The magCulture Podcast

As issue two of M Le Monde International arrives in shops, editor-in-chief Marie-Pierre Lannelongue and creative director Jean-Baptiste Talbourdet-Napoleone sat down with magCulture’s Jeremy Leslie to discuss creating the biannual magazine, based on the weekly newspaper maagzine, M Le Monde.

Recorded live at Ned’s Club, The Ned London, on Tuesday 28 October 2025

This episode, Jeremy meets two editor/writers who have launched magazines.

First, Maria Dimitrova discusses the magazine she has developed with co-editor Hayley Mlotek. AFM (for ‘A Fucking Magazine’ or ‘A Feeld Magazine’, take your pick!) launched last year in support of the dating app Feeld. She discusses how the magazine broadens the meaning of the brand, not simply selling the app but opening up the subjects of sex and relationships to a wider examination in subtle support of it. She also shares plans for the upcoming second issue of AFM.

Then Anja Charboneau tells the story of building an indie empire. Starting in 2017 with cannabis magazine Broccoli, at first a free title, she has added Mushroom People, Catnip, Mildew and now music mag Heartbeat. She discusses working with a regular group of collaborators across multiple publications, her recipe for publishing success, and the reason she chose to close Broccoli, even as her other magazines were booming.

broccolimag.com
feeld.co/magazine

We’re grateful to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast. Find them online at parkcom.co.uk

Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams

This episode’s guests came to publishing via very different routes.

First up, Jonathan Nunn, outspoken founder of food Substack Vittles, joins Jeremy at the magCulture Shop. To mark the fifth anniversary of the newsletter, he’s published the first print edition of Vittles, a chunky piece of publishing that builds on the strengths of the digital platform, echoing the theme of our recent magCulture Live NYC25—The Return to Print. Jonathan discusses the origins of his print edition and the buzz of making a magazine for the first time.

He’s followed by the three-person team from Pleasant Place, who talked to Jeremy at Offprint London, where they were launching the seventh issue of their magazine about the art of gardening. Guus Kaandorp, Floor Kortman and Lou-Lou van Staaveren discuss the positioning of Pleasant Place, the origins of the name, collaborating as a trio, and the gardening world’s love-hate relationship with topiary.

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.vittlesmagazine.com
https://pleasantplace.space

Audio produced and edited by Sam Williams

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

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.