Andrew Mueller
@andrewmueller.bsky.social
Contributing Editor at Monocle, host of Monocle Radio's The Foreign Desk and The Daily. Author of four scandalously under-rated books.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @erinmbohalloran.bsky.social and Sir William Patey on President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House visit and the day's other stuff, and @vnbateman.bsky.social introduces her new book "Economica" to @anitariotta.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Have power dynamics in the Middle East shifted for good? - Monocle
As Syria’s leader heads to the White House for a landmark meeting and Iraqis prepare to go to the polls,...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @erinmbohalloran.bsky.social and Sir William Patey on President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House visit and the day's other stuff, and @vnbateman.bsky.social introduces her new book "Economica" to @anitariotta.bsky.social. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
I note that the Australian Football League brains trust have ticked off another item on their to-do list of "Things Absolutely Nobody Wanted". www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025...
AFL to expand finals with wildcard round revealed for 2026 season
Revealed: AFL to expand finals with wildcard round unveiled for 2026 season
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November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I note that the Australian Football League brains trust have ticked off another item on their to-do list of "Things Absolutely Nobody Wanted". www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025...
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What We Learned: The moon landing hoax, Trump threatens Nigeria and the Louvre’s embarrassing password - Monocle
Which celebrity thinks the moon landing is a hoax? Why is Trump threatening to invade Nigeria? And could you guess...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. Attempting to get to the bottom of the global Gen Z protests, with Imane Zoubai, @gunarajluitel.bsky.social, Sally Gimson of @indexoncensorship.org and @jamesrball.com. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Are the world’s Gen Z protests different? - Monocle
Young people across the world are taking to the streets, setting fire to parliaments and toppling governments. But why now?...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. Attempting to get to the bottom of the global Gen Z protests, with Imane Zoubai, @gunarajluitel.bsky.social, Sally Gimson of @indexoncensorship.org and @jamesrball.com. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Writer, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Genuinely makes me think less of Philadelphia that there isn't an annual parade.
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Genuinely makes me think less of Philadelphia that there isn't an annual parade.
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @mlorimer.bsky.social and Andrew Thompson on the imminent - or not - US invasion of Venezuela, and our report from the World Travel Market in London. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Where will Trump's fight with Venezuela go next? - Monocle
Our panel assess reports that US action against the Bolivarian republic might be imminent after all, possibly against targets believed...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @mlorimer.bsky.social and Andrew Thompson on the imminent - or not - US invasion of Venezuela, and our report from the World Travel Market in London. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
People are dying to get in. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Père-Lachaise: Paris launches lottery for burial plots among Morrison, Wilde and Piaf
Parisians can win burial spots in the world-famous cemeteries of Père-Lachaise, Montparnasse and Montmartre as part of a monument restoration scheme.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
People are dying to get in. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Writers. Annual deadline to register your year's work with ALCS is November 30. If you haven't already registered with them, please, please do. It is literal free money, and the necessary admin is almost certainly the best-paid hour's work you'll do all year. www.alcs.co.uk
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November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Writers. Annual deadline to register your year's work with ALCS is November 30. If you haven't already registered with them, please, please do. It is literal free money, and the necessary admin is almost certainly the best-paid hour's work you'll do all year. www.alcs.co.uk
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio, trying to figure out why Nigeria is Donald Trump's 51st state du jour. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Explainer 492: Why is Nigeria the US military’s latest target? - Monocle
After threatening Venezuela with military intervention last week, President Trump has now shifted his focus to Nigeria. But why?
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio, trying to figure out why Nigeria is Donald Trump's 51st state du jour. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @tessaszy.bsky.social and Ben Kelly of @newsweek.com on the day's stuff, and @joanamoser.bsky.social meets Aziza Akrami, Afghan Youth Representative to the UN. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Donald Trump doubles down on calls for an end to the filibuster after Democrat wins - Monocle
The US president demands a vote change after Democrats claim sweeping victories. Plus: Babiš and the Czech coalition deal, AI bubble...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @tessaszy.bsky.social and Ben Kelly of @newsweek.com on the day's stuff, and @joanamoser.bsky.social meets Aziza Akrami, Afghan Youth Representative to the UN. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Now that poppy rage season is in full swing, re-post of Foreign Desk explainer from a few years back which solves the whole thing, you're welcome. omny.fm/shows/monocl...
Explainer 140: Floral tributes - The Foreign Desk
Every year the Royal British Legion, a charity that supports members and veterans of the British armed forces, raises money by selling poppies in remembrance of those who have died during service. And...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Now that poppy rage season is in full swing, re-post of Foreign Desk explainer from a few years back which solves the whole thing, you're welcome. omny.fm/shows/monocl...
