Emma Nelson, Charles Hecker and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Sweden and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy de Launey, in Ljubljana. Plus: Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and Hay Festival CEO, Julie Finch, join from Hay-on-Wye to look back at this year’s event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
And a very good morning to you.
We're live in London and you're with Monocle on Sunday with me, Emma Nelson.
Coming up today here at Midori House, my guests Charles Hecker and Isabel Hilton share their views on the week's biggest stories.
Very good morning to you.
Good morning.
Isabel, what have you spotted in terms of big stories?
Well, there's a story that's been running for 35 years, which is May 35, which is next week.
That is the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre.
June 4.
You're not allowed to say June 4 in China, so it's become May 35.
There was an extraordinary play at Southwark Theatre, which I went to last week.
Up upcoming stories.
I think the proposals for peace both in Israel, Gaza and in Ukraine are pretty big.
And then there are elections, of course.
Chuck, what for you spotted.
I think we're going to take a look at the role of deepfakes in the Indian election.
This is the world's largest democracy and the largest ever balloting exercise on the planet.
And the country has been struggling with the role of deepfakes.
And then I think just finally we're going to take a trip to.
If you could see me make inverted commas in the air, we're going to take a trip to a museum in New York that has nothing but fakes.