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The Briefing launched in 2025 and has put out 234 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 204 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 204 episodes published. Published by Winkontent Ltd. 759286.

Episodes
234
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
32 min
Cadence
Near-daily

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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

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Houthis claim Riyadh attacks and Italy approves controversial electoral-reform law

Oct 8, 202636 min

Mail-in or early voting? How to get votes in ahead of the US midterm elections

Oct 7, 202628 min

France’s day of demonstration

Oct 6, 202630 min

Spain calls a snap election and Brazil heads to a runoff

Oct 5, 202633 min

Stories from the Ukraine war and 25 years since the grounding of Swissair

Oct 2, 202633 min

Israel’s ambassador to the UAE on Flydubai

Oct 1, 202633 min

What we know of the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv

Sep 30, 202632 min

Can Japan and China break their diplomatic deadlock?

Sep 29, 202628 min

How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections?

Sep 28, 202629 min

The China-US dinner: Is Europe feeling left out?

Sep 25, 202628 min

Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue

Sep 24, 202635 min

‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal?

Sep 23, 202628 min

Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting?

Sep 22, 202629 min

The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war

Sep 21, 202631 min

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day

Sep 18, 202629 min

Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins

Sep 17, 202635 min

Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member

Sep 16, 202627 min

Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?

Sep 15, 202626 min

The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda

Sep 14, 202628 min

Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?

Sep 11, 202628 min
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