https://simplecast.com Mag Heroes A podcast about magazines and the people who make them. Every fortnight we hear from an indie magazine maker about why they started, how they put together new issues and the trials and challenges of producing a printed publication. Hosted by Dan Rowden of Magpile.com, Subsail.com and @dansmags. Dan Rowden en-gb Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:38:01 +0000 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:49:42 +0000 https://magheroes.net Mag Heroes https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/c38a5fbf-0222-4662-8899-5f1c49c322a5/ab5c5785-dae5-4fd4-8e7d-195bf35581ae/3000x3000/artwork-dan.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://magheroes.net episodic A podcast about magazines and the people who make them. Every fortnight we hear from an indie magazine maker about why they started, how they put together new issues and the trials and challenges of producing a printed publication. Hosted by Dan Rowden of Magpile.com, Subsail.com and @dansmags. Dan Rowden no https://feeds.simplecast.com/pCn3TXlf independent, design, magazine, publishing, magazines Dan Rowden magheroes@danrowden.com 6d97027f-9e7b-4c8a-8bec-a29b363a764f 28 — Ben Mervis (Fare) Ben is the founder and editor of Fare, a magazine that explores cities via their food culture. We hear about the process of creating a first issue, why and how Ben travels to new cities for each issue, and using a reliable team of collaborators to create familiarity as the magazine jumps around the world.

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]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:38:01 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/28-ben-mervis-c1ks0_7Y Ben is the founder and editor of Fare, a magazine that explores cities via their food culture. We hear about the process of creating a first issue, why and how Ben travels to new cities for each issue, and using a reliable team of collaborators to create familiarity as the magazine jumps around the world.

faremag.com
Instagram

]]> 28 — Ben Mervis (Fare) Dan Rowden 00:28:02 Ben is the founder and editor of Fare, a magazine that explores cities via their food culture. We talked about the process of creating a first issue, travelling to new cities for each issue and using a reliable team of collaborators to create familiarity as the magazine jumps around the world. Ben is the founder and editor of Fare, a magazine that explores cities via their food culture. We talked about the process of creating a first issue, travelling to new cities for each issue and using a reliable team of collaborators to create familiarity as the magazine jumps around the world. magazine, magazines, istanbul, travel, publishing, cities, helsinki no full 7 4 aefe6aa2-0af0-4bbc-8e86-cddea32824ea 27 — Cam Held & Christine Reighley (Maine The Way) Cam Held and Christine Reighley are the founders of Maine The Way, a magazine about the state of Maine. After two years and eight issues, Christine and Cam have built a loyal readership via crowdfunding and Subsail-powered subscriptions, and we also hear how and why they produce their magazine about Maine locally in-state.

Maine The Way
mtwquarterly.com
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Recommended magazines
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Delayed Gratification

]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:39:17 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/27-cam-held-christine-reighley-LmIUnaLB Cam Held and Christine Reighley are the founders of Maine The Way, a magazine about the state of Maine. After two years and eight issues, Christine and Cam have built a loyal readership via crowdfunding and Subsail-powered subscriptions, and we also hear how and why they produce their magazine about Maine locally in-state.

Maine The Way
mtwquarterly.com
Instagram

Recommended magazines
Beside
Delayed Gratification

]]> 27 — Cam Held & Christine Reighley (Maine The Way) Dan Rowden 00:26:08 Cam Held and Christine Reighley are th founders of Maine The Way, a magazine about the state of Maine. After two years and eight issues, Christine and Cam have built a loyal readership via crowdfunding and Subsail-powered subscriptions, and we also hear how and why they produce their magazine about Maine locally in-state. Cam Held and Christine Reighley are th founders of Maine The Way, a magazine about the state of Maine. After two years and eight issues, Christine and Cam have built a loyal readership via crowdfunding and Subsail-powered subscriptions, and we also hear how and why they produce their magazine about Maine locally in-state. maine, magazines, indiemags, business, publishing no full 6 4 bc4bdd14-982d-4b3a-b52b-ecfba84fa4bf 26 — Kai Brach (Offscreen) Kai publishes Offscreen, a magazine about the “human side of technology.” Now 22 issues in, Offscreen has grown from a title covering tech companies into a publication that challenges how we as humans think about technology. We talked about this progressive change in focus, how to make a magazine sustainable over an 8-year period and his popular newsletter, Dense Discovery, which he sends out weekly to 20,000+ readers.

