Essential listening for anyone who cares about the printed word and developments in publishing. From independent publications, new forms of print media and graphic novels to little-known niche magazines, ‘The Stack’ is Monocle’s take on the world of print, focusing on everything from the glossiest fashion title to the grittiest local newspaper.
Open season for new magazines
This week on ‘The Stack’ we feature two new magazines. The first is ‘AFM’, a new title on sex and relationships published by dating app Feeld. Plus: ‘Open Tennis’, a new publication by David Shaftel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/19/2024 • 28 minutes, 4 seconds
Print expansion
This week on The Stack, Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification’ tells us about design changes in his magazine and their new book ‘Misc: A compendium of delightfully random facts’. Plus: ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ expands to Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/12/2024 • 34 minutes, 16 seconds
A leading Hungarian media group and a decade of ‘Design Anthology’
We speak with Zoltan Varga, CEO and chairman of Central Media, one of the biggest media groups in Hungary. Plus: ‘Design Anthology’ celebrates a decade with new editors in chief Simone Schultz and Jeremy Smart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/5/2024 • 34 minutes, 49 seconds
Kiosk culture
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Arman Naféei on his new kiosk at the heart of Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, Kiosk-o-thèque, a clever mix of gallery, bookshop and podcast studio. Plus: how can a food magazine cover the upcoming US elections? Jamila Robinson from ‘Bon Appétit’ tells us how.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/28/2024 • 31 minutes, 29 seconds
‘Reporters’, ‘Near+Far’ and ‘La Septième Obsession’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind ‘Reporters’ magazine, a literary reportage publication from Ukraine. Plus a new travel title based in Dubai and French cinema publication ‘La Septième Obsession’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/21/2024 • 31 minutes, 43 seconds
Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’
We speak with Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’. Plus: Joshua Glass, founder of ‘Family Style’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/14/2024 • 28 minutes, 45 seconds
‘Foreign Affairs’ and ‘Monochromator’
This week on ‘The Stack’, Monocle’s Andrew Mueller speaks with Justin Vogt, the executive editor of ‘Foreign Affairs’ magazine, which since its launch in 1922 has published essays by presidents, generals and ambassadors. And Monocle’s Anita Riotta talks to Alex Heeyeon Kil, editor in chief of the new title ‘Monochromator’, which investigates the political layers of our entertainment culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/7/2024 • 29 minutes, 23 seconds
The art of film posters, Venice Film Festival and ‘Playground’ magazine
We discuss the art of the film poster with Tony Nourmand, editor and publisher of ‘1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times’. We also check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich about how the press is paying close attention to the Venice Film Festival this year and celebrate Stockholm and Vilnius-based ‘Playground’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/31/2024 • 42 minutes, 25 seconds
Monocle’s creative director, Indiecon 2024 and mid-century modern delights
We speak with Monocle’s creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, about the September issue and its stunning cover, which asks us, “Where next?” Also on the programme: Nina Prader, the curator of Indiecon, tells us what to expect at next month’s event in Hamburg and journalist Dominic Bradbury on his new book, ‘Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/24/2024 • 27 minutes, 15 seconds
Richard Turley on the redesign of ‘Rolling Stone’ and his work at ‘Interview’
We speak with celebrated creative director and graphic designer Richard Turley about his work with ‘Interview’ magazine and his redesign of ‘Rolling Stone’. We also pay a visit to ‘The Kyiv Independent’ newsroom to meet its editor in chief, Olga Rudenko.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/17/2024 • 26 minutes, 59 seconds
‘Italy Segreta’, ‘M Le magazine du Monde’, ‘BSKT’ and the Olympic Broadcasting Services
We speak with the founder of ‘Italy Segreta’, a title about all things Italy. Plus: Marie-Pierre Lannelongue from ‘M Le magazine du Monde’; ‘BSKT’, which is all about basketball culture; and Yiannis Exarchos, the CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/10/2024 • 47 minutes, 23 seconds
Creative director Yorgo Tloupas and KK Obi from ‘Boy.Brother.Friend’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with renowned creative director and logotype expert Yorgo Tloupas about his recent projects. We also chat to KK Obi, founder of ‘Boy.Brother.Friend’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/3/2024 • 27 minutes, 10 seconds
French magazines, ‘Fanfaretti’ and ‘No One’
We celebrate French magazines – just in time for the Paris Olympics. And we speak with the editors of two new magazines based in Amsterdam, ‘Fanfaretti’ and ‘No One’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/27/2024 • 27 minutes, 46 seconds
The appeal of Japanese magazines, ‘Tempura’ and ‘Little Joe’
We speak with cultural historian W David Marx about the appeal of Japanese magazines, from ‘Popeye’ to ‘Brutus’. Plus ‘Tempura’, a French publication dedicated to exploring Japan’s cultural trends, and a book celebrating the cult movie zine ‘Little Joe’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/20/2024 • 40 minutes, 53 seconds
‘Manera’ in Mexico, ‘The Journal of the Hydra Book Club’ and ‘The Warp of Time’
This week we speak with Enric Pastor and María Alcocer from design title ‘Manera’ about their new edition ‘Manera México’. Plus: we head to the Greek island of Hydra to speak with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal about the second edition of ‘The Journal of the Hydra Book Club’. We also chat to Megan Wray Schertler, publisher of ‘The Warp of Time’, which tells the story of the Old Carpet Factory on the island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/13/2024 • 35 minutes, 15 seconds
Talking print with Caitlin Thompson, Steph Chung, Veronica Ditting and Jeremy Leslie
This week on The Stack we speak with Caitlin Thompson and Steph Chung from ‘Racquet’ magazine. Plus: creative director Veronica Ditting on her print work at an exhibition at ddd gallery in Kyoto and Jeremy Leslie from Magculture previews Magculture Live in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/6/2024 • 34 minutes, 39 seconds
Roman Coppola and Johan Chiaramonte on their new magazine ‘Enthousiasmos’
This week on The Stack we speak with Roman Coppola and Johan Chiaramonte on their new magazine, ‘Enthousiasmos’, featuring Luca Guadagnino on the cover. Plus: US author and stationery connoisseur Brett F Braley-Palko. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/29/2024 • 27 minutes, 39 seconds
Emanuele Farneti on ‘la Repubblica’ new men’s title ‘U’
This week on The Stack we speak with Emanuele Farneti, editor in chief of all ‘la Repubblica’ magazines - ‘d’, ‘door’ and the recently released men’s title ‘U’. Also on the show, Sterling Crawford from new culture and global affairs title ‘Stall’ and Angelina Sisca from Swiss title ‘Zeitung’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/22/2024 • 29 minutes, 50 seconds
A new title from Tokyo, a magazine shop, essays in music and ‘The Gourmand’s Lemon’
We speak with David Lane about his new book with Taschen, ‘The Gourmand’s Lemon’. Then: ‘Troublemakers’, a new title from Tokyo that tells the stories of misfits, and beautiful essays in music on ‘You Spin Me Round’. Plus: Do You Read Me, the Berlin magazine shop we love.
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6/15/2024 • 31 minutes, 23 seconds
Ramdane Touhami’s new magazine ‘Useless Fighters’ and photographer François Prost’s ‘After Party’
This week we speak with French-Moroccan creative director, entrepreneur and publisher Ramdane Touhami about his new magazine ‘Useless Fighters’ on the cultural and political importance of mountains. Plus: photographer François Prost on his new photo book ‘After Party’, which captures images from French discotheques in broad daylight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/8/2024 • 29 minutes, 9 seconds
Hotel stationery, street photography and Mudec’s magazine
This week we speak with artist Michael McGregor about his book, ‘Room Service’, featuring his drawings on hotel stationery. Plus, we leaf through a magazine dedicated to street photography and Milan’s Mudec museum launches its latest biannual title.
