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The Stack

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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A catalogue that changed men’s fashion – plus how to write with style:

We 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’.

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5671 Jul 2023
33 min

A catalogue that changed men’s fashion – plus how to write with style: 

We 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’.

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56624 Jun 2023
31 min

‘Elle’, Ferment Kiosk and ‘Eaten’: 

This 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.

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56517 Jun 2023
28 min

‘Form International Issue’, ‘Mother Tongue’ and ‘Hard Pack’: 

This 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.

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56410 Jun 2023
29 min

‘The Beautiful Truth’, ‘Digital Storytelling’, ‘Klein’s Journal’ and ‘Patagon Journal’: 

This 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.

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5633 Jun 2023
29 min

‘Substack’, ‘Mirage’ and ‘Meantime’: 

This 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.

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56227 May 2023
32 min

A typography study, ‘Cahiers du Cinéma’ and gay fine art photography: 

This 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’.

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56120 May 2023
28 min

Neville Brody: 

We speak with the design legend about his new monograph, ‘The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3’, published by Thames & Hudson.

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56013 May 2023
29 min

Ari Shapiro, Mag to Mag and ‘The Unseasonal’: 

Journalist 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.

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5596 May 2023
29 min

Sarah McNally, William Lee Adams and Richard Hoechner: 

This 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’. 

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55829 Apr 2023
28 min

‘Architectural Digest’, ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ and ‘Prospect’: 

This week, we speak to the teams behind ‘Architectural Digest’ and ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ about their May issues, highlighting the best of design and travel. Plus: Alan Rusbridger, editor of ‘Prospect’.

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55722 Apr 2023
29 min

‘The New Yorker’, ‘Agência Pública’ and ‘Capsule’: 

This week on The Stack we speak with a great trio of writers and publishers: the award-winning ‘New Yorker’ writer Adam Gopnik; Natalia Viana, co-founder of ‘Agência Pública’, Brazil’s first not-for-profit investigative journalism outlet; and Alessio Ascari, the publisher and creative director of ‘Capsule’, a design title that is a hybrid between a magazine and a book.

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55615 Apr 2023
29 min

‘The New York Times’ and ‘Footnotes’: 

This week on The Stack, we speak to Jonathan Knight, head of games at ‘The New York Times’. He is responsible for the successful Wordle to the iconic NYT crossword. Plus we chat with the founder of ‘Footnotes’, a title dedicated to type design and typography.

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5558 Apr 2023
35 min

‘ScreenAge’ by Fenton Bailey and ‘Bon Appétit’: 

This week on The Stack we speak with Fenton Bailey, co-founder of World of Wonder and producer of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, about his new book, ‘ScreenAge: How TV Shaped Our Reality From Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s Drag Race’. We also speak with ‘Bon Appétit’ editor-in-chief, Dawn Davis, and editor, Jennifer Hope Choi, on the magazine’s new travel issue.

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5541 Apr 2023
36 min

What makes a good bookshop: 

This week we speak with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Managing Director, on the success of his bookstores this year. Plus the return of renowned Argentinean English-language publication ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ and an annual print title on Lisbon’s restaurant scene.

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55325 Mar 2023
30 min

‘Afghan Style’ and ‘Josef’: 

We speak with photographer and designer Robert Spangle about his book ‘Afghan Style’, a fashion study of the Afghan man. Plus: Kunigunde Weissenegger and Barbara Elias da Rocha from ‘Josef’, an insider’s travel book to South Tyrol.

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