Offscreen
offscreenmag.com
Instagram
Twitter

Show links
magpile.com/offscreen/
Dense Discovery
Offscreen Blog "Production" category
Heftwerk
Indie Maganomics post

]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:30:39 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/26-kai-brach-ROZurp5o Kai publishes Offscreen, a magazine about the “human side of technology.” Now 22 issues in, Offscreen has grown from a title covering tech companies into a publication that challenges how we as humans think about technology. We talked about this progressive change in focus, how to make a magazine sustainable over an 8-year period and his popular newsletter, Dense Discovery, which he sends out weekly to 20,000+ readers.

Offscreen
offscreenmag.com
Instagram
Twitter

Show links
magpile.com/offscreen/
Dense Discovery
Offscreen Blog "Production" category
Heftwerk
Indie Maganomics post

]]> 26 — Kai Brach (Offscreen) Dan Rowden 00:31:18 Kai publishes Offscreen, a magazine about the “human side of technology.” Now 22 issues in, Offscreen has grown from a title covering tech companies into a publication that challenges how we as humans think about technology. We talked about this progressive change in focus, how to make a magazine sustainable over an 8-year period and his popular newsletter, Dense Discovery, which he sends out weekly to 20,000+ readers. Kai publishes Offscreen, a magazine about the “human side of technology.” Now 22 issues in, Offscreen has grown from a title covering tech companies into a publication that challenges how we as humans think about technology. We talked about this progressive change in focus, how to make a magazine sustainable over an 8-year period and his popular newsletter, Dense Discovery, which he sends out weekly to 20,000+ readers. indiemag, magazine, magazines, technology, publishing, independent no full 5 4 2e351925-dfc7-45a8-9911-c254aa0978db 25 — Danny Giacopelli (Courier) Danny Giacopelli is the editor of Courier magazine, a title that covers business and startups from around the world. We had a great conversation about Danny's start in magazines at Monocle, his move across London to Courier and the magazine's plans for growth.

Courier
couriermedia.co Twitter Instagram

Danny's reading recommendations

]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:00:14 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/25-danny-giacopelli-HQsmYNAp Danny Giacopelli is the editor of Courier magazine, a title that covers business and startups from around the world. We had a great conversation about Danny's start in magazines at Monocle, his move across London to Courier and the magazine's plans for growth.

Courier
couriermedia.co Twitter Instagram

Danny's reading recommendations

]]> 25 — Danny Giacopelli (Courier) Dan Rowden 00:24:32 Danny Giacopelli is the editor of Courier magazine, a title that covers business and startups from around the world. We had a great conversation about Danny's start in magazines at Monocle, his move across London to Courier and the magazine's plans for growth. Danny Giacopelli is the editor of Courier magazine, a title that covers business and startups from around the world. We had a great conversation about Danny's start in magazines at Monocle, his move across London to Courier and the magazine's plans for growth. startups, commerce, magazines, business, london no full 4 4 ae02a253-22ce-4057-a4ef-983d0b8afd31 24 — Indhira Rojas (Anxy) Indhi Rojas is the founder and creative director of Anxy, a magazine about mental health and our “inner worlds.” Last month Indhi announced she has stopped publishing this multi award-winning magazine so I thought it would be great to hear more about Anxy's story. We talked about why she started a print magazine in a digital world, validating ideas and growing audiences on Kickstarter, and how to make the decision to end a well-loved and well-respected magazine.

Anxy 
anxymag.com Twitter Instagram

 

]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:42:07 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/24-indhira-rojas-HZnGWzLo Indhi Rojas is the founder and creative director of Anxy, a magazine about mental health and our “inner worlds.” Last month Indhi announced she has stopped publishing this multi award-winning magazine so I thought it would be great to hear more about Anxy's story. We talked about why she started a print magazine in a digital world, validating ideas and growing audiences on Kickstarter, and how to make the decision to end a well-loved and well-respected magazine.

