The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
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.
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 to some of the talented editors at Indiecon in Hamburg.
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 place in Hamburg this weekend. Plus: Monocle’s Ben Rylan praises cult-film journal ‘Little White Lies’.
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 the Taiwanese title ‘Mogu’.
