Our first Podcast of 2021 is a special episode dedicated to i-D as it celebrates its 40th birthday. Jeremy Leslie talks to GQ editor Dylan Jones about his first job at i-D, then meets the magazine’s founder Terry Jones and his wife and collaborator Tricia.
Jeremy also takes a look at the latest issues of The Modernist and Pin-Up and one-off Covid zine Quarantimes.

James Hyman and Tory Turk of the Hymag magazine archive discuss their fund raising campaign and select some favourites from the magCulture shelves, including Interview, Creative Review, Racquet and Post. Kickstarter’s magazine champion Oriane Leckert shares tips on how to make the most of the platform to launch a magazine. Plus a look back at Nest.

Recorded during the Every Eye Ever event at the magCulture Shop, Eye’s Simon Esterson and founding editor Rick Poynor discuss the first 100 front covers of the magazine. Rick and Jeremy Leslie then discuss Eye’s 1990 origins and its application of a critical rather than reporting style of design writing, and map subsequent changes in design journalism. Plus a look back at Émigre magazine.

Recorded just ahead of the first Corona lockdown, this Germany-themed episode sees Ricarda Messner from Sofa & Flaneur join Jeremy Leslie at the magCulture Shop to flick through Eyeyah!, Leslie, Fervour and Sandwich and discuss the brand new Sofa. Plus editor-in-chief of ZEITmagazin Christoph Amend updates us on plans for his magazine. The featured back issue is Econy.

After a flick through new issues including Interview, Varoom and Holiday, editor/founder of Port magazine Dan Crowe talks with Jeremy about the development of Port across 25 issues, the return of creative director Matt Willey and the origins of their working relationship on Zembla. After discussion of the pros and cons of multiple front covers, Dan reveals plans for an exciting new magazine, Inque.

The Gourmand co-founder David Lane joins Jeremy Leslie for a flick through some new magazines (Family Portrait, South London Review of Hand Dryers, Vogue Italia, Rubbish FAMzine). The two talk about the 13th issue The Gourmand, and David discusses art directing Frieze magazine. Our back issue this time is the 2011 launch issue of Buffalo Zine. Check the i-D post Jeremy mentions here.