Anxy 
anxymag.com Twitter Instagram

 

]]> 24 — Indhira Rojas (Anxy) Dan Rowden 00:27:31 Indhi Rojas is the founder and creative director of Anxy, a magazine about mental health and our “inner worlds.” Last month Indhi announced she has stopped publishing this multi award-winning magazine so I thought it would be great to hear more about Anxy's story. We talked about why she started a print magazine in a digital world, validating ideas and growing audiences on Kickstarter, and how to make the decision to end a well-loved and well-respected magazine. Indhi Rojas is the founder and creative director of Anxy, a magazine about mental health and our “inner worlds.” Last month Indhi announced she has stopped publishing this multi award-winning magazine so I thought it would be great to hear more about Anxy's story. We talked about why she started a print magazine in a digital world, validating ideas and growing audiences on Kickstarter, and how to make the decision to end a well-loved and well-respected magazine. no full 3 4 7c539aed-6639-418e-9e42-bbff8711149a 23 — Alice Pomfret (Akin) Alice is founder and editor of Akin, a bi-annual magazine which is inspired by a different person for each issue. Alongside the magazine, Alice has started hosting events for the creative community in her native Norwich, England, and selling indie mags at various popups around the city, which we discuss in our chat.

Akin
akinmagazine.com
Instagram

Alice
Twitter
Instagram

Alice's reading recommendations

]]> Fri, 1 Nov 2019 05:42:30 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/23-alice-pomfret-p_6m7l_X Alice is founder and editor of Akin, a bi-annual magazine which is inspired by a different person for each issue. Alongside the magazine, Alice has started hosting events for the creative community in her native Norwich, England, and selling indie mags at various popups around the city, which we discuss in our chat.

Akin
akinmagazine.com
Instagram

Alice
Twitter
Instagram

Alice's reading recommendations

]]> 23 — Alice Pomfret (Akin) Dan Rowden 00:25:25 Alice is founder and editor of Akin, a bi-annual magazine which looks in depth at a single person each issue. Alongside the magazine, Alice has started hosting events for the creative community in her native Norwich, England, and selling indie mags at various popups around the city, which we discuss in our chat. Alice is founder and editor of Akin, a bi-annual magazine which looks in depth at a single person each issue. Alongside the magazine, Alice has started hosting events for the creative community in her native Norwich, England, and selling indie mags at various popups around the city, which we discuss in our chat. indie, magazines, publishing, indie mags no full 2 4 bf20092f-7308-4df6-94cd-20e81be613d3 22 — Sam Diss (Mundial) Sam is the Commissioning editor of Mundial, a football culture magazine from London. In our chat, Sam explains how Mundial came about as “a group chat that kind of got out of hand”, Sam's trip to New York for the recently released 19th issue, plus Mundial's latest project, a full-on football team.

Mundial: mundialmag.com Twitter Instagram
Sam: Twitter Instagram

Sam's magazine recommendations

]]> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:45:15 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/22-sam-diss-nEQQHY6N Sam is the Commissioning editor of Mundial, a football culture magazine from London. In our chat, Sam explains how Mundial came about as “a group chat that kind of got out of hand”, Sam's trip to New York for the recently released 19th issue, plus Mundial's latest project, a full-on football team.

Mundial: mundialmag.com Twitter Instagram
Sam: Twitter Instagram

Sam's magazine recommendations

]]> 22 — Sam Diss (Mundial) Dan Rowden 00:32:53 Sam is the Commissioning editor of Mundial, a football culture magazine from London. In our chat, Sam explains how Mundial came about as “a group chat that kind of got out of hand”, Sam's trip to New York for the recently released 19th issue, plus Mundial's latest project, a full-on football team. Sam is the Commissioning editor of Mundial, a football culture magazine from London. In our chat, Sam explains how Mundial came about as “a group chat that kind of got out of hand”, Sam's trip to New York for the recently released 19th issue, plus Mundial's latest project, a full-on football team. mundial, indie, magazines, football yes full 1 4 575c03b2-86fd-4988-930c-abcaec898e43 21 — Robbie Russell (Assistant editor of PUSH) Robbie is the assistant editor and commercial manager of PUSH, a new magazine focusing on youth culture. Robbie launched the magazine after university and has big plans. We also delve deep into PUSH's successful free distribution model.

