The Stack
334 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsEssential listening for anyone who cares about the printed word and developments in publishing. From independent publications, new forms of print media and graphic novels to little-known niche magazines, ‘The Stack’ is Monocle’s take on the world of print, focusing on everything from the glossiest fashion title to the grittiest local newspaper.
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Simon Kuper’s new book on Paris, food titles at Salone del Mobile and the return of ‘Saveur’
April 13, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWe speak with author and journalist Simon Kuper on his new book about Paris, ‘Impossible City – Paris in the Twenty-First Century’. Plus: food titles are invited to a special event at Salone del Mobile, and the return of ‘Saveur’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Fortune’, ‘Secret Stays’ and ‘Twen (1959-1971)’
April 06, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBWe speak with ‘Fortune’ executive editor Alex Wood Morton on their editorial expansion in Europe. Plus, Melinda Stevens on her new book with Assouline – ‘Secret Stays: Pioneering Hosts of the New Chic’. And Serge Ricco and Stéphane Darricau on their new book delving into the history of influential German magazine ‘Twen’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Numéro Switzerland’ debut, food title ‘Picnic’ and a zine on Indonesian cooking
March 30, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week we speak with the team behind the recently launched ‘Numéro Switzerland’. Plus: food title ‘Picnic’, which celebrates the London food scene in its latest issue, and also ‘Pedas’ , a zine on Indonesian cooking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maria Fernanda Delmas from ‘Valor Econômico’, Brazil’s main financial daily
March 23, 2024 09:57 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Maria Fernanda Delmas from Brazil’s financial daily ‘Valor Econômico’. Plus Ricardo Moreno celebrates 10 years of ‘The Summer Hunter’ and the new editor of ‘Bon Appétit’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Brazilian publishing house, ‘Summit Journal’ and Japan’s stationery awards
March 16, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWe head to São Paulo to speak with Lili Carneiro from Editora Carbono, who publishes titles such as ‘Carbono Uomo’. Plus: the return of legendary climbing magazine ‘Summit Journal’ and the winners of Japan’s stationery awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Desire in print
March 09, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWe explore desire in print with the celebrated magazine ‘Erotic Review’, which is back as an art and literary platform. Plus: Frank Strachan from ‘Crotch Magazine’, a hedonistic title with plenty of sex appeal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sarah Andelman, Mise en Page
March 02, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week we speak with Sarah Andelman, founder of Colette and Just an Idea Books, about her new concept shop, Mise en Page, at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche. We also discuss the future of ‘Paris Match’ and a new book that examines the Pet Shop Boys’ effect on culture and politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Foreign Exchange News, ‘Paper’ and Class of Palm Beach
February 24, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWe visit a new café-cum-currency-exchange in London’s Bayswater that also sells magazines. Plus: we speak with the team behind Turkish design studio Sanayi 313’s magazine, ‘Paper’, and explore Palm Beach with the founder of online fashion platform Class of Palm Beach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The new Saint Laurent bookshop, a title on all things Balkans and a Manchester quarterly
February 17, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBFashion giant Saint Laurent has opened a bookshop in Paris. We find out more. We also speak with the co-founder of ‘This is Badland’, a title about art and design from the Balkans, and head to Manchester to speak with the co-founder of ‘Proper’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Direction of Travel’, ‘L’Illustré’ and ‘O Novo Rio’
February 10, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWe speak with Christian Nolle from ‘Direction of Travel’, a newspaper about the culture of flying. Plus: Monocle Radio’s Laura Kramer meets the editor of one of Switzerland’s oldest magazines, ‘L’Illustré’, and photographer William Rice heads to Rio de Janeiro for his latest photo project, ‘O Novo Rio’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Ori’, ‘Office’ and ‘Fotografiska Berlin Magazine’
February 03, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis week on ‘The Stack’ we talk to the founder of a new travel publication, Simon Rasmussen from ‘Office’ and ‘Fotografiska Berlin Magazine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reinventing the newsstand and fashion criticism
