Listen, watch, learn: The Weekly Agenda

January can be a long, cold and hard month, but don’t despair! We’ve got everything you need to make it through.

From the hottest events around the globe, to a new podcast for your commute, a great series for your night in, or the latest must-download app: This is The Memo‘s Weekly Agenda.

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A cultural whirlwind. Stop by more than 100 different shows in the heart of London at VAULT Festival: from outrageous comedy and cabaret to hard-hitting political theatre and international dance. From 27 January until 7 March.

Get social. New York’s Social Media Week will see the co-founders of College Humour, Refinery29 and Alex Blumberg, of This American Life and now founder of Gimlet Media, discuss the evolving world of social. From 22 – 26 January in New York.

Robots, drones and the internet of things. Singapore plays stage not only to the RoboUniverse conference of drones and artificial intelligence this week, but also Inside 3D Printing, the world’s largest 3D-printing event. For all things high-tech make sure you’re around 26 – 27 January.

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True crime time. The Criminal podcast is the perfect antidote for those missing their Making a Murderer fix. In the latest episode we meet a courtroom sketch artist to find out how she captures murderers, spies and politicians on paper.

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A bleak, sharp, and totally sleek Wall Street takedown. The Big Short is one of our favourite films of 2016. No one gets off scot-free in this cutting market crash comedy. (Pictured above)

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Beat those January blues. Think flowers, meditation and yoga with these apps to put you in the perfect mood.

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