The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
The first issue
This week is all about the first issue of a magazine. What are the secrets for a successful launch? We speak to editors of new titles and also revisit the very first issue of ‘Monocle’.
Print bonanza
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Alex Bilmes, editor of ‘Esquire UK’, about the title’s new look. Plus: Naphalai Areesorn from ‘Thailand Tatler’, and a newspaper exhibition in Slovenia’s capital.
Sunny outlook
We speak to Simone Marchetti, the new editor of ‘Vanity Fair Italy’, take a look at ‘Boat International’ magazine and check out ‘The Summer Hunter’ from Brazil.
From business to pleasure
This week we speak to the first Europe editor at ‘Forbes’ and the founder of biannual ‘More or Less’. Plus: a new title about female pleasure.
Print lessons
This week we speak to the editor in chief of ‘Monocle’, Tyler Brûlé, about his top five print lessons for 2019. Plus: we speak to ‘The Oldie’ editor Harry Mount and chat to the team behind Brazilian erotic-art publication ‘Nin’.
Style
We speak to the editor in chief of French men’s title ‘L’etiquette’. Plus: the new publication from the ‘Fantastic Man’ team, ‘What Men Wear’, and a look at French kiosks.
The way ahead
Media connoisseur Mario Garcia explains why we should all be optimistic about journalism in 2019. Plus: the editor of Taiwanese publication ‘White Fungus’ and a visit to the new home of legendary UK travel bookshop Stanfords.
‘Lodestars’, ‘Above Sea Level’, ‘DOG’
We leaf through a travel journal taking readers on unforgettable trips while making strides of its own, a new indy changing the conversation around wine and a canine-focused magazine that always has a new trick.
Happy new year for print
This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak to David Kipen, author of ‘Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters 1542 to 2018’, and Alistair Hanson from ‘It’s Nice That’. Plus, Monocle’s Richard Spencer Powell talks about the magazine’s plans for 2019.
The best of ‘The Stack’: Icons of print
In this special edition we look back at one of the year’s best interviews. We dedicate today’s episode to discussing icons of the print industry.