January 27, 2024 10:44 - 29 minutes - 27 MBWe speak with Gautier Robial and James Laffar from News & Coffee, the newsstand kiosks started in Barcelona that are now expanding to the UK. Plus: Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, looks at the future of fashion criticism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Quarter Past Noon’, ‘The Island Book of Records’ and media in Iowa
January 20, 2024 09:59 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWe head to Copenhagen to look at Danish design company &Tradition’s foray into publishing with food book ‘Quarter Past Noon’. Plus: we look at the history of Island Records with Neil Storey, editor of ‘The Island Book of Records’. And our correspondent Tomos Lewis looks at the state of media in Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Afrosport’, Dingbats* notebooks and ‘Agreenculture’
January 13, 2024 09:57 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week on ‘The Stack’ we feature ‘Afrosport – The Book’, a new publication by South African surf brand Mami Wata. Plus: the story behind a generational Lebanese stationery brand and a new independent journal on fashion and farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Grub Street Journal’, Newsstand and ‘Untapped’
January 06, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBOn the first episode of ‘The Stack’ in 2024, we speak with the team behind ‘The Grub Street Journal’, a magazine for magazine people. We also talk to David Atkins from Newsstand, the family-owned company that is also the UK’s largest online magazine store. And, finally, a new design title helmed by Tiffany Jow: ‘Untapped’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The best of 2023, part two
December 30, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBMonocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at The Stack’s best interviews and reports of 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Stack Best of 2023
December 23, 2023 09:59 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBMonocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks back at the best interviews and reports from The Stack in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
IDEA – the home of Superbooks
December 16, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThis week we pay a visit to IDEA Books in London’s Soho. We talk with co-founder David Owen about the iconic publishing house and its role as a bookseller at Dover Street Market. Also in the programme: we speak with Kieran Morris from current affairs and satirical quarterly ‘The Fence’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The delights of a Smythson notebook and ‘Apartamento’ magazine
December 09, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBWe speak with Luc Goidadin, creative director of Smythson, the celebrated British retailer of stationery, diaries and leather goods. Plus: Marco Velardi and Robbie Whitehead from ‘Apartamento’ magazine tell us about their new issue and pop-up store in Berlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Noma in Kyoto’, ‘Freude.Forever’ and ‘Roam’
December 02, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with celebrated chef René Redzepi about his restaurant’s first magazine, ‘Noma in Kyoto’. Plus: we feature the beautiful BMW title, ‘Freude.Forever’, and ‘Roam’, a magazine celebrating modern folk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Somesuch Stories’ and new spaces to buy magazines: Spruce Gallery and Adresse News
November 25, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with Suze Olbrich from the annual title ‘Somesuch Stories’. Plus: Ric Gindap and Bonnapart Galeng from new Philippines-based magazine shop Spruce Gallery and photographer Amurri Kinsey on her mobile newsstand Adresse News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jo Ellison, ‘HTSI’ editor
November 18, 2023 09:40 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe speak with Jo Ellison, editor of the Financial Times’ ‘HTSI’ magazine. Plus: Hlib Velyhorskyi, the founder and director of ‘Biblioteka’, and Amy Astley on the first short movie from ‘AD’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How the notebook changed the world
November 11, 2023 10:07 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWe speak with Roland Allen, author of ‘The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper’. Plus: ‘Pier Journal’, an independent community journal celebrating the creative culture of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Cocoa & Jasmine’, ‘New Escapologist’ and ‘Get Familiar’
November 04, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWe speak with Sayali Goyal from India-based cultural publication ‘Cocoa & Jasmine’. Plus: Robert Wringham from ‘New Escapologist’ and Arjun Chadha from hip-hop title ‘Get Familiar’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Fantastic Man’, ‘The Entrepreneurs’ and PageFive
October 28, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThis week on The Stack, we speak with Gert Jonkers, editor of the newly revamped ‘Fantastic Man’. Monocle editor Josh Fehnert looks at the new edition of our business-focused annual ‘The Entrepreneurs’ and other forthcoming Monocle titles. And we visit PageFive, a cool publisher and bookshop in Prague. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Photography in Ghana, an Asian literary journal and the transition to print
