The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
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 restaurant consultant Adam Hyman.
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 discuss the role of the newspaper when democracy is tested. Plus: we visit a newsstand in Kiev…
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’.
For the business traveller
We speak with Melinda Stevens, editor of the UK edition of ‘Conde Nast Traveller’. Plus: ‘Bloomberg Businessweek’ editor Megan Murphy on the latest issue.
Plethora of print
We speak to the founder of The Hyman Archive, the largest collection of magazines in the world, and chat with the editor of ‘Lodestars Anthology’. Plus: new French title ‘The Skirt Chronicles’ and a look at the French weeklies with Marie Billon.
Delayed Gratification
A magazine review with ‘Delayed Gratification’ editor Rob Orchard and Maite Rico, deputy editor at El País. Plus: our take on the new editor of British ‘Vogue’.
The art of music writing
We discuss music publications with Will Hodgkinson and Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: Keith Caulfield from Billboard.
The Gentlewoman
We welcome editor in chief of ‘The Gentlewoman’ Penny Martin and chat with Jake Silverstein from ‘The New York Times Magazine’.
