The Stack

Nov 16 2024 100 ep. 31 mins 1.6k

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Essential 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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Monocle in Dubai, The Stack x The Menu and a magazine about breakfasts

Nov 16 2024 29 mins

We head to the UAE to talk about ‘The Monocle 100: Dubai’. Plus: ‘The Stack’ collaborates with ‘The Menu’ to talk about the boom in food magazines and we flick through ‘Morgenmete’, a title dedicated to breakfasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first issue of ‘Harper’s Bazaar Intérieurs’ and a media company for insiders

Nov 09 2024 31 mins

We speak with Isis-Colombe Combréas, founder of ‘Milk Magazine’ and ‘Milk Decoration’, and also editor in chief of the newly released ‘Harper’s Bazaar Interieurs’. We also speak media and US elections with Dylan Byers, founding partner and senior correspondent at ‘Puck’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The redesign of Brazil’s largest daily, plus a new magazine on transport

Nov 02 2024 27 mins

This week we speak with Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of Brazil’s largest daily newspaper, ‘Folha de São Paulo’, on the paper’s redesign and its coverage of the US election. Plus: ‘Vehicle’, a new magazine with a fresh approach to transportation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A photography special

Oct 26 2024 30 mins

We speak with Ghislain Pascal from The Little Black Gallery about the opening of Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café, a new cultural hub for queer and gay fine-art photography. Plus: we discuss the art of wildlife pictures with the winners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Open season for new magazines

Oct 19 2024 28 mins

This week on ‘The Stack’ we feature two new magazines. The first is ‘AFM’, a new title on sex and relationships published by dating app Feeld. Plus: ‘Open Tennis’, a new publication by David Shaftel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Print expansion

Oct 12 2024 34 mins

This week on The Stack, Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification’ tells us about design changes in his magazine and their new book ‘Misc: A compendium of delightfully random facts’. Plus: ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ expands to Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading Hungarian media group and a decade of ‘Design Anthology’

Oct 05 2024 34 mins

We speak with Zoltan Varga, CEO and chairman of Central Media, one of the biggest media groups in Hungary. Plus: ‘Design Anthology’ celebrates a decade with new editors in chief Simone Schultz and Jeremy Smart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiosk culture

Sep 28 2024 31 mins

This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Arman Naféei on his new kiosk at the heart of Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, Kiosk-o-thèque, a clever mix of gallery, bookshop and podcast studio. Plus: how can a food magazine cover the upcoming US elections? Jamila Robinson from ‘Bon Appétit’ tells us how.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Reporters’, ‘Near+Far’ and ‘La Septième Obsession’

Sep 21 2024 31 mins

This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind ‘Reporters’ magazine, a literary reportage publication from Ukraine. Plus a new travel title based in Dubai and French cinema publication ‘La Septième Obsession’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’

Sep 14 2024 28 mins

We speak with Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’. Plus: Joshua Glass, founder of ‘Family Style’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.