October 21, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with Michael Famighetti, editor of ‘Aperture’, a leading voice in the world of photography. We also head to Singapore to speak with Kirsten Han, managing editor of ‘Mekong Review’, and the team at independent weekly ‘Jom’ about transitioning from digital to print. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A cool Moroccan title, a Dutch magazine supplement and wildlife photography
October 14, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week on The Stack we head to Morocco to speak with Hicham Bouzid from ‘Makan’ magazine. Plus: we have a chat with Thomas de Heide from Dutch magazine supplement ‘FD Persoonlijk’ and speak to some of the photographers at the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Surf photography, Australia’s top bookshop and modernism in print
October 07, 2023 08:52 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBWe speak with Gaspard Konrad on his new book ‘Surf Porn’, showcasing the best of surf photography, and Joe Rubbo, managing director of Readings, which Monocle voted as Australia’s top literary outpost. Plus: we talk to the team behind ‘The Modernist’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Manchester Mill’, DistriPress and ‘Bibliotech’
September 30, 2023 08:59 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week we speak with the team behind news publication ‘The Manchester Mill’. Plus: highlights from DistriPress Congress 2023 and the new issue of ‘Bibliotech’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We love newsstands!
September 23, 2023 07:29 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThis week, it’s a newsstand special. We speak to Sandeep Garg from Shreeji Newsagents on Chiltern Street and Magculture’s founder, Jeremy Leslie. Plus: the newsstand winners of Monocle’s new Retail Awards and our fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, on why luxury brands are increasingly investing in print. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘We Stay’, ‘Krytyka’ and ‘Cake Zine’
September 16, 2023 08:39 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe speak to Ukrainian photographer Lesha Berezovskiy about his new book, ‘We Stay’. Plus: ‘Krytyka’, Ukraine’s international review of books and ideas, and ‘Cake Zine’, a title that uses dessert as a starting point for a hedonistic exploration of history, pop culture and art. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Swill’ and ‘Sea Pools’
September 09, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWe speak with Myffy Rigby, editor of Aussie food title ‘Swill’, and Chris Romer-Lee talks about his book ‘Sea Pools’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Hydra Book Club and ‘Red’ magazine
September 02, 2023 08:30 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWe mark the opening of the Hydra Book Club on the Greek island of the same name and talk about their new journal with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal. Plus: Sarah Tomczak from ‘Red’ magazine celebrates 25 years of the title. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 years of Indiecon, ‘Linseed’ and ‘To Have & To Hold’
August 26, 2023 09:11 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWe celebrate a decade of the independent publishing festival Indiecon. Plus: ‘Linseed’ magazine makes supper with a single ingredient and a title celebrating paper-bag ephemera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Technikart’ and ‘Cultured’
August 19, 2023 08:48 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWe take a look at two clever titles covering pop culture, design, architecture and style: ‘Cultured’ by Sarah Harrelson and ‘Technikart’ by Laurence Rémila. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afluente, ‘The Drift’ and ‘Bagel’
August 12, 2023 07:40 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with Brazil’s Julius Wiedemann about his new book publishing company, Afluente. Plus: cool literary title ‘The Drift’ and a new tennis magazine called ‘Bagel’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Flaneur’, ‘The Laterals’ and ‘Play & Display’
August 05, 2023 07:21 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with the editor-in-chief of ‘Flaneur’ about the title’s new issue, which explores the history of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris. Plus: cool Malaysian title ‘The Laterals’ and Bulgarian journalist Konstantin Vulkov on his new photography book, ‘Play & Display’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘RACEWKND’, Typewronger Books and ‘The Paper’
July 29, 2023 08:30 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with Magnus Greaves from premium Formula 1 title ‘RACEWKND’, plus we visit Scotland’s only typewriter repair shop and look at a new magazine from Wales, ‘The Paper’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide’, ‘Slop’ and ‘Sablos’
