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The Stack - latest episodes
Icon and Yes & No
We take a closer look at two publications looking to get beneath the surface of the modern world, ‘Icon’ and ‘Yes & No’. Plus: at work with our resident magazine connoisseur at Monocle’s Kioskafé.
Slowing down for summer
We speak to the editor of pioneering slow journalism quarterly ‘Delayed Gratification’ and take a look at Monocle’s new weekly newspaper ‘The Summer Weekly’. Plus: trouble at Conde Nast.
Re-thinking fashion magazines
This week on The Stack we speak to the editor of a magazine aiming to be a platform for critical thinking in fashion. Plus, a closer look at the ‘FT Weekend Magazine’.
Oldie but a goodie
We speak to the editor of ‘The Oldie’ magazine, Harry Mount’. Plus: the editor of ‘Soffa’ magazine in the Czech Republic and the second edition of ‘Gentle Rain’, a publication on all things Hamburg.
MagCulture and The Maritime Edit
We speak to Jeremy Leslie from magCulture and James Mullinger, editor in chief of The Maritime Edit.
Racquet
We meet the ace team behind ‘Racquet’ magazine and the editor of ‘M, le Magazine du Monde’. Plus: highlights from Monocle’s third annual Quality of Life Conference.
Redesigning a magazine
We speak with Megan Murphy, editor of the recently redesigned ‘Bloomberg Businessweek’, chat with Tara Loader Wilkinson from ‘Billionaire’ magazine and take a look at London’s local press.
Good enough to eat
We meet Emily Gosling, editor of ‘Typenotes’ magazine, talk to the editor of Austrian food title ‘All You Can Eat’ and chat with the editor of ‘Mekong Review’, Minh Bui Jones.
Reading for keeps
Rowan Pelling from ‘The Amorist’, plus new music magazine ‘Recorder’ and a report on newspaper consumption in the mobile age.
How print media covers terrorist attacks
A look on how print media covers terrorist attacks with Simon Jenkins, Shashank Joshi, Philip Seib and Pascal Hollenstein.
Lessons in being relevant
We ask whether newspapers really matter in an election. Plus: Christoph Amend from ‘Zeitmagazin’ and Studio Safar on their new journal.
The food pages
The best culinary titles understand the art of eating on a deeper level and know how to capture it all on the printed page. We explore the secrets with two publishing connoisseurs: David Lane of ‘The Gourmand’ and restau…
Interesting titles
We welcome the editor of Belgium art and literature magazine ‘Oogst’ plus Davide Cazzaro, editor of a ‘Nang’ magazine which looks at Asian cinema, and Gail Bichler from ‘The New York Times Magazine’.
American newsprint
As a political crisis grips Washington, many in the US’s newspaper industry recalled another incident that saw journalism and politics collide – the Watergate scandal. Journalism professor John Owen joins Tom Edwards to…
It’s a dog’s life
We speak to the team at ‘Dog’ magazine, as well as ‘Zeitmagazin’ editor in chief Christoph Amend about the title’s latest effort: ‘Zeitmagazin München’.