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6/1/2024 • 32 minutes, 29 seconds
‘Garden & Gun’, ‘Americas Quarterly’ and ‘Lodestars Anthology’
This week on ‘The Stack’, we speak with the editor in chief of ‘Garden & Gun’, a magazine celebrating the American South. We also discuss the Mexican elections with Brian Winter from ‘Americas Quarterly’ and talk to Liz Schaffer from ‘Lodestars Anthology’ about the publication’s new book, ‘Slow Travel Britain’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/25/2024 • 32 minutes, 48 seconds
The art of interviewing, a magazine about passion and Monocle x Gucci
This week we speak to David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro about their new weekly series from ‘The New York Times’ called ‘The Interview’. We also speak to Sandra Reichl and Karin Novozamsky from the Austrian title ‘A Passion Thing’. And we find out more about the Monocle x Gucci collaboration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/18/2024 • 32 minutes, 19 seconds
‘Essence’, Thambi Magazine Store and ‘The Monocle Companion’
This week on The Stack we speak with Corey Stokes from ‘Essence’ magazine. Plus: the closure of Singapore’s most beloved newsstand and the latest iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/11/2024 • 26 minutes, 55 seconds
‘The World of Interiors’ 500th issue, NY Art Book Fair and ‘France: The Monocle Handbook’
This week we speak with Emily Tobin, the new editor of ‘The World of Interiors’. Plus we pay a visit to NY’s Art Book Fair and preview our new title, ‘France: The Monocle Handbook’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/4/2024 • 32 minutes, 34 seconds
Books & Books, ‘Kathimerini English Edition’ and successful South Korean publications
We speak with Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books & Books, a leading independent bookshop chain based in South Florida. Plus: Tom Ellis, editor in chief of Greece’s ‘Kathimerini English Edition’, and we find out more about South Korean publications ‘Magazine B’ and ‘Magazine F’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/27/2024 • 36 minutes, 32 seconds
‘Wildsam Magazine’, Paper Café in Nairobi and Japanese music books
We speak with ‘Wildsam Magazine’ editor in chief Taylor Bruce. Plus: we talk to the founder of Paper Café in Nairobi and visit an exhibition on Japanese music books at Japan House London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/20/2024 • 29 minutes, 5 seconds
Simon Kuper’s new book on Paris, food titles at Salone del Mobile and the return of ‘Saveur’
We speak with author and journalist Simon Kuper on his new book about Paris, ‘Impossible City – Paris in the Twenty-First Century’. Plus: food titles are invited to a special event at Salone del Mobile, and the return of ‘Saveur’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/13/2024 • 30 minutes, 28 seconds
‘Fortune’, ‘Secret Stays’ and ‘Twen (1959-1971)’
We speak with ‘Fortune’ executive editor Alex Wood Morton on their editorial expansion in Europe. Plus, Melinda Stevens on her new book with Assouline – ‘Secret Stays: Pioneering Hosts of the New Chic’. And Serge Ricco and Stéphane Darricau on their new book delving into the history of influential German magazine ‘Twen’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/6/2024 • 30 minutes, 30 seconds
‘Numéro Switzerland’ debut, food title ‘Picnic’ and a zine on Indonesian cooking
This week we speak with the team behind the recently launched ‘Numéro Switzerland’. Plus: food title ‘Picnic’, which celebrates the London food scene in its latest issue, and also ‘Pedas’ , a zine on Indonesian cooking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/30/2024 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Maria Fernanda Delmas from ‘Valor Econômico’, Brazil’s main financial daily
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Maria Fernanda Delmas from Brazil’s financial daily ‘Valor Econômico’. Plus Ricardo Moreno celebrates 10 years of ‘The Summer Hunter’ and the new editor of ‘Bon Appétit’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/23/2024 • 33 minutes, 12 seconds
A Brazilian publishing house, ‘Summit Journal’ and Japan’s stationery awards
We head to São Paulo to speak with Lili Carneiro from Editora Carbono, who publishes titles such as ‘Carbono Uomo’. Plus: the return of legendary climbing magazine ‘Summit Journal’ and the winners of Japan’s stationery awards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/16/2024 • 29 minutes, 14 seconds
Desire in print
We explore desire in print with the celebrated magazine ‘Erotic Review’, which is back as an art and literary platform. Plus: Frank Strachan from ‘Crotch Magazine’, a hedonistic title with plenty of sex appeal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/9/2024 • 30 minutes, 7 seconds
Sarah Andelman, Mise en Page
This week we speak with Sarah Andelman, founder of Colette and Just an Idea Books, about her new concept shop, Mise en Page, at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche. We also discuss the future of ‘Paris Match’ and a new book that examines the Pet Shop Boys’ effect on culture and politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/2/2024 • 37 minutes, 36 seconds
Foreign Exchange News, ‘Paper’ and ‘Class of Palm Beach’
We visit a new café-cum-currency-exchange in London’s Bayswater that also sells magazines. Plus: we speak with the team behind Turkish design studio Sanayi 313’s magazine, ‘Paper’, and explore Palm Beach with the founder of online fashion platform Class of Palm Beach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/24/2024 • 28 minutes, 6 seconds
The new Saint Laurent bookshop, a title on all things Balkans and a Manchester quarterly
Fashion giant Saint Laurent has opened a bookshop in Paris. We find out more. We also speak with the co-founder of ‘This is Badland’, a title about art and design from the Balkans, and head to Manchester to speak with the co-founder of ‘Proper’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/17/2024 • 27 minutes, 23 seconds
‘Direction of Travel’, ‘L’Illustré’ and ‘O Novo Rio’
We speak with Christian Nolle from ‘Direction of Travel’, a newspaper about the culture of flying. Plus: Monocle Radio’s Laura Kramer meets the editor of one of Switzerland’s oldest magazines, ‘L’Illustré’, and photographer William Rice heads to Rio de Janeiro for his latest photo project, ‘O Novo Rio’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/10/2024 • 38 minutes, 13 seconds
‘Ori’, ‘Office’ and ‘Fotografiska Berlin Magazine’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we talk to the founder of a new travel publication, Simon Rasmussen from ‘Office’ and ‘Fotografiska Berlin MagazineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/3/2024 • 29 minutes, 56 seconds
Reinventing the newsstand and fashion criticism
We speak with Gautier Robial and James Laffar from News & Coffee, the newsstand kiosks started in Barcelona that are now expanding to the UK. Plus: Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, looks at the future of fashion criticism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/27/2024 • 29 minutes, 30 seconds
‘Quarter Past Noon’, ‘The Island Book of Records’ and media in Iowa
We head to Copenhagen to look at Danish design company &Tradition’s foray into publishing with food book ‘Quarter Past Noon’. Plus: we look at the history of Island Records with Neil Storey, editor of ‘The Island Book of Records’. And our correspondent Tomos Lewis looks at the state of media in Iowa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/20/2024 • 37 minutes, 37 seconds
‘Afrosport’, Dingbats* notebooks and ‘Agreenculture’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we feature ‘Afrosport – The Book’, a new publication by South African surf brand Mami Wata. Plus: the story behind a generational Lebanese stationery brand and a new independent journal on fashion and farming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/13/2024 • 28 minutes, 14 seconds
‘The Grub Street Journal’, Newsstand and ‘Untapped’
On the first episode of ‘The Stack’ in 2024, we speak with the team behind ‘The Grub Street Journal’, a magazine for magazine people. We also talk to David Atkins from Newsstand, the family-owned company that is also the UK’s largest online magazine store. And, finally, a new design title helmed by Tiffany Jow: ‘Untapped’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/6/2024 • 30 minutes, 4 seconds
The best of 2023, part two
Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at The Stack’s best interviews and reports of 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/30/2023 • 29 minutes, 38 seconds
The Stack Best of 2023
Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at the best interviews and reports from The Stack in 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/23/2023 • 29 minutes, 58 seconds
IDEA – the home of Superbooks
This week we pay a visit to IDEA Books in London’s Soho. We talk with co-founder David Owen about the iconic publishing house and its role as a bookseller at Dover Street Market. Also in the programme: we speak with Kieran Morris from current affairs and satirical quarterly ‘The Fence’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/16/2023 • 28 minutes, 20 seconds
The delights of a Smythson notebook and ‘Apartamento’ magazine
We speak with Luc Goidadin, creative director of Smythson, the celebrated British retailer of stationery, diaries and leather goods. Plus: Marco Velardi and Robbie Whitehead from ‘Apartamento’ magazine tell us about their new issue and pop-up store in Berlin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/9/2023 • 29 minutes, 25 seconds
‘Noma in Kyoto’, ‘Freude.Forever’ and ‘Roam’
This week on The Stack we speak with celebrated chef René Redzepi about his restaurant’s first magazine, ‘Noma in Kyoto’. Plus: we feature the beautiful BMW title, ‘Freude.Forever’, and ‘Roam’, a magazine celebrating modern folk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/2/2023 • 39 minutes, 4 seconds
‘Somesuch Stories’ and new spaces to buy magazines: Spruce Gallery and Adresse News
This week on The Stack we speak with Suze Olbrich from the annual title ‘Somesuch Stories’. Plus: Ric Gindap and Bonnapart Galeng from new Philippines-based magazine shop Spruce Gallery and photographer Amurri Kinsey on her mobile newsstand Adresse News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/25/2023 • 28 minutes
Jo Ellison, ‘HTSI’ editor
We speak with Jo Ellison, editor of the Financial Times’ ‘HTSI’ magazine. Plus: Hlib Velyhorskyi, the founder and director of ‘Biblioteka’, and Amy Astley on the first short movie from ‘AD’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/18/2023 • 29 minutes, 53 seconds
How the notebook changed the world
We speak with Roland Allen, author of ‘The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper’. Plus: ‘Pier Journal’, an independent community journal celebrating the creative culture of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/2023 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
‘Cocoa & Jasmine’, ‘New Escapologist’ and ‘Get Familiar’
We speak with Sayali Goyal from India-based cultural publication ‘Cocoa & Jasmine’. Plus: Robert Wringham from ‘New Escapologist’ and Arjun Chadha from hip-hop title ‘Get Familiar’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/4/2023 • 29 minutes, 58 seconds
‘Fantastic Man’, ‘The Entrepreneurs’ and PageFive
This week on The Stack, we speak with Gert Jonkers, editor of the newly revamped ‘Fantastic Man’. Monocle editor Josh Fehnert looks at the new edition of our business-focused annual ‘The Entrepreneurs’ and other forthcoming Monocle titles. And we visit PageFive, a cool publisher and bookshop in Prague. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/28/2023 • 28 minutes, 22 seconds
Photography in Ghana, an Asian literary journal and the transition to print
This week on The Stack we speak with Michael Famighetti, editor of ‘Aperture’, a leading voice in the world of photography. We also head to Singapore to speak with Kirsten Han, managing editor of ‘Mekong Review’, and the team at independent weekly ‘Jom’ about transitioning from digital to print.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/21/2023 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
A cool Moroccan title, a Dutch magazine supplement and wildlife photography
This week on The Stack we head to Morocco to speak with Hicham Bouzid from ‘Makan’ magazine. Plus: we have a chat with Thomas de Heide from Dutch magazine supplement ‘FD Persoonlijk’ and speak to some of the photographers at the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/14/2023 • 28 minutes, 28 seconds
Surf photography, Australia’s top bookshop and modernism in print
We speak with Gaspard Konrad on his new book ‘Surf Porn’, showcasing the best of surf photography, and Joe Rubbo, managing director of Readings, which Monocle voted as Australia’s top literary outpost. Plus: we talk to the team behind ‘The Modernist’ magazine.
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10/7/2023 • 29 minutes, 8 seconds
‘The Manchester Mill’, DistriPress and ‘Bibliotech’
This week we speak with the team behind news publication ‘The Manchester Mill’. Plus: highlights from DistriPress Congress 2023 and the new issue of ‘Bibliotech’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/30/2023 • 29 minutes, 29 seconds
We love newsstands!
This week, it’s a newsstand special. We speak to Sandeep Garg from Shreeji Newsagents on Chiltern Street and Magculture’s founder, Jeremy Leslie. Plus: the newsstand winners of Monocle’s new Retail Awards and our fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, on why luxury brands are increasingly investing in print.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/23/2023 • 30 minutes, 39 seconds
‘We Stay’, ‘Krytyka’ and ‘Cake Zine’
We speak to Ukrainian photographer Lesha Berezovskiy about his new book, ‘We Stay’. Plus: ‘Krytyka’, Ukraine’s international review of books and ideas, and ‘Cake Zine’, a title that uses dessert as a starting point for a hedonistic exploration of history, pop culture and art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/16/2023 • 29 minutes, 18 seconds
‘Swill’ and ‘Sea Pools’
We speak with Myffy Rigby, editor of Aussie food title ‘Swill’, and Chris Romer-Lee talks about his book ‘Sea Pools’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/9/2023 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
The Hydra Book Club and ‘Red’ magazine
We mark the opening of the Hydra Book Club on the Greek island of the same name and talk about their new journal with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal. Plus: Sarah Tomczak from ‘Red’ magazine celebrates 25 years of the title.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 25 seconds
10 years of Indiecon, ‘Linseed’ and ‘To Have & To Hold’
This week on The Stack we celebrate a decade of independent publishing festival Indiecon. Plus: ‘Linseed’ magazine makes supper around a single ingredient and a title celebrating paper-bag ephemera.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/26/2023 • 27 minutes, 55 seconds
‘Technikart’ and ‘Cultured’
We take a look at two clever titles covering pop culture, design, architecture and style: ‘Cultured’ by Sarah Harrelson and ‘Technikart’ by Laurence Rémila.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/19/2023 • 28 minutes, 1 second
Afluente, ‘The Drift’ and ‘Bagel’
This week on The Stack we speak with Brazil’s Julius Wiedemann about his new book publishing company, Afluente. Plus: cool literary title ‘The Drift’ and a new tennis magazine called ‘Bagel’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/12/2023 • 29 minutes, 54 seconds
‘Flaneur’, ‘The Laterals’ and ‘Play & Display’
This week on The Stack we speak with the editor-in-chief of ‘Flaneur’ about the title’s new issue, which explores the history of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris. Plus: cool Malaysian title ‘The Laterals’ and Bulgarian journalist Konstantin Vulkov on his new photography book, ‘Play & Display’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/5/2023 • 28 minutes, 33 seconds
‘RACEWKND’, Typewronger Books and ‘The Paper’
This week on The Stack we speak with Magnus Greaves from premium Formula 1 title ‘RACEWKND’, plus we visit Scotland’s only typewriter repair shop and look at a new magazine from Wales, ‘The Paper’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/29/2023 • 29 minutes, 15 seconds
‘Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide’, ‘Slop’ and ‘Sablos’
This week we celebrate the release of ‘Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide’, plus two new titles, one on food – ‘Slop’ – and the other on travel, ‘Sablos’. Also on the show, we look at ‘El Venezolano’, a local paper for the Venezuelan community in Miami.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/22/2023 • 29 minutes, 55 seconds
‘Delayed Gratification’, ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’
