The magCulture Podcast

This episode features two magazines, the long established Buffalo Zine and new launch Linseed Journal. Buffalo Zine co-founder David Uzquiza joins Jeremy Leslie at the magCulture Shop to discuss a few recent magazines (Real Review, Baroness, Epoch, Safelight Paper and Elephant) before the two are joined via Zoom from Paris by David’s Buffalo Zine partner Adrian Gonzalez-Cohen. The three discuss the shapeshifting fashion magazine as its 16th issue, Buffalo Hotel Chelsea, is published. For this issue the Buffalo team spent several weeks at New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel producing the magazine on site, interviewing and shooting current residents and many of the famous artists who helped build the hotel’s reputation as a cultural bolthole. Then photographer/writer Louise Long joins Jeremy to introduce her beautiful new magazine Linseed Journal. We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk www.buffalozine.com www.linseedjournal.com Final edit by Sam Williams

We hear from two very different magazine makers this episode. As his book about launching nineties supermag Loaded is published, publishing entrepreneur James Brown joins Jeremy at the magCulture Shop to select his indie favourites, including Electronic Sound, The Square Ball and Whalebone. The two discuss how the Loaded phenomenon exploded, and James shares his passion for magazines. His book about Loaded, ‘Animal House’ is published this week by Quercus Books. Then we jump to the present, as Francesca Gavin joins via Zoom to discuss her exciting new launch Epoch. This big, bold magazine seeks to link the new and old, and art and science using contenorary design and aesthetics. We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulturre Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk Final edit by Sam Williams

We welcome three very different voices for this episode: Liv Siddall (WePresent), Dave Calhoun (Time Out) and Natalia Rachlin (Mother Tongue). First, ex co-host Liv Siddall joins Jeremy at the magCulture Shop for a quick look at some new magazines from our shelves. Hear their thoughts on Boys! Boys! Boys!, Plethora, A Profound Waste of Time and OOF. Liv and Jeremy then talk about the new issue of WePresent magazine, a fascinating experiment that saw the same content designed by three very different designers: Chloe Scheffe from Seattle, Nejc Prah from Ljubljana, and Seri Tanaka from Tokyo. The resulting three magazines form a case study in how design and content interact. Liv also discusses the role of the branded print magazine today. Following the recent decision to end printing the London edition of Time Out magazine, their head of content for UK and US Dave Calhoun tells us why. And finally, listen to an excerpt from Mother Tongue co-founder Natalia Rachlin’s recent talk at magCulture. We're grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulturre Podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk Final edit by Sam Williams

A design special featuring two magazines with highly unique visual identities. During her first visit to London, Editorial Magazine founder Claire Milbraith joins Jeremy and Danielle at the magCulture Shop to discuss recent new issues including Emergence and Mushroom People, and the extraordinary design of her own magazine. Then Jeremy talks to Richard Turley about the brand new sixth issue of Civilization, its use of AI to create text content, its relationship with his other editorial project Interview, and his collaborative process. As ever, we're grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of this podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk Final edit by Sam Williams

Tyler Brûlé, the founder and editorial director of Monocle, reflects on the magazine's 15-year journey. He shares insights on the impact of social media on traditional publishing and the importance of maintaining a unique voice. The discussion also covers the recent launch of their women's magazine, Konfekt, and the strategic decision to introduce a 24-hour radio station. Brûlé emphasizes the resilience of print media amid digital challenges and explores the future of publishing, highlighting a commitment to quality and community engagement.

The episode opens with Jeremy Leslie and magCulture shop manager/writer Danielle Mustarde discussing recent issues of Good Place La Nueva Carne and Electronic Sound magazines. We then meet two guests, one a magazine-maker, the other a keen magazine observer. The first is John Holt, the man behind the remarkable LAW magazine. Its 10th issue was our recent magazine of the month. He shares the passion for England and Englishlishness that drives his project. Our second guest Paul Gorman possesses a similarly strong passion, this time for the twists and turns of pop culture. He takes us back to the seventies and two essential magazines whose influence exceeded their brief lives: Street Life and Collusion. Paul wrote the book about The Face and curated the Tear It Up! show at Somerset House. His next book is a history of the British music press, and will be published this September. As ever, we're grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of this podcast. Find them online at www.parkcom.co.uk Sound and edit by Sam Williams.