July 22, 2023 08:44 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis week we celebrate the release of ‘Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide’, plus two new titles, one on food – ‘Slop’ – and the other on travel, ‘Sablos’. Also on the show, we look at ‘El Venezolano’, a local paper for the Venezuelan community in Miami. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Delayed Gratification’, ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’
July 15, 2023 08:48 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week on The Stack we celebrate issue 50 of a magazine that pioneered slow journalism: ‘Delayed Gratification’. Plus, we reveal a new iteration of ‘The Monocle Companion’ and ‘The Jungle Journal’ heads to the archipelagos of Southeast Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Racquet’, ‘Paperboy’ and ‘The Pop Manifesto’
July 08, 2023 09:55 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week on The Stack, we catch up with old favourites – starting with David Shaftel from ‘Racquet’ magazine, just as Wimbledon is under way. Plus: David McKendrick from ‘Paperboy’ and Ilirjana Alushaj from ‘The Pop Manifesto’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A catalogue that changed men’s fashion – plus how to write with style
July 01, 2023 08:46 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBWe speak with the director and producers of ‘All Man: The International Male Story’, a documentary about a catalogue that changed men’s fashion and the perception of masculinity in the US. Plus: Lane Greene updates The Economist’s bestselling book ‘Writing with Style’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Elle’, Ferment Kiosk and ‘Eaten’
June 24, 2023 09:03 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week we welcome Kenya Hunt, editor in chief of ‘Elle’ UK, to the studio. Plus: Vienna’s first kiosk dedicated to indie food publications and the founder of ‘Eaten’, a magazine exploring food history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Form International Issue’, ‘Mother Tongue’ and ‘Hard Pack’
June 17, 2023 08:44 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThis week we speak to the team behind ‘Form’, Germany’s oldest design magazine, about its new English-language international issue. Plus: we meet the founders of ‘Mother Tongue’, who tell us about their revolutionary take on motherhood media. Finally, ‘Hard Pack’, a new magazine dedicated to skiing, full of edgy reporting and cerebral writing on the topic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Beautiful Truth’, ‘Digital Storytelling’, ‘Klein’s Journal’ and ‘Patagon Journal’
June 10, 2023 08:34 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week on The Stack we speak with Adam Penny and Hannah Finch from ‘The Beautiful Truth’, plus the founders of the menswear publication ‘Klein’s Journal’ and a title dedicated to Patagonia, ‘Patagon Journal’. We also visit ‘Digital Storytelling’, the latest exhibition at The British Library, London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Substack’, ‘Mirage’ and ‘Meantime’
June 03, 2023 09:09 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week we speak to the former ‘Elle’ UK editor-in-chief Farrah Storr about her work at the journalism platform Substack. Plus: ‘Mirage’, a magazine that will make you dream of summer, and ‘Meantime’, a title looking at Singapore’s lost stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A typography study, ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’ and gay fine art photography
May 27, 2023 09:01 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week on The Stack we look at a study about how we relate emotionally to typography. Plus: French designer Agnès b.’s collaboration with film magazine ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’; Ghislain Pascal and the latest book from his ‘Boys! Boys! Boys!’ project; and Chachi D Hauser on her book, ‘It’s Fun to Be a Person I Don’t Know’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Neville Brody
May 20, 2023 08:46 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWe speak with the design legend about his new monograph, ‘The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3’, published by Thames & Hudson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ari Shapiro, Mag to Mag and ‘The Unseasonal’
May 13, 2023 08:51 - 29 minutes - 27 MBJournalist Ari Shapiro tells us about his memoir, ‘The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening’. Plus: we visit Italy’s first indie mag festival Mag to Mag and speak with Ger Ger from ‘The Unseasonal’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sarah McNally, William Lee Adams and Richard Hoechner
May 06, 2023 08:38 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week we speak with Sarah McNally, founder of McNally Jackson bookstores, about the new shop in the Rockefeller Center. Plus Eurovision connoisseur William Lee Adams tells us about his new memoir and we chat to Richard Hoechner, founder of Zürich-based ‘Republik’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.