This week on The Stack we celebrate issue 50 of a magazine that pioneered slow journalism: ‘Delayed Gratification’. Plus, we reveal a new iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’ heads to the archipelagos of Southeast Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/15/2023 • 34 minutes, 4 seconds
‘Racquet’, ‘Paperboy’ and ‘The Pop Manifesto’
This week on The Stack, we catch up with old favourites – starting with David Shaftel from ‘Racquet’ magazine, just as Wimbledon is under way. Plus: David McKendrick from ‘Paperboy’ and Ilirjana Alushaj from ‘The Pop Manifesto’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/8/2023 • 30 minutes, 5 seconds
A catalogue that changed men’s fashion – plus how to write with style
We speak with the director and producers of ‘All Man: The International Male Story’, a documentary about a catalogue that changed men’s fashion and the perception of masculinity in the US. Plus: Lane Greene updates The Economist’s bestselling book ‘Writing with Style’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/1/2023 • 33 minutes, 1 second
‘Elle’, Ferment Kiosk and ‘Eaten’
This week we welcome Kenya Hunt, editor in chief of ‘Elle’ UK, to the studio. Plus: Vienna’s first kiosk dedicated to indie food publications and the founder of ‘Eaten’, a magazine exploring food history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/24/2023 • 31 minutes, 5 seconds
‘Form International Issue’, ‘Mother Tongue’ and ‘Hard Pack’
This week we speak to the team behind ‘Form’, Germany’s oldest design magazine, about its new English-language international issue. Plus: we meet the founders of ‘Mother Tongue’, who tell us about their revolutionary take on motherhood media. Finally, ‘Hard Pack’, a new magazine dedicated to skiing, full of edgy reporting and cerebral writing on the topic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/17/2023 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
‘The Beautiful Truth’, ‘Digital Storytelling’, ‘Klein’s Journal’ and ‘Patagon Journal’
This week on The Stack we speak with Adam Penny and Hannah Finch from ‘The Beautiful Truth’, plus the founders of the menswear publication ‘Klein’s Journal’ and a title dedicated to Patagonia, ‘Patagon Journal’. We also visit ‘Digital Storytelling’, the latest exhibition at The British Library, London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/10/2023 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
‘Substack’, ‘Mirage’ and ‘Meantime’
This week we speak to the former ‘Elle’ UK editor-in-chief Farrah Storr about her work at the journalism platform Substack. Plus: ‘Mirage’, a magazine that will make you dream of summer, and ‘Meantime’, a title looking at Singapore’s lost stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/3/2023 • 29 minutes, 44 seconds
A typography study, ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’ and gay fine art photography
This week on The Stack we look at a study about how we relate emotionally to typography. Plus: French designer Agnès b.’s collaboration with film magazine ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’; Ghislain Pascal and the latest book from his ‘Boys! Boys! Boys!’ project; and Chachi D Hauser on her book, ‘It’s Fun to Be a Person I Don’t Know’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/27/2023 • 32 minutes, 38 seconds
Neville Brody
We speak with the design legend about his new monograph, ‘The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3’, published by Thames & Hudson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/20/2023 • 28 minutes
Ari Shapiro, Mag to Mag and ‘The Unseasonal’
Journalist Ari Shapiro tells us about his memoir, ‘The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening’. Plus: we visit Italy’s first indie mag festival Mag to Mag and speak with Ger Ger from ‘The Unseasonal’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/13/2023 • 29 minutes, 30 seconds
Sarah McNally, William Lee Adams and Richard Hoechner
This week we speak with Sarah McNally, founder of McNally Jackson bookstores, about the new shop in the Rockefeller Center. Plus Eurovision connoisseur William Lee Adams tells us about his new memoir and we chat to Richard Hoechner, founder of Zürich-based ‘Republik’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/6/2023 • 29 minutes, 25 seconds
‘Architectural Digest’, ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ and ‘Prospect’
This week, we speak to the teams behind ‘Architectural Digest’ and ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ about their May issues, highlighting the best of design and travel. Plus: Alan Rusbridger, editor of ‘Prospect’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/29/2023 • 28 minutes
‘The New Yorker’, ‘Agência Pública’ and ‘Capsule’
This week on The Stack we speak with a great trio of writers and publishers: the award-winning ‘New Yorker’ writer Adam Gopnik; Natalia Viana, co-founder of ‘Agência Pública’, Brazil’s first not-for-profit investigative journalism outlet; and Alessio Ascari, the publisher and creative director of ‘Capsule’, a design title that is a hybrid between a magazine and a book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/22/2023 • 29 minutes, 4 seconds
‘The New York Times’ and ‘Footnotes’
This week on The Stack, we speak to Jonathan Knight, head of games at ‘The New York Times’. He is responsible for the successful Wordle to the iconic NYT crossword. Plus we chat with the founder of ‘Footnotes’, a title dedicated to type design and typography.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/15/2023 • 29 minutes, 5 seconds
‘ScreenAge’ by Fenton Bailey and ‘Bon Appétit’
This week on The Stack we speak with Fenton Bailey, co-founder of World of Wonder and producer of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, about his new book, ‘ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race’. We also speak with ‘Bon Appétit’ editor-in-chief, Dawn Davis, and editor, Jennifer Hope Choi, on the magazine’s new travel issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/8/2023 • 35 minutes
What makes a good bookshop
This week we speak with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Managing Director, on the success of his bookstores this year. Plus the return of renowned Argentinean English-language publication ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ and an annual print title on Lisbon’s restaurant scene.
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4/1/2023 • 36 minutes, 51 seconds
‘Afghan Style’ and ‘Josef’
We speak with photographer and designer Robert Spangle about his book ‘Afghan Style’, a fashion study of the Afghan man. Plus: Kunigunde Weissenegger and Barbara Elias da Rocha from ‘Josef’, an insider’s travel book to South Tyrol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/25/2023 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
‘Sloft’, ‘Journal Safar’ and ‘Cold Cuts’
We speak with the team behind the French design title ‘Sloft’, which specialises in smaller spaces. Plus: Markus Hippi travels to Beirut to speak with Hatem Imam from ‘Journal Safar’ and Mohamad Abdouni from ‘Cold Cuts’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/18/2023 • 31 minutes
Film special: ‘A Rabbit’s Foot’ and At The Movies
This week on ‘The Stack’ we celebrate cinema in all its forms. Charles Finch talks about his new magazine, ‘A Rabbit’s Foot’, which celebrates the power of film. Plus: we visit London gallery At The Movies to talk with owner Liza Tesei about the art of film posters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/11/2023 • 35 minutes, 53 seconds
‘Vanity Fair’ editor in chief, Radhika Jones
This week on The Stack we speak with ‘Vanity Fair’ editor in chief, Radhika Jones, to celebrate the magazine’s 29th annual Hollywood issue. Plus: we visit Paperground bookshop in Madrid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/4/2023 • 29 minutes, 38 seconds
Jay Fielden on men’s magazines and Debika Ray from ‘Crafts’
This week on The Stack we discuss the state of men’s magazines with Jay Fielden, former editor-in-chief of ‘Esquire’, ‘Town & Country’ and ‘Men’s Vogue’. Plus: Debika Ray on the revamped ‘Crafts’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/25/2023 • 33 minutes, 17 seconds
‘The Colour Journal’ and ‘MacGuffin’
This week we speak with creative director Benjamin Grillon about his publication ‘The Colour Journal’, plus Kirsten Algera and Alix de Massiac of ‘MacGuffin’ magazine chat to us about their new podcast ‘Chains’.
