The Stack
‘Delayed Gratification’, ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’
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15 July 2023
Episode 569
34 minutes
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.
15 July 2023
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