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The Briefing launched in 2025 and has put out 200 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 110 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 3 days ago, with 170 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 170 episodes published. Published by Winkontent Ltd. 759286.

Episodes
200
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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Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?

Aug 21, 202635 min

Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

Aug 20, 202638 min

How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?

Aug 19, 202629 min

Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper

Aug 18, 202632 min

Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?

Aug 17, 202631 min

This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?

Aug 14, 202628 min

Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans

Aug 13, 202632 min

Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort

Aug 12, 202625 min

South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships

Aug 11, 202631 min

The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’

Aug 10, 202632 min

Are European companies outpacing their American peers?

Aug 7, 202631 min

‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’

Aug 6, 202632 min

Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover

Aug 5, 202630 min

Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA

Aug 4, 202622 min

Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

Aug 3, 202635 min

Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control

Jul 31, 202632 min

What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade

Jul 30, 202641 min

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

Jul 29, 202635 min

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

Jul 28, 202633 min

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

Jul 27, 202634 min
2026 Monocle