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2/18/2023 • 31 minutes, 36 seconds
‘It’s A Passion Thing’, ‘Glory’ and ‘Tennis In Photographs’
We speak with the team behind Vienna-based magazine ‘It’s A Passion Thing’. Plus: beautiful football title ‘Glory’ and new booklet ‘Tennis In Photographs’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/11/2023 • 32 minutes, 6 seconds
A print selection
This week, we speak to the CEO of Fortune Media, Alan Murray, and Brazilian photographer Gleeson Paulino. Plus: we visit a charming kiosk in Rougemont.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/4/2023 • 34 minutes, 41 seconds
Dian Hanson’s ‘The History of Men’s Magazines’
We speak with Taschen’s Sexy Book editor Dian Hanson on her impressive six-volume collection on the history of men’s magazines. Plus the remarkable comeback of printed maps.
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1/28/2023 • 30 minutes, 21 seconds
‘Dagens Nyheter’, ‘Franchise’ and ‘20 Seconds’
We speak with the editor-in-chief of one of Sweden’s leading papers, ‘Dagens Nyheter’. Plus: a magazine where basketball meets art and a title on experimental music and art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/21/2023 • 34 minutes, 37 seconds
The Monocle Companion and Eurozine
This week on The Stack we delve into the second instalment of ‘The Monocle Companion’, which features 50 essays for a brighter future. We also speak with the team behind ‘Eurozine’ about the importance of European cultural journals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/14/2023 • 33 minutes, 48 seconds
‘Forbes Ukraine’ and ‘Buffalo Zine’
This week on The Stack we speak with the team behind ‘Forbes Ukraine’ to find out how the magazine reinvented itself. Plus the latest issue of the always fascinating ‘Buffalo Zine’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/7/2023 • 34 minutes, 13 seconds
The Best Of - Part 2
We feature another selection of the best interviews on The Stack from 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/31/2022 • 29 minutes, 54 seconds
The Best Of – Part 1
We look back at the best interviews and reports from The Stack this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/24/2022 • 35 minutes, 16 seconds
‘The Number Ones’
This week on The Stack, we speak with Tom Breihan, Stereogum’s senior editor and columnist, about his new book, ‘The Number Ones – Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music’. Plus: The River Cafe’s executive chef, Sian Wyn Owen, on the restaurant’s new book, ‘The River Cafe Look Book: Recipes for Kids of All Ages’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/17/2022 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds
A book on the best documentaries, Sudan’s first fashion zine and a local newspaper from Montana
We speak with Ian Haydn Smith about his book ‘Well Documented’, a celebration of documentaries. Plus Sudan’s first fashion zine ‘REVout’ and we speak with the publisher of ‘The Bozeman Daily Chronicle’.
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12/10/2022 • 31 minutes, 48 seconds
‘Sight & Sound’s greatest films of all time
We speak with Mike Williams, editor in chief of ‘Sight & Sound’ magazine, about their new issue, with its list of the greatest films of all time. Plus: Vanessa Grall, founder of Messy Nessy Chic, tells us about the perfect travel guide and the updated version of ‘Don’t Be a Tourist in Paris’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/3/2022 • 33 minutes, 50 seconds
‘Bon Appétit’ redesign, ‘Tatler Hong Kong’ and George Lois
This week on The Stack, we talk to ‘Bon Appétit’ creative director Arsh Raziuddin and the editor-in-chief of ‘Tatler Hong Kong’, Jacqueline Tsang. Plus: we revisit a 2016 interview with George Lois, the legendary ad man who died last week aged 91.
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11/28/2022 • 27 minutes, 57 seconds
‘Bon Appétit’ redesign, ‘Tatler Hong Kong’ and George Lois
This week on The Stack, we talk to ‘Bon Appétit’ creative director Arsh Raziuddin and the editor-in-chief of ‘Tatler Hong Kong’, Jacqueline Tsang. Plus: we revisit a 2016 interview with George Lois, the legendary ad man who died last week aged 91.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/24/2022 • 27 minutes, 58 seconds
‘Remote Experiences’ and ‘Delayed Gratification’
This week on The Stack we speak to photographer David De Vleeschauwer and writer Debbie Pappyn about their new book. Plus: Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification’ magazine.
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11/19/2022 • 32 minutes, 52 seconds
Steven Klein
This week on The Stack we speak with celebrated photographer Steven Klein about his first monograph. Plus we bring you highlights from our Chiefs conference in Dallas with Katrice Hardy from ‘The Dallas Morning News’ and Rebecca Wesson Darwin from ‘Garden & Gun’.
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11/12/2022 • 30 minutes, 45 seconds
Steven Klein
This week on The Stack we speak with celebrated photographer Steven Klein about his first monograph. Plus we bring you highlights from our Chiefs conference in Dallas with Katrice Hardy from ‘The Dallas Morning News’ and Rebecca Wesson Darwin from ‘Garden & Gun’.
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11/12/2022 • 30 minutes, 45 seconds
‘Semafor’, ‘Linseed Journal’ and food writer Grace Dent
This week on The Stack, we speak with Justin B Smith, CEO and co-founder of the new global news website ‘Semafor’. Plus Louise Long from ‘Linseed Journal’ and food writer Grace Dent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/5/2022 • 30 minutes, 15 seconds
‘Condé Nast Traveler’, ‘Creem’ and ‘Process’
We discuss the future of travel with Jesse Ashlock from ‘Condé Nast Traveler’. Plus: the return of iconic rock’n’roll title ‘Creem’ and a Malay title celebrating creativity, ‘Process’.
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10/29/2022 • 29 minutes, 58 seconds
Christoph Amend, Luciane Pisani, Txai Suruí
This week on The Stack we speak with ‘Zeit Magazin’ editorial director Christoph Amend. Plus Luciane Pisani, editor of ‘Where The Leaves Fall’, and Brazilian indigenous activist Txai Suruí, who guest-edited its latest issue.
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10/22/2022 • 36 minutes, 5 seconds
World News Media Congress highlights
This week we present the highlights of the World News Media Congress in Zaragoza, Spain. Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs attended the event and spoke to EBU’s deputy media director, Liz Corbin, ‘Zimbabwe Independent’ editor, Faith Zaba, and Coda Story co-founder Natalia Antelava.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/15/2022 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
Marina Hyde and Joyce Pascowitch
We speak to columnist Marina Hyde about her new book, ‘What Just Happened?! Dispatches from Turbulent Times’. Plus: Brazilian journalist and publisher Joyce Pascowitch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/8/2022 • 26 minutes, 1 second
Brazilian election special
This week we look at how the Brazilian press is covering a challenging election. We visit the headquarters of Brazilian daily ‘Folha de São Paulo’ and speak to its editor in chief, Sérgio Dávila. Plus: successful online platform The Brazilian Report, which covers Brazilian news in English.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/1/2022 • 29 minutes, 59 seconds
Brazil’s podcast boom and the launch of ‘Vogue’ Philippines
We speak to Brazilian journalist Chico Felitti, creator of ‘A Mulher da Casa Abandonada’, one of the country’s most-discussed podcasts. Plus: the launch of ‘Vogue’ Philippines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/24/2022 • 28 minutes, 10 seconds
Edward Enninful, ‘Euroman’ and the Jakarta Art Book Fair
This week, we speak to Edward Enninful, editor in chief of British ‘Vogue’, about his new memoir. Plus: we visit the office of Danish men’s magazine ‘Euroman’ and preview the Jakarta Art Book Fair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/17/2022 • 28 minutes, 20 seconds
‘Somesuch Stories’, micropublishing, global reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s death
This week on The Stack we feature the annual title ‘Somesuch Stories’, investigate the rise of micropublishing and look at the global reaction to Queen Elizabeth’s death.
