Creative director Andrew Diprose joins Jeremy to flick through a few recent magazines, before discussing his own work. A strong advocate for print, Andrew has worked on big titles—Wired UK and Soho House Magazine—as well as self-publishing indies The Ride Journal and the new Superstore Wilderness. Jeremy then trades retail experience with Nicola Hamilton, who opened Toronto mag shop Issues last year.

Buffalo Zine co-founder David Uzquiza joins Jeremy Leslie at the magCulture Shop to discuss a few recent magazines before being joined on Zoom 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. Then photographer/writer Louise Long joins Jeremy to introduce her beautiful new magazine Linseed Journal.

Two magazine obsessives join Jeremy for this episode. First, as his book about launching nineties supermag Loaded is published, publishing entrepreneur James Brown selects his indie favourites, look back at how the Loaded phenomenon exploded, and generally shares his passion for magazines. Then we jump to the present, as Francesca Gavin joins via Zoom to discuss her exciting new launch Epoch.

We welcome three very different voices for this episode. First, ex co-host Liv Siddall returns to tell us about the new issue of WePresent magazine, a fascinating experiment in editorial design. She also discusses the role of the branded print magazine today. Then Dave Calhoun from Time Out explains why they ended the London print edition. And finally, listen to an excerpt from Mother Tongue co-founder Natalia Rachlin’s recent talk at magCulture.

A design special! Editorial Magazine founder Claire Milbrath joins Jeremy and Danielle at the magCulture Shop to discuss recent mags including Emergence and Mushroom People, her first visit to London, and the extraordinary design of her mag. Then Jeremy talks to Richard Turley about the new sixth issue of Civilization and its use of AI to create content, its relationship with his other editorial project Interview, and his collaborative process.

This special edition marks the 15th anniversary of Monocle. Jeremy Leslie talks to founder and editorial director Tyler Brûlé about the origins of the magazine, its growth, his mistrust of social media and the importance of tone of voice. Also covered: who else is doing relevant work in publishing, the launch of further titles including woman’s magazine Konfekt, the choice of a 24-hour radio over a tablet edition, the state of magazine retail, and plans for the next 15 years.