The Grammy-winning, Broadway-performing, avocado-farming, charity-running musician Jason Mraz plays tracks new and old and chats about his upcoming album ‘Know’.

As ‘Studio 54’ hits cinemas, Robert Bound is joined by film critic Jason Solomons and Horse Meat Disco DJ Severino Panzetta to discuss the documentary about the legendary New York nightclub, as well as the club’s legacy and the music and movies it reminds them of.

We dig out some memorable performances from the Sessions’ archive, including those by Calexico, Andreya Triana, Local Natives and The Dø.

We dive into one of the biggest political thrillers of the year, co-written by former president Bill Clinton and prolific American author James Patterson. Robert Bound is joined by journalist Sarah Shaffi and Ted Hodgkinson, senior programmer for literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre.

Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara joins us in the studio to sing from her new album ‘Fenfo’ and chat to Andrew Mueller about her relationship with Africa.

Film critics Karen Krizanovich and Tim Robey join Tom Edwards in the studio to discuss the new ‘Star Wars’ prequel, ‘Solo’. After a bumpy production process is it plain-sailing for the latest instalment of this intergalactic franchise?

American psych rock musician Sam Evian plays from his new album ‘You, Forever’ and explains the analogue process of making the album in a house in upstate New York.

This week we discuss ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’, the new album by Australian indie singer Courtney Barnett. Robert Bound sits down with music journalist Liv Siddall and Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, to give it a spin and unpick its influences.

Musician Leah Dou may be the daughter of Chinese musical royalty (mum is popstar Faye Wong and Dad is producer and musician Dou Wei) but she’s carving her own path in the music industry, with two albums and a film soundtrack under her belt at the age of 21. Dou plays a stripped-back session of tracks for us at Midori House.…

Robert Bound heads down to the Tate Modern for its new show ‘Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art’, where he meets curator Simon Baker and artist Barbara Kasten. Back in the studio he’s joined by Kathlene Fox-Davies and Francesca Gavin to discuss the show and photography as an art form.…

French psych-pop musician Halo Maud performs from her debut album ‘Je Suis Une Île’.

Should a bad TV season get a second chance? The makers of ‘Arrested Development’ have remixed and rereleased their fourth season and Robert Bound takes a look at it with the critics Karen Krizanovich and Toby Earle. Plus, they review new TV series ‘Patrick Melrose’ and ‘Safe’.

This week we welcome half of Oxford pop quartet Low Island into the studio, who play from their latest EP and tell us how they’re rethinking live shows.

We hit the West End for a new production of ‘Chess’ the Cold War era musical by Tim Rice and Abba’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Robert Bound is joined by Matt Wolf, theatre critic for the ‘International New York Times’, and Nancy Durrant, commissioning editor for ‘The Times Arts’, to discuss.

HC McEntire tells us about her complicated relationship with the American South and a meeting with Riot Grrrl Kathleen Hanna that led to the release of McEntire’s debut solo album ‘Lionheart’.

Robert Bound gives the new Janelle Monáe record a spin with writer Candice Carty-Williams and broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers. Will the combination of politics and pop on Monáe’s third album propel her into superstardom?

Ten years ago Beth Rowley was signed to a major label and had a critically acclaimed top-10 album, but she wasn’t happy with the way the music industry had moulded her and so she walked away. Now she’s back with a self-released record called ‘Gota Fría’, which she plays from today.

How important is it to discuss the author when you are reviewing a book? Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Katie Law, deputy literary editor for ‘The Evening Standard’, and John Mitchinson, publisher at Unbound, to review ‘Property’ – a new collection of stories by Lionel Shriver, answer this question and to provide further reading.…

We relive some of the great performances from the Sessions’ archives. Music by Bill Ryder-Jones, Jamie Woon, Sunflower Bean and Jaakko Eino Kalevi.

Peter White, international editor for ‘Hollywood Deadline’ joins Robert Bound to discuss ‘Pilot TV’ – the new magazine from the people behind ‘Empire’ – that’s dedicated to cinematic television, and ‘Killing Eve’, the darkly comedic new thriller from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Nashville rockers Mona join us in the studio to perform a few tracks from their upcoming album ‘Soldier On’.

This week we put country singer Kacey Musgrave’s new album ‘Golden Hour’ under the microscope. Joining Robert Bound in the studio are broadcaster Baylen Leonard and music writer for ‘The Telegraph’ Sarah Carson.

Australian indie trio Middle Kids drop by to play us a set of songs ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Lost Friends’.

In the first episode of our brand-new revamped culture show we take Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ for a walk with film critic for ‘The Telegraph’ Tim Robey and ‘It’s Nice That’ design writer Jenny Brewer.

Ahead of our new-look ‘Monocle Culture Show’ we look back on the best of the last 367 episodes of ‘Culture with Robert Bound’.