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9/10/2022 • 30 minutes, 15 seconds
Panini’s World Cup sticker album
We look at the appeal of Panini’s football stickers ahead of the release of their 2022 World Cup album. Plus: a US local paper that’s bucking the trend and Issues, a new magazine shop in Toronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/3/2022 • 34 minutes
Indiecon 2022 special and Estonia’s largest newspaper, ‘Postimees’
We preview Indiecon 2022, the annual independent publishing festival, and speak to the editors of some of the magazines that will be there: ‘Hamam’, ‘Ìrìn Journal’, ‘Safar’, ‘Kajet’, ‘Meantime’ and ‘Sick’. Plus: Markus Hippi speaks to Priit Hõbemägi, editor in chief of ‘Postimees’, Estonia’s leading daily newspaper.
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8/27/2022 • 30 minutes, 30 seconds
‘The Cobrasnake’, print media in Hong Kong and Nick Bryant
We speak with Mark Hunter, known as The Cobrasnake, who was an influential party photographer in the 2000s. Plus Naomi Xu Elegant gives us an overview of the print media scene in Hong Kong. And former BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant tells us about his new book, ‘When America Stopped Being Great: A History Of The Present’.
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8/20/2022 • 26 minutes, 30 seconds
‘Good Housekeeping’ and ‘Outsider’
We celebrate 100 years of ‘Good Housekeeping’ by speaking with their editor-in-chief, Gaby Huddart. Plus: ‘Outsider’, a Slovenian title on architecture and urbanism that has its own kiosk in Ljubljana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/13/2022 • 29 minutes, 20 seconds
Ted Kessler and the British music press
We speak with Ted Kessler, former editor of ‘Q’, about his new memoir ‘Paper Cuts: How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures’. We also speak with Haiane Avakian, editor in chief of ‘Svoi’, which covers the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/6/2022 • 30 minutes, 20 seconds
‘Pitch’, ‘smART’ magazine and the 24.02 Fund
We feature a new sports quarterly ‘Pitch’ and Canadian arts title ‘smART’ magazine. Plus we meet 24.02 Fund from Ukraine, which finances independent journalism and provides equipment and training too.
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7/30/2022 • 32 minutes
‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘Farta’
This week we look at Monocle’s very first paperback – ‘The Monocle Companion’ – featuring 50 essays to improve your life. Plus a new Portuguese foodie title, ‘Farta’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/23/2022 • 31 minutes, 30 seconds
Summer reading: the Hydra Book Club, ‘Lodestars Anthology’, ‘In Palma’ and ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’
This week it’s all about summer in Europe, from a bookshop on the Greek island of Hydra to a title celebrating the best of Palma de Mallorca. Plus, ‘Lodestars Anthology’ looks at Spain in its latest issue and we launch ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/16/2022 • 36 minutes
New on the newsstand: ‘Manera’, ‘Disco Pogo’ and ‘Decisive Agents’
A special edition featuring only new publications: ‘Manera’, a Spanish interiors title helmed by Enric Pastor; a glossy electronic-music magazine called ‘Disco Pogo’; and ‘Decisive Agents’, a beautifully designed volume about the world of AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/9/2022 • 30 minutes, 11 seconds
Mafalda Anjos from ‘Visão’ and Russ Slater from ‘Sounds and Colours’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to Mafalda Anjos, editor in chief of celebrated Portuguese weekly ‘Visão’. Plus: Russ Slater from Latin American cultural title and record label ‘Sounds and Colours’ on its compilation featuring the new sounds of Rio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/2/2022 • 30 minutes, 30 seconds
James Hewes, Newsha Tavakolian and David Shaftel
This week on ‘The Stack’ we hear the highlights from the Fipp World Media Congress with its CEO James Hewes. Plus: Iran-born photographer Newsha Tavakolian and David Shaftel from ‘Racquet’ magazine.
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6/25/2022 • 30 minutes, 19 seconds
The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2022: media highlights
This week on ‘The Stack’ we bring you highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life conference in Paris and look at the state of French media and the power of an image. Plus: the launch of ‘The European Review of Books’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/18/2022 • 30 minutes, 22 seconds
‘Man About Town’, ‘Wonderland’, ‘C41’ and a book for romcom lovers
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Huw Gwyther, founder of ‘Man About Town’ and ‘Wonderland’. Plus: Scott Meslow, author of ‘From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy’ and we head to Salone del Mobile to chat to the team behind ‘C41’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/11/2022 • 36 minutes, 13 seconds
‘Mastermind’, ‘Musotrees’ and ‘Plates’
This week on The Stack we speak to Marie-Amélie Sauvé of biannual fashion and culture title ‘Mastermind’. Plus: we welcome back Kerol Izwan of Kuala Lumpur-based ‘Musotrees’ and Dee May Tan of ‘Plates’, an independent magazine on food culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/4/2022 • 25 minutes, 20 seconds
‘The Atlantic’, ‘Der Spiegel’ and ‘The Podcast Reader’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to the executive editor of ‘The Atlantic’, Adrienne LaFrance, about the title’s expanding books section. Plus: how ‘Der Spiegel’ covered the World Economic Forum and ‘The Podcast Reader’, a magazine that publishes transcriptions of outstanding podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/28/2022 • 25 minutes, 43 seconds
What next for ‘Vogue Ukraine’? Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv
This week on The Stack we speak with Philipp Vlasov, editor in chief of ‘Vogue Ukraine’. Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv and ‘Wyrd Science’, a new magazine about roleplaying and board games.
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5/21/2022 • 29 minutes, 8 seconds
Divia Thani, Arman Naféei and Alessandro Cattelan
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to Divia Thani from ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ about travel trends. Plus music curator Arman Naféei on his new podcast ‘Are We on Air?’ and ‘Eurovision’ host Alessandro Cattelan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/14/2022 • 41 minutes, 18 seconds
‘Valentino: The Narratives II’ and ‘Breaking the News’
This week we speak to author Fatima Farheen Mirza about her collaboration with Valentino, a words-only advertising campaign called ‘Valentino: The Narratives II’. Plus, curator Luke McKernan on ‘Breaking the News’, an exhibition covering 500 years of UK news at the British Library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/7/2022 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds
Celebrating 40 years of ‘i-D’ magazine
This week we speak with Alastair McKimm, editor in chief of ‘i-D’ magazine on its new book celebrating 40 years of the title. Plus magCulture heads to New York in May and we leaf through ‘Spiral’, a cool title on American football.
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4/30/2022 • 29 minutes, 20 seconds
‘Le Monde’ in English and ‘Astra’ magazine
We speak to Louis Dreyfus, CEO of Groupe Le Monde, about the French publication’s English-language digital edition. Plus: ‘Astra’, a new international literature magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/23/2022 • 23 minutes, 20 seconds
Susan Miller on astrology
This week, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco sits down with astrologer Susan Miller to discuss writing horoscopes for magazines and why the interest in the practice is stronger than ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4/16/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 30 seconds
‘M le Magazine’, ‘Pain Pain’, Casa Magazines and ‘Advanture’
This week we speak to Marie-Pierre Lannelongue, editor of ‘M le Magazine’, the weekly title from French daily ‘Le Monde’. Plus: a new zine about bread, ‘Pain Pain’; a visit to Casa Magazines in New York; and a title on van culture, ‘Advanture’.
