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 modern news weekly
We’re tracking down that elusive quality that makes today’s news magazine. Tyler Brûlé is joined by France 24’s Bénédicte Paviot to discuss whether the weeklies are still the defining beacons they once were. Plus: a quick dash to Belgium to hear from a Flemish magazine that’s expanding its readership –…
The Modern Magazine conference
This week we cover The Modern Magazine conference in London and discuss the challenges of taking a magazine onto the airwaves. Plus: we look at the state of newsstands in Spain.
Newspapers in journalism
This week on The Stack we welcome Caroline Daniel, ‘FT Weekend’ editor, to talk about a newspaper’s role in journalism. We also discuss the recent difficulties in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ newsroom and talk with Michelle Griffin from ‘The Age’ newspaper.
Place for print
James Hyman and Ben Freeman discuss how print went from disposable commodity to timeless keepsake. Plus: we hear the highlights from Fipp World Congress in Toronto.
Frankfurt Book Fair
In this special edition, Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé is at the Frankfurt Book Fair talking to some of the biggest names in German publishing. Among the programme’s guests are Thomas Lindner, CEO of ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’; Christoph Amend, editor in chief of ‘Die Zeit Magazin’; and Alexandra Borchardt,…
Looking inwards
What can the publishing world learn from itself? Tyler Brûlé is joined by David Lane of ‘The Gourmand’ and Jeremy Leslie of ‘MagCulture’ to discuss the intricacies of sharing knowledge. Broadcaster and consultant Juan Señor also pops into Midori House. Plus: we hear from David Owen and Jim Bilton at…
The future of distribution
We speak to Steve Watson from independent magazine distributor Stack. We also speak to Carine Nevejans from Distripress about the upcoming conference in Brussels, plus we check in with our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé.
Live edition
Tyler Brûlé hosts a special live magazine discussion with some of the industry’s most revered figures. Gert Jonkers of ‘Fantastic Man’, editor of ‘Paris Match’ Olivier Royant, media strategist Ian Birch and world-renowned graphic designer Erik Spiekermann all appear before a studio audience.
‘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 Pacheco leafs through the zines at London’s Art Book Fair.
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 Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
