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The Stack

The Stack

Monocle 100 Episodes Oct 17, 2026

The Stack is Monocle's podcast about the world of print media, covering everything from glossy fashion magazines to gritty local newspapers. It features interviews with publishers, editors, and designers, and explores new forms of print media, graphic novels, and niche publications. Essential listening for anyone interested in the printed word and developments in publishing.

Episodes

Paula Merlo from ‘Page9’, the founders of Athens’s ‘Hyper Hypo’ and how to write about scent
Paula Merlo from ‘Page9’, the founders of Athens’s ‘Hyper Hypo’ and how to write about scent Oct 17, 2026 2187 Paula Merlo, the editor in chief of Brazil Journal’s ‘Page9’. Plus: Andreas Kokkino and Stathis Mitropoulos from Athens bookshop Hyper Hypo. And: Sophie Cecil talks about her job as a scent columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Eastern Observer’, 40 years of Gagosian publishing and Brazilian journalist Joyce Pascowitch
‘The Eastern Observer’, 40 years of Gagosian publishing and Brazilian journalist Joyce Pascowitch Oct 10, 2026 1850 Kiyo Fujishiro from ‘The Eastern Observer’, a new arts journal from Asia. Plus: 40 years of Gagosian publishing with chief creative officer Alison McDonald and an interview with Brazilian journalism icon Joyce Pascowitch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A visit to ‘Folha de São Paulo’ headquarters and a look into ‘Piauí’ magazine
A visit to ‘Folha de São Paulo’ headquarters and a look into ‘Piauí’ magazine Oct 3, 2026 1527 A Brazil special: we hear from Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of ‘Folha de São Paulo’ and Catarina Carvalho, executive director of ‘Piaui’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interviews from the Arab Media Summit and ‘AD France’ celebrates French style
Interviews from the Arab Media Summit and ‘AD France’ celebrates French style Sep 26, 2026 1644 At the Arab Media Summit, we join AFP’s global news director, Philip Chetwynd; the editor in chief of Gulf News, Mark Thompson; and WSJ’s chief foreign-affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov. Plus: AD France on design.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada’s ‘Lyle’ magazine, surf photography with Jeff Divine and Typographia: A Modern Fair for Print Culture 
Canada’s ‘Lyle’ magazine, surf photography with Jeff Divine and Typographia: A Modern Fair for Print Culture  Sep 19, 2026 2202 Libreria’s Aaron Hicklin on its new independent book fair Typographia. Plus: the team behind ‘Lyle’ magazine celebrate Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Then: Jeff Divine celebrates five decades of his surf photography.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The rebirth of the American newsstand
The rebirth of the American newsstand Sep 12, 2026 1826 We celebrate the American newsstand with Vico Puentes from TOMO mags in Austin and Stacy Mitchell from Bold Magazine Shop in Portland. And: Konfekt’s editor, Sophie Grove, previews the publication’s new issue and book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Six decades of ‘Mountain Gazette’, ‘The Signal’ and ‘Thirty Cabins: Stories’
Six decades of ‘Mountain Gazette’, ‘The Signal’ and ‘Thirty Cabins: Stories’ Sep 5, 2026 2043 We celebrate 60 years of Mountain Gazette with their editor Mike Rogge. Plus: Josh Riedel on his latest project, Thirty Cabins: Stories and Hywel Mills from The Signal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Forty years of ‘Australian Geographic’, ‘Desired Essays’ and Hamburg's Coffee Table Mags
Forty years of ‘Australian Geographic’, ‘Desired Essays’ and Hamburg's Coffee Table Mags Aug 29, 2026 1822 We celebrate four decades of ‘Australian Geographic’ with its editor in chief, Karen McGhee. Plus: Anastasia Pappa from ‘Desired Essays’ in Athens and Thorsten Keller from independent magazine shop Coffee Table Mags.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Persona’, ‘Like the Wind’ and ‘Godmothers of AI’
‘Persona’, ‘Like the Wind’ and ‘Godmothers of AI’ Aug 22, 2026 2242 We speak with Grace O’Neill and Paulina Paige Ortega from the new title ‘Persona’. Plus: Simon Freeman on the expansion of ‘Like the Wind’ and Claire Belhassine from ‘Godmothers of AI’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘The Bowery Review’, ‘Folkestone Foghorn’, ‘Fighting for Your Right to Party’ and Indiecon 2026
‘The Bowery Review’, ‘Folkestone Foghorn’, ‘Fighting for Your Right to Party’ and Indiecon 2026 Aug 15, 2026 2490 We speak with Tim Latterner from humorous New York publication The Bowery Review. Plus: Simon Richmond from Folkestone Foghorn, Jung Wooyoung on his new book featuring 100 Korean music gems and a preview of Indiecon 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Blanc’, ‘Love Want’ and ‘The Japanese Tattoo’
‘Blanc’, ‘Love Want’ and ‘The Japanese Tattoo’ Aug 8, 2026 1828 We speak with Teneshia Carr from ‘Blanc’ magazine, head to Australia to hear from Bartolomeo Celestino from ‘Love Want’ and Manami Okazaki on her new book ‘The Japanese Tattoo’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monocle’s ‘Med, Mountains & More’, the puzzling ‘La Settimana Enigmistica’ and China’s booming magazine scene
Monocle’s ‘Med, Mountains & More’, the puzzling ‘La Settimana Enigmistica’ and China’s booming magazine scene Aug 1, 2026 1646 We speak with Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Richard Spencer-Powell about Med, Mountains & More. Plus: we hear from the editor of Italian puzzle magazine ‘La Settimana Enigmistica’ and Salomé Grouard on China’s booming magazine scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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