The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
‘Jocks & Nerds’
David Plaisant sits down with Marcus Agerman Ross, the founder, editor and creative director of influential men’s style title ‘Jocks & Nerds’. We also check in with our editor in chief. Plus: Fernando Augusto…
Activism and Brazilian magazines
On this week’s ‘The Stack’ we visit London’s Feminist Library to discuss activist publishing past and present. We also look at the countercultural publication ‘Mould Map’ and review the pages of Brazilian magazines with…
Icelandic print
Ben Rylan sits down with David Plaisant to review some Icelandic magazines old and new, including ‘I booi natturunnar’ and ‘Neptun’’. We also hear why Icelanders love their magazines so much. Plus: we talk…
Print professionals
Tyler Brûlé meets CEO and founder of London agency Protein to talk about the commercial side of funding a magazine start-up. We also hear from Malte Brenneisen, organiser of Indiecon, the independent-magazine conference taking…
The great outdoors
On this week’s show we talk to Rachel Maria Taylor and Jody Daunton, the editors of lifestyle magazine ‘Another Escape’. We also pay a visit to a new magazine shop in Berlin and praise…
On the newsstands
On this week’s Stack we speak to our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé about Pearson selling its 50 per cent stake in The Economist group and take a look at the best titles on…
Talking Tokyo
From Tokyo, Tyler Brûlé gives us the latest on the Japanese media landscape and delves into a stack of choice titles such as men’s fashion leaders ‘Uomo’ and ‘Go Out’. Plus we speak to…
Shelf life
Tyler Brûlé speaks to the editor of ‘Elephant’ magazine and retail expert, Marc Valli, and discusses the best way to display and sell magazines. Plus we find out what Parisians might be picking up…
Crossing borders
Tyler Brûlé’s insights on Nikkei’s purchase of the ‘Financial Times’ and what this means for print. Plus we leaf through Indian mountaineering magazine ‘The Outdoor Journal’, New Zealand culture title ‘White Fungus’ that moved…
It’s summer!
Tyler Brûlé reveals Monocle’s new summer journal, ‘The Escapist’, with creative director Richard Spencer Powell. He also reviews some holiday magazine selections with Francine Lawrence. Plus: Poppy Shibamoto speaks in praise of ‘Kurashi No…
