Monocle on Culture

Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.

Spring listening: ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Studio Radicals’
Apr 21, 2025 – 30:01
New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’
Apr 14, 2025 – 30:02
Spring preview: Upcoming exhibitions, books and album releases
Apr 7, 2025 – 32:44
‘Severance’ creator Dan Erickson dissects season two
Mar 31, 2025 – 28:32
The wonderful world of Alabaster DePlume
Mar 24, 2025 – 30:42
Theatre special: the puppets of ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ and the Beckett Biennale
Mar 17, 2025 – 30:36
Dispatch from Arco Madrid 2025
Mar 10, 2025 – 29:54
What’s the legacy of ‘The Face’ magazine?
Mar 3, 2025 – 27:39
An Oscars nomination special
Feb 24, 2025 – 32:12
Iranian New Wave cinema, London’s Sadler’s Wells East and the Château La Coste in Provence
Feb 17, 2025 – 27:44
The captivating work of Noah Davis
Feb 10, 2025 – 27:34
Vashti Bunyan
Feb 3, 2025 – 29:43
Eddie Chacon
Jan 27, 2025 – 33:29
2025 on the stage
Jan 21, 2025 – 27:48
The best cultural releases of 2025
Jan 13, 2025 – 36:31
‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Babygirl’
Jan 6, 2025 – 27:06
The year in review
Dec 30, 2024 – 30:40
The best of 2024
Dec 23, 2024 – 26:03
The best Christmas music of 2024
Dec 16, 2024 – 32:06
Takashi Murakami and Tate Modern’s ‘Electric Dreams’
Dec 9, 2024 – 30:06
New documentaries: ‘The Bibi Files’ and ‘Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes’
Dec 2, 2024 – 27:49
Hank Willis Thomas
Nov 25, 2024 – 27:42
Steve McQueen and ‘Blitz’
Nov 18, 2024 – 33:27
20 years of Nonclassical
Nov 11, 2024 – 31:55
‘Box Office Poison’
Nov 4, 2024 – 30:47
Walla Walla Foundry, a new Italian film and French pop star Zaho de Sagazan
Oct 28, 2024 – 27:58
Gran Turismo Folgore: A Lucca Roadtrip
Oct 25, 2024 – 26:11
A new ballet based on the life and writing of Oscar Wilde
Oct 21, 2024 – 30:13
Asymmetry and Heartland at Noma
Oct 14, 2024 – 28:33
The ghost and spirit of Mike Kelley
Oct 7, 2024 – 29:33
Public Service Broadcasting and concept albums
Sep 30, 2024 – 35:39
Gran Cabrio Folgore: a Carrara roadtrip
Sep 26, 2024 – 24:25
‘The Goldman Case’ and ‘Sugarcane’
Sep 23, 2024 – 29:08
Ukraine’s musical heritage, Agnes Varda and Marina Abramovic’s new London show
Sep 16, 2024 – 28:35
‘Street-Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence’
Sep 9, 2024 – 34:55
David Peace
Sep 2, 2024 – 30:17
‘Sing Sing’
Aug 26, 2024 – 26:50
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the ‘Hafla’ exhibition at Sotheby’s
Aug 19, 2024 – 27:43
Review: ‘Tuesday’
Aug 12, 2024 – 24:35
Summer films: ‘Agent of Happiness’, ‘Daughters’ and ‘Kneecap’
Aug 5, 2024 – 30:20
Summer reading: John Niven’s ‘O Brother’ and Mariel Franklin’s ‘Bonding’
Jul 29, 2024 – 28:31
Summer art special: Lonnie Holley, Ukrainian modernism and Les Rencontres d’Arles
Jul 22, 2024 – 25:58
Leading the charge: a journey down the French Riviera in the Cadillac Lyriq, part three
Jul 19, 2024 – 30:40
Summer music: Cassandra Jenkins and a new documentary about Blur
Jul 15, 2024 – 29:17
Leading the charge: a journey down the French Riviera in the Cadillac Lyriq, part two
Jul 12, 2024 – 23:37
Looking ahead to the summer in culture
Jul 8, 2024 – 35:27
Leading the charge: a journey down the Côte d’Azur in the Cadillac Lyriq, part one
Jul 4, 2024 – 26:47
Pearl Lam
Jul 1, 2024 – 26:36
Art and democracy: Agnieszka Holland and Nadya Tolokonnikova
Jun 24, 2024 – 28:45
‘Bye Bye Tiberias’, artist Zanele Muholi’s new exhibition and a novel by Gabriel García Márquez’s grandson
Jun 17, 2024 – 30:39

Recent Reviews

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I downloaded one episode on my iPhone -- never subscribed -- and tried to delete the whole podcast from iTunes including the files once it synced, but it keeps appearing in iTunes and continues to download episodes!! Has this taken over my computer?!?! I've never had this problem with podcasts.