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4/9/2022 • 41 minutes, 12 seconds
Jason Cowley and Manami Okazaki
We speak with Jason Cowley, editor of The New Statesman, about the revamp of his magazine plus his new book ‘Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England’. Also on the show, we discuss Japanese magazine and dogs with Manami Okazaki, author of ‘Japan’s Best Friend – Dog Culture in the Land of the Rising Sun’.
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4/2/2022 • 33 minutes, 18 seconds
‘Waves & Woods’, ‘Record’ and ‘Shrunk’
This week we feature three fascinating titles: German surf and travel title ‘Waves & Woods’, music journal ‘Record’ and a modern miniatures magazine, ‘Shrunk’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/26/2022 • 29 minutes
John C Jay, Yevgenia Albats and James Mullinger
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé speaks with John C Jay, president of global creative at Fast Retailing. Plus: Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats, and James Mullinger from ‘The Maritime Edit’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/19/2022 • 37 minutes, 12 seconds
‘Orange Crush’, ‘Off’ and ‘Swimmers’
This week we take a look at art and wrestling title ‘Orange Crush’, ‘Off’, a new publication exploring movement, and a swimming title with a queer perspective, ‘Swimmers’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/12/2022 • 35 minutes, 20 seconds
‘Kyiv Independent’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind the ‘Kyiv Independent’. Plus: a new trade fair dedicated to the world of print in Florence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/7/2022 • 33 minutes, 18 seconds
‘Kyiv Independent’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind the ‘Kyiv Independent’. Plus: a new trade fair dedicated to the world of print in Florence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/5/2022 • 33 minutes, 18 seconds
Mark Neville, ‘Weinseller Journal’ and ‘Scamp’
We speak with Ukraine-based photographer Mark Neville about his latest project, ‘Stop Tanks With Books’. Plus: Chandra Kurt on the redesign of ‘Weinseller Journal’ and Oskar Oprey and John William from ‘Scamp’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/26/2022 • 37 minutes, 46 seconds
15 years of Monocle
A special edition of ‘The Stack’ celebrating 15 years of Monocle. We welcome Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Richard Spencer Powell. Plus: Jeremy Leslie from Magculture, Natassa Pappa from ‘Desired Landscapes’ and a tribute to writer and political satirist PJ O’Rourke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/19/2022 • 34 minutes, 11 seconds
‘Entertainment Weekly’, ‘En Flor’, ‘Good Sport’ and ‘Hello Gorgeous’
We reminisce about ‘Entertainment Weekly’, which has announced the end of its print edition. Plus: ‘En Flor’, a title on Uruguayan flowers, a revamp of ‘Good Sport’, and ‘Hello Gorgeous’, a glossy for those with HIV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/12/2022 • 30 minutes, 46 seconds
Counterculture: ‘Fuori!!! 1971-1974’ and ‘WBCN and the American Revolution’
A counterculture special: we speak with Carlo Antonelli and Francesco Urbano Ragazzi about their new book on the history of iconic Italian gay magazine ‘Fuori’ and author Bill Lichtenstein on ‘WBCN and the American Revolution’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/5/2022 • 29 minutes, 44 seconds
100 years of the BBC and Ukrainian photography magazine ‘Saliut’
This week on ‘The Stack’, we speak with David Hendy, author of ‘The BBC: A People’s History’. Plus: we meet Dana Pavlychko: of Ukrainian photography magazine ‘Saliut’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/29/2022 • 34 minutes, 18 seconds
Bryan Adams and the Pirelli Calendar
We speak with musician and photographer Bryan Adams about shooting the Pirelli Calendar 2022. Plus: we visit the Index Art Book Fair in Mexico and discuss the future of ‘The Good Food Guide’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/22/2022 • 25 minutes, 49 seconds
‘1611’ and ‘Being Hong Kong’
This week we speak with Kurt Lin from new business and finance title ‘1611’, and look at ‘Being Hong Kong’, a quarterly that focuses exclusively on the history, culture and daily life of the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/15/2022 • 23 minutes, 17 seconds
‘McSweeney’s Quarterly’, ‘Karl: No Regrets’ and ‘Isolarii’
This week we speak with Claire Boyle from ‘McSweeney’s Quarterly’. Plus: a new biography of Karl Lagerfeld and Sebastian Clark from ‘Isolarii’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/8/2022 • 29 minutes
The best of ‘The Stack’, part two
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at the highlights of this year’s ‘The Stack’, including key conversations at The Monocle Media Summit, and with skateboarding iconic title ‘Thrasher’ and ‘People’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1/1/2022 • 28 minutes, 30 seconds
The best of ‘The Stack’, part one
Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at the highlights of this year's Stack, including the centenary celebration of Brazil's daily 'Folha de São Paulo', a book celebrating 'Ebony' magazine and Susan Miller discussing astrology in print.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/25/2021 • 29 minutes, 22 seconds
‘The Unseasonal’, ‘It’s a Passion Thing’ and ‘NR’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Ger Ger from ‘The Unseasonal’; Sandra Reichl and Karin Novazamsky from ‘It’s a Passion Thing’; and Nima Habibzadeh and Jade Removille from ‘NR’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/18/2021 • 37 minutes, 35 seconds
Guinness World Records and ‘Akin’
This week we visit the Guinness World Records HQ in London to speak with its editor in chief Craig Glenday. Plus: Norfolk-based title ‘Akin’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/11/2021 • 28 minutes, 22 seconds
‘Wrong Journal’, ‘Polle’ and ‘Meantime’
We speak with Ricardo Galésio from new travel title ‘Wrong Journal’, Ferdinand Lutz from kids comic ‘Polle’ and Pang Xue Qiang, editor of Singapore magazine ‘Meantime’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/4/2021 • 26 minutes, 50 seconds
Richard Christiansen from Flamingo Estate and Tom Hodgkinson from ‘Idler’
We speak with Richard Christiansen from home-and-garden brand Flamingo Estate in LA, who just launched the publication ‘Fridays From the Garden’ with his imprint Flamingo Editions. Plus: Tom Hodgkinson from ‘Idler’ magazine on his new book ‘An Idler’s Manual’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/27/2021 • 28 minutes, 40 seconds
CNN Portugal, ‘Inque’ and ‘Nsenene’
We speak with Nuno Santos, director of CNN Portugal, about the launch of the channel. Plus: Dan Crowe from new literary title ‘Inque’, and ‘Nsenene’, a new book by Italian photographer Michele Sibiloni on grasshopper-catching in Uganda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/20/2021 • 29 minutes, 10 seconds
‘The Stahl House’ and ‘Get Familiar’
We speak to the team behind a new book about ‘The Stahl House’, an iconic modernist house. Plus: a new Dutch title called ‘Get Familiar’ explores the intersection between hip hop culture and the world around us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/13/2021 • 23 minutes, 40 seconds
‘Harper’s Bazaar’ and ‘Beano’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Lydia Slater, editor in chief of the UK edition of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’. Plus: we visit a new exhibition about iconic comic strip ‘Beano’ at Somerset House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/6/2021 • 26 minutes, 58 seconds
‘The Official Christmas No 1 Singles Book’ and ‘We Jazz Magazine’
On a musical theme this week we speak to Michael Mulligan, pop-charts expert and author of ‘The Official Christmas No 1 Singles Book’. Plus, new jazz title ‘We Jazz Magazine’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/30/2021 • 28 minutes, 51 seconds
