Best Julien Laurens Podcasts (2025)

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Saint Etienne on their 13th and final album, ‘International’ 28:50

11d ago28:50

28:50

Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Sarah Cracknell and Pete Wiggs from beloved British pop band Saint Etienne. They discuss their upcoming album, ‘International’, which will be their last. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Summer books special: Fredrik Backman, Christopher Bollen and our recommended reading 29:06

18d ago29:06

29:06

In our summer books special, Fredrik Backman discusses his latest book, ‘My Friends’, and Christopher Bollen talks about his novel ‘Havoc’. Plus: Georgina Godwin shares her recommended reading for the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Summer music special: Green Man Festival and the season’s best albums 30:00

25d ago30:00

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In our summer music special, we hear from Green Man Festival owner Fiona Stewart about what to expect from this year’s edition of the independent event. Plus: Kate Hutchinson with this season’s top-three albums. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Summer art special: Gilbert & George, Australia’s Aboriginal art centres and Romanian painter Marius Bercea 26:08

1M ago26:08

26:08

In our summer art special, we visit an exhibition in London from Gilbert & George, head down under to find out about the art centres producing Aboriginal art and hear from a contemporary Romanian painter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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An exploration of the new Nick Drake boxset, “The Making of Five Leaves Left” 34:00

1M ago34:00

34:00

A new edition of Nick Drake’s “Five Leaves Left” record has been released, which includes previously unheard outtakes. Robert Bound explores the new release with Cally Callomon and Richard Morton Jack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on her groundbreaking series, ‘Social Studies’ 26:31

2M ago26:31

26:31

The documentary series ‘Social Studies’ explores the culture of social media, with insight into the real-life habits of teenagers. We catch up with the filmmaker behind the series, Lauren Greenfield, to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Summer exhibitions: Jenny Saville and ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ 26:11

2M ago26:11

26:11

We head to two major exhibitions taking place this summer: ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ at Saatchi Yates and ‘Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting’ at the National Portrait Gallery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Photographer Dennis Morris reflects on his extraordinary career 36:03

2M ago36:03

36:03

British photographer Dennis Morris joins Robert Bound in the studio to discuss his extraordinary career and well-loved images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Monocle meets British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien 28:41

2M ago28:41

28:41

We sit down with legendary installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. He discusses his career, early influences and his current show, ‘Isaac Julien: I Dream a World’, at San Francisco’s de Young Museum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana 27:43

2M ago27:43

27:43

Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of the Bangwato. It's an extraordinary and notable life, and he's been nomi…

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Art Basel in Basel celebrates its 55th year 27:20

2M ago27:20

27:20

Monocle heads to the 55th edition of Art Basel in Basel. We speak with some of the event’s leadership team; gallerists reflecting on their sales; and curators and artists at the fair and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB 27:32

2M ago27:32

27:32

For over a hundred years no one thought too much about the origins of the RSPB, but among its founders was a woman in Didsbury opposed to the use of feathers in fashionable hats. Emily Williamson was outraged by the widespread slaughter of egrets and the crested grebe. She had tried to join the all-male British Ornithological Union, and when that f…

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Looking ahead to summer: music, film and TV 32:50

3M ago32:50

32:50

Robert Bound is joined by Will Hodgkinson, Hannah Strong and Rhianna Dhillon to share their picks of music, film and TV for the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Tina Turner 27:43

3M ago27:43

27:43

Rock Icon Tina Turner proposed by the actress and author Rebecca Humphries. Tina Turner began life as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, joining Ike Turner's band in St Louis at the age of 17. Her presence, her performances and her voice captivated audiences, but this is really a story of triumph over abuse. After she left Ike Turner with noth…

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Goodwood Art Foundation launches as a wonderful new destination for contemporary art 27:13

3M ago27:13

27:13

We head to Sussex to celebrate the newly opened Goodwood Art Foundation. We speak to curator Ann Gallagher, artist Rachel Whiteread and Goodwood Estate proprietor Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti 27:39

3M ago27:39

27:39

The chef Raymond Blanc nominates his mentor and friend, the physicist Professor Nicholas Kurti.Kurti was born in Hungary but fled to Oxford when Hitler came to power. Pushing the frontiers of low-temperature physics during his career, he went on to create‘molecular gastronomy’ in retirement. Raymond Blanc approached Kurti after a lecture the profes…

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Art books at the Warburg Institute and Tate 31:05

3M ago31:05

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We explore the genre of art books at a new exhibition at London’s Warburg Institute, which explores art publishing and libraries. Plus: we meet the head of book sales and buying at the Tate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Dervla Murphy, author of the classic Full Tilt 27:38

3M ago27:38

27:38

At the age of 10 Dervla Murphy was given an atlas and a bicycle, and so began an adventurous life. Her account of a journey to India became a classic called Full Tilt but she also went to Cuba, Ethiopia and the Andes where our guest first met her in a doss house. Hilary Bradt is the founder of the Bradt Travel Guides and is picking Dervla Murphy as…

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Review: ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 29:44

3M ago29:44

29:44

Film critics Simran Hans and Leila Latif join Robert Bound to review Wes Anderson’s new movie, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, starring Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Ned Ludd mythical leader of the Luddites 27:43

3M ago27:43

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We don't even know if Ned Ludd was real, but perhaps that was the point. "You could say he was everyone and no one - and that's what made him so terrifying for the authorities." Leader of the Luddites, who often signed letters and proclamations Ned Ludd, he is shown in one engraving wearing mismatched shoes and a blue polka dot dress, suggesting a …

