Episode 41 • All Things Measured • M Le Monde International
The magCulture Podcast returns after a brief break, with a double-header featuring interviews with the people behind two new magazines, All Things Measured, and M Le Monde International.
All Things Measured is a magazine about the shared obsession with measuring our lives. Published by Romanian artist Andreea Samoila, it’s an extension of her art practice. She talks about the concept behind her magazine, introduces the issue theme, Length, and explains what a print magazine adds to her practice.
M Le Monde is the weekly magazine supplement for French newspaper Le Monde. Publishing director Marie-Pierre Lannelongue launched the weekly edition 13 years ago, and has now overseen the new international edition, a biannual publication that presents the best stories from the previous year, translated into English. She discusses the new magazine and its origins.
We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk
Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams
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Nick Logan and Neville Brody in conversation
As the National Portrait Gallery’s survey of photography from The Face magazine opened to ecstatic reviews, the magazine’s founder/editor Nick Logan and art director Neville Brody met for a rare live interview. We’re excited to share a recording of their conversation here, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.
The conversation took place at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday 20 February 2025, and was chaired by The Face features editor Kathryn Flett.
The exhibition, ‘The Face Magazine: Culture Shift’, continues until 18 May.
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Episode 40 • Danielle Pender, Riposte Editions and Kai von Rabenau, mono.kultur
For this 40th anniversary episode of the Podcast, Jeremy is joined by Danielle Pender, founder of Riposte, and Kai von Rabenau, founder of mono.kultur. They discuss the return to print of the two magazines after a three-year gap, and the changes and learnings the two publisher/editors have noted over the long runs of their magazines.
Danielle published 13 editions of Riposte as ‘A smart magazine for women’, before moving into fiction writing in 2022. She has now relaunched her magazine as a literary mag titled Riposte Editions.
mono.kultur features a single interview with an artist each issue, maintaining an A5 format each time but using design and print finishing to reflect its subject. Kai reflects on the project and the choice of designer/filmmaker/writer Mike Mills as the latest subject.
https://www.riposteeditions.com
http://mono-kultur.com/news
We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk
Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams
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Episode 39 • Illustration • Cathy Olmedillas, Anorak • Charles Baker, The Fence
This episode looks at the role of illustration in publishing, with two guests whose magazines rely on drawn images to bring their pages to life.
Cathy Olmedillas launched her ‘happy mag for kids’ Anorak 18 years ago, and has developed an international audience for its colourfully themed quarterly editions. The magazine is also one of a set that launched early in the noughties that can be viewed today as the ‘original’ indies. She discusses Anorak’s origins, its longevity, the power of illustration, and why her young audience still enjoy a magazine despite the lure of the smartphone. She also reveals the best place to get a pistachio ice cream in London.
Charles Baker edits The Fence, another quarterly packed with illustration. The magazine mixes humour, investigation and fiction in a manner reminiscent of both the 18th century London news sheets and more recent US titles such as Spy. He discusses the role of illustration in bringing stories to life as well as providing a visual identity to his magazine.
We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk
Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams
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Episode 38 • Debra Bishop, New York Times Kids • Maya Moumne, Journal Safar & Al Hayya
This episode features two of the international guests that spoke at our recent magCulture Live London 2023 event. Both joined us a couple of days after the event to discuss their publications in more detail, revealing a shared passion for print.
After a brief reflection on magCulture Live from Jeremy and Danielle, and a look at some recent new magazines, we hear from our two guests.
Debra Bishop is design director of the New York Times Kids, a brilliant award-winning broadsheet monthly distributed with the weekend newspaper. She talks about her career to date—including Rolling Stone and Martha Stewart—and her approach to designing the broadsheet. She also talks about the Print is Dead podcast, which she helped set up with Patrick Mitchell.
Maya Moumne is a principal member of the team behind Beirut-based magazines Journal Safar and Al Hayya. She discusses what first attracted her to print, and the difficulties of producing politically ambitious magazines in the South West Asia and North Africa area.
We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk
Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams
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