‘Condé Nast Traveler’, Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021 and Magculture Live
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Jesse Ashlock, US editor and deputy global editorial director for ‘Condé Nast Traveler’. Plus: we welcome back Jeremy Leslie from Magculture to talk Magculture Live and Monocle’s Marie-Sophie Schwarzer reports from this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/23/2021 • 25 minutes, 40 seconds
Highlights from The Monocle Media Summit 2021
Highlights from The Monocle Media Summit 2021 with Monocle’s editors and Christine Ockrent, Matti Rönkä, Mishal Husain, Christoph Amend, Jeremy Leslie, Clarissa Ward and Peter York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/16/2021 • 29 minutes, 2 seconds
Steve Watson, ‘The Sensible Guides’ and ‘Movie Theatres’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we welcome Steve Watson from Stack magazines, a new travel-guide collection by Jasmina Knezović and ‘Movie Theatres’, a beautiful photo book on abandoned cinemas in the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/9/2021 • 28 minutes, 8 seconds
‘The Sunday Times’, ‘Making a Great Exhibition’ and ‘Noema’
We speak with Emma Tucker, editor in chief of ‘The Sunday Times’. Plus: Doro Globus from David Zwirner Books and Kathleen Miles of ‘Noema’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/2/2021 • 35 minutes, 26 seconds
‘Bon Appétit’, ‘The Republic’ and ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’
This week we feature ‘The Republic’, a renowned political and literary title from Nigeria. Plus: the new restaurant issue of ‘Bon Appétit’, and football correspondent Andrew Downie tells us about his book, ‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/25/2021 • 29 minutes, 30 seconds
‘Vogue Scandinavia’, ‘Thrasher’ and ‘Above the Fold’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the editor in chief of ‘Vogue Scandinavia’, the 28th global edition of the iconic title. Plus: we meet the editor of skateboarders’ bible ‘Thrasher’ magazine and read a photo book about newspapers’ newsrooms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/18/2021 • 30 minutes
‘Wochenmarkt’, ‘Private Eye: Dr. Hammond’s Covid Casebook’ and Abecedário Festival
This week on the show we speak with Christoph Amend about the new title from the ‘Zeit’ team, ‘Wochenmarkt’, which is all about the world of food. Plus: Phil Hammond from ‘Private Eye’ on his new book, and literary festival Abecedário in Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/11/2021 • 28 minutes, 27 seconds
‘People’ and ‘Private Eye’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we cover two iconic titles. We speak with Dan Wakeford, editor in chief of ‘People’ magazine, and ‘Private Eye’ journalist Adam Macqueen about his new book celebrating 60 years of the satirical publication.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/4/2021 • 32 minutes, 58 seconds
‘Uno-Due’, ‘Indiecon 2021’ and ‘Newsy Jacuzzi’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Matteo Cossu from ‘Uno-Due’ magazine, which is about football and culture. We also preview this year’s Indiecon and a mother-daughter news podcast for kids, ‘Newsy Jacuzzi’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/28/2021 • 23 minutes, 23 seconds
Diogo Bercito, Massoud Hossaini and Liz Schaffer
We speak with writer and journalist Diogo Bercito about ‘Brimos’, his new book on Syrian-Lebanese immigration to Brazil and how it influenced the country’s political scene. Plus: Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini and Liz Schaffer from travel title ‘Lodestars Anthology’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/21/2021 • 31 minutes, 31 seconds
Lisa LaFlamme
This week on The Stack, we speak to the celebrated Canadian news anchor Lisa LaFlamme. Plus, the editors of ‘Mother Tongue’, a new magazine about modern motherhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/14/2021 • 34 minutes, 20 seconds
Susan Miller: astrology in print
We speak with astrologer Susan Miller on how the younger generation is still in love with the zodiac, before a look at astrology in print. We also speak with Rachel Arthur from the new publication ‘Flip’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/7/2021 • 36 minutes, 18 seconds
‘Elle Decoration’, ‘Regain’, ‘Tokyo: Art & Photography’
We speak with Ben Spriggs, editor-in-chief of ‘Elle Decoration’ and Daphné Hézard from ‘Regain’ tells us about its anniversary issue, with Catherine Deneuve on the cover. We also pay a visit to ‘Tokyo: Art & Photography’, a new exhibition at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/31/2021 • 23 minutes, 5 seconds
The Olympics in print
This week on ‘The Stack’ it’s all about the Olympics. We speak to Tom Loxley, editor of ‘Radio Times’, about its bumper Olympics issue. Plus: Luke Kennedy from Aussie surf title ‘Tracks’ on the surfing debut at Tokyo 2020 and our Tokyo bureau chief Fiona Wilson on how the Japanese media is covering the event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/24/2021 • 25 minutes, 19 seconds
‘Hodinkee’, ‘Rolling Stone’ UK, ‘Wax Poetics’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we talk about the redesign of ‘Hodinkee’ magazine, discuss the upcoming ‘Rolling Stone’ UK and the relaunch of ‘Wax Poetics’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/17/2021 • 29 minutes, 25 seconds
‘Photo No-Nos’, ‘Storied’ and a Raffaella Carrà tribute
We speak with photographer Jason Fulford about his new book with Aperture, ‘Photo No-Nos’, a meditation on what not to photograph. Plus, ‘Storied’, a new title about the people and traditions of Japan. We also pay tribute to Italian icon Raffaella Carrà, replaying an interview with Simone Marchetti from ‘Vanity Fair Italia’, from when he chose Carrà for his inaugural cover as editor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/10/2021 • 25 minutes, 45 seconds
‘Hating Peter Tatchell’, ‘Direction of Travel’, ‘Capra Falconeri Traveller’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we feature a newspaper about vintage airline route maps, a new title showcasing the best of Pakistan, and a conversation with broadcaster Peter Tatchell and the director of new Netflix documentary ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/3/2021 • 29 minutes, 16 seconds
‘Huck’, ‘Mamute’ and ‘Bibliotech’
This week we speak with the team behind ‘Huck’ magazine about its redesign, and feature two new literary titles: ‘Mamute’ and ‘Bibliotech’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/26/2021 • 26 minutes, 45 seconds
‘DJ Mag’, ‘Claudia Andujar: The Yanomami Struggle’ and ‘The Travel Writing Tribe’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the editor of iconic dance music title ‘DJ Mag’ and pay a visit to the Barbican for its latest exhibition, ‘Claudia Andujar: The Yanomami Struggle’. Plus: we speak with author Tim Hannigan on his new book ‘The Travel Writing Tribe: Journeys in Search of a Genre’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/19/2021 • 33 minutes, 23 seconds
‘Kindling’ and ‘Kinfolk’, creative director Zak Kyes and ‘Record’
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Harriet Fitch Little, editor in chief of ‘Kindling’, a title aimed at people with children from the team behind ‘Kinfolk’. Plus: creative director Zak Kyes on his latest print projects, including the redesign of ‘Fact’ magazine, and Karl Henkell from delightful music title ‘Record’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/12/2021 • 28 minutes, 57 seconds
‘The Walrus’, ‘Eighty Degrees’, ‘Buffalo Zine’
Jessica Johnson, editor in chief of Canadian title ‘The Walrus’ joins us to discuss the latest issue. Plus our Lisbon correspondent Gaia Lutz speaks with Martin Boháčik, founder of ‘Eighty Degrees’, which is all about tea. And finally David Uzquiza and Andrea Lazarov from the wonderfully fun ‘Buffalo Zine’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.