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Exploring stories after dark with Dan Richards 30:53

4M ago30:53

30:53

We head into the night with Dan Richards, author of the new book ‘Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark’. Richards celebrates all things nocturnal, from bakers and health workers to wildlife and Moomintrolls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Richey Edwards of The Manic Street Preachers 27:40

4M ago27:40

27:40

Richey was, beautiful says Cummins, a natural icon and a gift to photograph. He also believes his writing has been overshadowed by the fact of his disappearance in 1995. "I think nobody has looked beyond that for quite a long time.” Manic Street Preachers biographer, Simon Price, also knew Richey Edwards and says he was "the most intelligent rock s…

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Sunny spring soundtracks: Marlon Williams and Morcheeba 28:57

4M ago28:57

28:57

We create a sunny soundtrack to the coming weeks with the release of two new albums. Kiwi singer Marlon Williams talks about his gorgeous record “Te Whare Tīwekaweka”, his first sung in the Māori language. Plus: we hear from Skye Edwards of the beloved UK band Morcheeba, which is back with its trademark trip-hop on the upcoming album “Escape The Ch…

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Benny Hill 27:28

4M ago27:28

27:28

Biography show in which the guest picks someone they admire. Benny Hill is a thorny choice but playwright Jonathan Maitland is determined that - despite accusations of sexism and racism later in his career - Britain's most successful comedian deserves a second look. Benny was fired by Thames TV in 1989. "The show was past its sell-by date," was the…

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London’s finest: Tate Modern turns 25 and Photo London turns 10 30:04

4M ago30:04

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We celebrate two of London’s most esteemed arts institutions. We reflect on the Tate Modern’s immense contribution to the UK’s cultural landscape and Photo London’s effect on photography over the past decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Maggi Hambling picks muse and lover Henrietta Moraes 27:35

4M ago27:35

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“Henrietta's eyes looked into one's soul at the same time exposing her own. She posed for me most Mondays for the last seven months until two days before she died.” In a raw and very funny opener to the new series of Great Lives, painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling chooses someone she knew extremely well - her lover Henrietta Moraes. Born in India,…

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Harriet Harman on Maria Callas 27:57

4M ago27:57

27:57

The legendary opera star Maria Callas was lauded for her magnetic stage presence and extraordinary vocal range. Born in New York in 1923 to Greek immigrant parents, she moved with her mother and sister to Greece aged 13. In 1939 she attended the Athens Conservatoire where she embarked on a rigorous vocal training in the Italian "bel canto" traditio…

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Zed Nelson’s ‘The Anthropocene Illusion’ 30:43

4M ago30:43

30:43

Photographer Zed Nelson joins us in the studio to talk about his new book, ‘The Anthropocene Illusion’, which meditates on the fractured relationship between humans and nature. Plus: contemporary art in Dakar, Senegal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Spring listening: ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Studio Radicals’ 30:01

5M ago30:01

30:01

In this podcast special, we hear from two presenters in the wonderful world of audio storytelling. The much-beloved podcast ‘Heavyweight’ involves guests engaging the help of Jonathan Goldstein to answer some unsolved aspect of their past. Ahead of the show’s return at its new home, Pushkin Industries, we catch up with Goldstein to hear about the o…

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New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’ 30:02

5M ago30:02

30:02

New York provides the backdrop to two cultural gems. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, documentary ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ follows the former Beatle and the artist as they roam Greenwich Village in the 1970s, pursuing projects, preparing for a charity concert and meeting leftist radicals. We sit down with Rice-Edwards to discuss t…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Julien Laurens Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Monocle on Culture

Monocle

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Great Lives

BBC Radio 4

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The Betway Insider

Betway

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Saint Etienne on their 13th and final album, ‘International’ 28:50

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Summer books special: Fredrik Backman, Christopher Bollen and our recommended reading 29:06

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Summer music special: Green Man Festival and the season’s best albums 30:00

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Summer art special: Gilbert & George, Australia’s Aboriginal art centres and Romanian painter Marius Bercea 26:08

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An exploration of the new Nick Drake boxset, “The Making of Five Leaves Left” 34:00

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Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on her groundbreaking series, ‘Social Studies’ 26:31

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Summer exhibitions: Jenny Saville and ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ 26:11

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Photographer Dennis Morris reflects on his extraordinary career 36:03

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Monocle meets British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien 28:41

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Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana 27:43

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Art Basel in Basel celebrates its 55th year 27:20

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Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB 27:32

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Looking ahead to summer: music, film and TV 32:50

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Tina Turner 27:43

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Goodwood Art Foundation launches as a wonderful new destination for contemporary art 27:13

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Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti 27:39

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Art books at the Warburg Institute and Tate 31:05

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Dervla Murphy, author of the classic Full Tilt 27:38

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Review: ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 29:44

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Ned Ludd mythical leader of the Luddites 27:43

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Exploring stories after dark with Dan Richards 30:53

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Richey Edwards of The Manic Street Preachers 27:40

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Sunny spring soundtracks: Marlon Williams and Morcheeba 28:57

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Benny Hill 27:28

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London’s finest: Tate Modern turns 25 and Photo London turns 10 30:04

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Maggi Hambling picks muse and lover Henrietta Moraes 27:35

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Harriet Harman on Maria Callas 27:57

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Zed Nelson’s ‘The Anthropocene Illusion’ 30:43

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Spring listening: ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Studio Radicals’ 30:01

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New York stories – ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and Katie Kitamura’s ‘Audition’ 30:02

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