 26s
World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview
Jul 17, 2026
33m 18s
Why is the world viewing China more positively than the US?
Jul 16, 2026
37m 44s
Western Europe’s last frontier fence falls as Gibraltar joins the border-free Schengen community
Jul 15, 2026
28m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Chart history for The Briefing
Peaked at #18 in MY, currently #18 in MY.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| CL | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| ID | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| HK | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| PH | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| PT | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| South Africa | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| KE | — | #76 | #76 | — |
| TR | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| PL | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| AE | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| SG | — | #98 | #98 | — |
| TW | — | #103 | #103 | — |
| CL | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| Canada | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| Finland | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| MY | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| RO | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #132 | #132 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #157 | #157 | — |
Chart Positions
28 placements across 24 markets.
Chart Positions
28 placements across 24 markets.