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The Briefing launched in 2025 and has put out 129 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 70 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 99 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 99 episodes published. Published by Winkontent Ltd. 759286.

Episodes
129
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
31 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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On stage for Emmanuel Macron’s viral moment in Kenya

May 14, 202634 min

Ukraine-Russia ceasefire ends but Kyiv’s renewed confidence continues

May 13, 202630 min

Is it all over for Keir Starmer? Cabinet faces questions

May 12, 202634 min

Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal

May 11, 202629 min

Trump’s global 10 per cent tariffs ruled illegal as he pushes for an EU-trade deal

May 8, 202630 min

Can Marco Rubio smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni?

May 7, 202632 min

Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris

May 6, 202623 min

Is the ceasefire in Lebanon all but over?

May 5, 202633 min

Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ and Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech conference

May 4, 202632 min

Trump threatens troop withdrawal in Europe

May 1, 202630 min

Pete Hegseth defends Iran war – and calls his critics the true adversary

Apr 30, 202631 min

How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress

Apr 29, 202625 min

Will Canada’s sovereign wealth fund bolster its economy in the face of Trump’s tariffs?

Apr 28, 202634 min

Palestinians vote in Gaza for the first time in 20 years

Apr 27, 202631 min

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire after White House talks

Apr 24, 202629 min

Trump in the polls: the domestic impact of US foreign policy

Apr 23, 202630 min

Planes, trains and ferries: How the Iran war is affecting travel

Apr 22, 202629 min

Lula in Lisbon: what’s on the agenda?

Apr 21, 202631 min

Are US-Iran peace talks still on the table?

Apr 20, 202629 min

How tourism in the UAE is staying resilient despite the Iran war

Apr 17, 202632 min
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