We tour Hong Kong, Toronto, Ljubljana, Johannesburg and London for a snapshot of people who work in the business of collecting books; from historians and curators to booksellers and publishers.

Robert Bound takes a trip to Paris to visit Google Arts & Culture, the branch of the internet giant that marries art and technology for both digital solutions and fun.

We speak to Oscar-winning production designer Paul D Austerberry about his work on ‘The Shape of Water’, and meet Erica Dorn, the lead graphic designer on Wes Anderson’s upcoming ‘Isle of Dogs’, to talk visual worlds.

Robert Bound heads to London’s Photographers’ Gallery to meet the nominees for this year’s Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, which seeks innovation and bold messages in contemporary photography from around the world.

Robert Bound chats to Nick Coleman, author of new book ‘Voices: How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life’, about beloved songs and sounds from rock, pop and soul music. Plus: we invite a few Monocle contributors to tell us which voices they can’t get out of their heads – and don’t want to.

As Taschen releases its new book ‘20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads’, we go back in time to explore the golden age of advertising for cigarettes and alcohol. Robert Bound speaks to the book’s editor Jim Heimann and design critic Stephen Bayley.

We pay a visit to the National Museum Cardiff to meet Icelandic visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson as his latest work begins a five-week cycle: a performance piece called ‘The Sky In A Room’.

After two years of renovation the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery has just thrown open its doors to the public. Robert Bound heads down to meet director Ralph Rugoff and architect Richard Battye, and we speak to Jane Morris to find out the significance of the opening exhibition by Andreas Gursky.

Robert Bound speaks to film director Greg Barker and producer John Battsek about their candid new documentary on Barack Obama’s last 12 months of presidency, ‘The Final Year’.

Robert Bound and writers Elizabeth Day and Chris Power celebrate the joys of the short story and why these lithe texts are worth more than just their word count and don’t play second fiddle to the novel.

Writer and critic Francesca Gavin and Kathlene Fox-Davies, director of Black Box Projects, sit down with Robert Bound to discuss the big art shows and openings over the next year.

Robert Bound is joined in the studio by broadcaster and DJ Georgie Rogers, film critic for ‘The Telegraph’ Tim Robey and publisher at Unbound John Mitchinson to discuss the music, films and books that they’re looking forward to in 2018.

We take a trip down memory lane and listen back to some of our favourite interviews from our ‘Something Old, Something New’ series, where we invite creative people – from publishers to pop stars – to talk about the things that have influenced them throughout their lives and careers.

We head to the Southbank Centre where a new exhibition dedicated to Swedish pop behemoths Abba has just opened.

Robert Bound goes on his annual pilgrimage to Florida for some December sun and to meet some key figures in the world of art and design during Miami art week: art adviser Lisa Schiff, Art Basel Cities’ artistic director Cecilia Alemani and Belgian designers Muller van Severen.

Platinum-selling musician Plan B and Hollywood actor Ed Skrein have long been friends since meeting in north London as DJs. They recall the films and albums that have influenced their careers on the screen and in the studio.

We head out on a worldwide exploration of houses that play home to great art collections. From Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge to an art tour of Cape Town.

We head to Saadiyat Island, home to the new Louvre Abu Dhabi, to find out what adorns the walls of this branch of the French mega museum – and whether it will be a success.

We go behind the scenes of technology company WeTransfer, which invested its spare advertising space into the arts, to ask whether the sector should be responsible for funding creative endeavours.

This week the Culture team pack up their suitcases and head to northern Italy for this year’s Club To Club festival. The 17th edition of the musical affair sees the darlings of jazz, electronica and dance music descend upon Turin for a week of eclectic sounds in excellent venues. Robert Bound meets some of the people and artists behind this yea ...…

From ‘Macbeth’ to ‘The Wicker Man’, we discuss what the folk-horror genre means in film and literature with writers Andy Miller and Adam Scovell. Plus: we revisit an interview with the late director of ‘The Wicker Man’, Robin Hardy.

Robert Bound guides us through this month’s culture section of Monocle. From Jeddah’s art scene to the Yves Saint Laurent museums in Marrakech and Paris, we speak to the writers behind the stories.

Melissa Harrison and Dan Richards are friends and writers who both deal with, among other things, the natural world. They chat to Robert Bound about the books, music and places that have inspired them throughout their careers.

During Art Week in London, Robert Bound heads to 180 The Strand where a new exhibition called ‘Everything At Once’ is taking place as part of the Lisson Gallery’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Rob meets the people behind the show and the gallery.

Holly Fisher meets Julie Shapiro, executive producer for Radiotopia – the US podcast network responsible for hit shows such as ‘99% Invisible’ and ‘Song Exploder’.