Our final Podcast episode of 2021 features three magazines linked by name to celebratory foods. Its origins lie in a planned live event; with Covid rearing its head again we converted the idea into a podcast. First up, art director Holly Catford talks to Jeremy Leslie via Zoom from Bristol about the many deadlines she faces as the year ends, and in particular Cheese magazine. Issue two of the ‘Magazine of Culture’ hits shops just in time for Christmas—we hear about Holly’s working processes as well as her editor’s holiday cheese advice. We then meet Osman Bari, the man behind delightful risographed magazine Chutney. Danielle Mustarde talks to him over a hot chocolate at a busy local café, and hears about the origins of his magazine, which uses the idea of Chutney as a structural device to share ideas of culture and identity. Then it’s back to Shop, where Jeremy talks to Noble Rot editor/co-founder Dan Keeling about his magazine and its place in a business that now includes two successful London restaurants and a new wine shop. The magazine — now on its 27th issue — set an alternative approach to wine coverage that Dan and business partner Mark Andrew have cleverly transferred to hospitality. Thanks as always to our friends at Park Communications for their continued support of the Podcast. FInd them online at www.parkcom.co.uk

Riposte magazine founder Danielle Pender joins Jeremy Leslie at the magCulture Shop, we hear an excerpt from our recent magCulture Meets The Modernist event, and take a quick look back at football mag Mundial. Danielle and Jeremy share a few finds from the magCulture shelves—Meantime, Now You Know, The Fence and The Plant—before sitting down to talk about the brand new 13th issue of Riposte. Danielle explains how after the pandemic stymied the issue, writing a book of short stories over lockdown inspired her to get her magazine back on track. Hear about the redesign of the issue, its political focus, and the difference between the failed commercialisation of feminism platforms such as The Wing and the more authentic voices of others like Polyester. (Interview recorded November 2021). MagCulture Meets The Modernist took place back in Septmeber, marking the magazine’s 40th issue. Co-founder Eddy Rhead discusses its growth and the addition of their Manchester gallery/events space. A quick nod to Mundial ends the episode. Big thanks as always to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the Podcast.

Jeremy Leslie is joined by two guests for this episode; one is a long-established indie publisher, the other a design director known for her branding work. Both have plenty to share about magazine-making. First, Pentagram partner (and film director)Marina Willer joins Jeremy at the magCulture Shop. She’s just redesigned film magazine Sight and Sound. First published in 1932, the redesign is a major revamp of the longstanding title; Marina discusses her brand-orientated approach to the project. They also take a quick look at a couple of new arrivals at the Shop. The second guest joins Jeremy from New York via Zoom; Felix Burrichter founded architectural magazine Pin-Up 15 years ago, and looks back over those years as well as introducing the anniversary elements of the current special 30th issue. The back issue this time is actually a series, the daily magazines produced for the London 2012 Olympic games. As this year’s Tokyo Olympics continue, Jeremy and Marina reminisce about the 2012 games and review its controversial visual identity and how it was applied to the magazines. Big thanks to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the Podcast.

Jeremy Leslie talks to Fantastic Man founders Jop van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers about life in lockdown, reinventing their magazine, their new Reuse issue, and how details matter. Plus Emmanuelle Goutal pops by the magCulture Shop to introduce her beautiful interiors mag Objection. The back issue is German design mag Form+Zweck – check their archive at: https://digital.slub-dresden.de/en/workview/dlf/131153/1/0/ Big thanks to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the Podcast. Episode edited by Sam Williams