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. Includes our obituary for Dick Cheney, discussion of his life and legacy and the day's other stuff with @terrystiastny.bsky.social and Robin Brant, and @claireyorke.bsky.social on her new book on the value of empathy in politics. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Dick Cheney dies: a look back at his towering influence on Republican politics - Monocle
We discuss the life and legacy of former US vice-president Dick Cheney.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. Includes our obituary for Dick Cheney, discussion of his life and legacy and the day's other stuff with @terrystiastny.bsky.social and Robin Brant, and @claireyorke.bsky.social on her new book on the value of empathy in politics. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
He's wrong about Led Zeppelin, but @radiofreetom.bsky.social is entirely correct about the descent of the Republic's discourse into puerile inanity.
Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
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A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
He's wrong about Led Zeppelin, but @radiofreetom.bsky.social is entirely correct about the descent of the Republic's discourse into puerile inanity.
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @daniellapeled.bsky.social and @jmacrodgers.bsky.social on the day's stories, plus Dr Nicholas Wright on his fascinating new book "Warhead", about what conflict does to our brains. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Can Syrians return home? Germany’s foreign minister thinks not - Monocle
Our panel discusses whether Syrians should be returned home or if Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, has a point. Plus:...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @daniellapeled.bsky.social and @jmacrodgers.bsky.social on the day's stories, plus Dr Nicholas Wright on his fascinating new book "Warhead", about what conflict does to our brains. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio looks at Argentina, and whether whatever President Javier Milei thinks he's doing might actually be working. With @verambergen.bsky.social, @eseman.bsky.social and Paula Diosquez-Rice. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Is Milei’s chainsaw cutting through? - Monocle
Argentina’s mid-terms surprised everyone, as president Javier Milei’s party doubled its parliamentary seats. Have Argentinians bought into his radical economic...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio looks at Argentina, and whether whatever President Javier Milei thinks he's doing might actually be working. With @verambergen.bsky.social, @eseman.bsky.social and Paula Diosquez-Rice. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
". . . he also fed himself from the string of onions he was wearing, and whiled away the nights with the tiny accordion he carried."
"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
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77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
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"Il est coriace !" : cet homme de 77 ans a survécu trois jours au fond d’un ravin après une chute de 40 mètres à vélo
Un homme de 77 ans a été retrouvé sain et sauf mardi après avoir passé trois jours dans un profond ravin dans les Cévennes dans le département de la Lozère. Il avait chuté de 40 mètres en rentrant à v...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
". . . he also fed himself from the string of onions he was wearing, and whiled away the nights with the tiny accordion he carried."
I see that Microsoft's development team have made another update to Outlook.
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I see that Microsoft's development team have made another update to Outlook.
Do we all get bumped up a notch in the order of succession?
BREAKING: Britain's King Charles has moved to strip his younger brother Andrew of his titles and honors, and force him out of his home, Buckingham Palace said, over his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reut.rs/4oJdmPZ
October 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Do we all get bumped up a notch in the order of succession?
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio ponders how possible Trump 2028 really is. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Explainer 491: Trump’s third term? - Monocle
US presidents are, as we know, two-term limited. But will that stop Trump? Andrew Mueller lays out the possible paths...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Latest Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio ponders how possible Trump 2028 really is. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @lynneodonnell.bsky.social and Michael Binyon on Anthony Albanese's Joy Division t-shirt and the day's actually important stories, and our On This Day historical series recalls Black Tuesday: the 1929 Wall Street Crash. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
The Gaza ceasefire faces further tests. Plus: how important is a leader’s sense of style? - Monocle
Despite overnight strikes, Israel and Trump insist that the ceasefire still holds – what’s next for the shaky truce? Then:...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @lynneodonnell.bsky.social and Michael Binyon on Anthony Albanese's Joy Division t-shirt and the day's actually important stories, and our On This Day historical series recalls Black Tuesday: the 1929 Wall Street Crash. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Genuinely struggle to think of a single rule change in the last however many decades which has made Australian football an actually more enjoyable spectacle. Don't think I see an exception here. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Last disposal rule headlines AFL's seven changes for 2026 season
The AFL confirms the arrival of the last disposal rule as one of seven rule changes aimed at making umpires' jobs easier while shortening the length of games.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Genuinely struggle to think of a single rule change in the last however many decades which has made Australian football an actually more enjoyable spectacle. Don't think I see an exception here. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...