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Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Where to find Push

Robbie's reading recommendations

]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2017 07:58:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/21-robbie-russell-MwtsAFWl Robbie is the assistant editor and commercial manager of PUSH, a new magazine focusing on youth culture. Robbie launched the magazine after university and has big plans. We also delve deep into PUSH's successful free distribution model.

Sponsored by

Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Where to find Push

Robbie's reading recommendations

]]> 21 — Robbie Russell (Assistant editor of PUSH) Dan Rowden 00:24:15 Robbie is the assistant editor and commercial manager of PUSH, a new magazine focusing on youth culture. Robbie launched the magazine after university and has big plans. We also delve deep into PUSH's successful free distribution model. Robbie is the assistant editor and commercial manager of PUSH, a new magazine focusing on youth culture. Robbie launched the magazine after university and has big plans. We also delve deep into PUSH's successful free distribution model. no full 12 3 be943672-0040-452c-9ef2-97e3ae10c787 20 — Felicia Pennant (Editor of SEASON) Felicia is editor of SEASON, a football magazine for and about women. We chatted about the magazine's position in giving female football fans a voice, a final-year thesis that sparked the idea for SEASON, and a unique way the magazine engages its readers.

Sponsored by

Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Where to find SEASON

Felicia's reading recommendations

]]> Tue, 1 Aug 2017 07:28:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/20-felicia-pennant-LSWgdlle Felicia is editor of SEASON, a football magazine for and about women. We chatted about the magazine's position in giving female football fans a voice, a final-year thesis that sparked the idea for SEASON, and a unique way the magazine engages its readers.

Sponsored by

Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Where to find SEASON

Felicia's reading recommendations

]]> 20 — Felicia Pennant (Editor of SEASON) Dan Rowden 00:26:05 Felicia is editor of SEASON, a football magazine for and about women. We chatted about the magazine's position in giving female football fans a voice, a final-year thesis that sparked the idea for SEASON, and the unique way the magazine engages its readers. Felicia is editor of SEASON, a football magazine for and about women. We chatted about the magazine's position in giving female football fans a voice, a final-year thesis that sparked the idea for SEASON, and the unique way the magazine engages its readers. no full 11 3 38cace26-e314-44ed-840a-904569ad9da9 19 — Kai Brach (Editor of Offscreen) Kai is the Editor of Offscreen, a magazine that looks at the human side of technology. We talk about the magazine's custom subscription and ordering system, problems Kai had with the magazine's new binding method, and Heftwerk, a Berlin-based collective of companies Kai helped set up to make producing a magazine a lot easier.

SPONSORED BY

Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Show notes

Where to find Offscreen

Kai's reading recommendations

]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:33:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Kai Brach) https://magheroes.net/episodes/19-kai-brach-obwNM_Z0 Kai is the Editor of Offscreen, a magazine that looks at the human side of technology. We talk about the magazine's custom subscription and ordering system, problems Kai had with the magazine's new binding method, and Heftwerk, a Berlin-based collective of companies Kai helped set up to make producing a magazine a lot easier.

SPONSORED BY

Subsail is a new platform to help you sell recurring magazine subscriptions and manage your subscribers. Built specifically for self-published magazines, Subsail is full of features to make selling and handling subscriptions really easy.

Show notes

Where to find Offscreen

Kai's reading recommendations

]]> 19 — Kai Brach (Editor of Offscreen) Kai Brach 00:31:47 Kai is the Editor of Offscreen, a magazine that looks at the human side of technology. We talk about the magazine's custom subscription and ordering system, problems Kai had with the magazine's new binding method, and Heftwerk, a Berlin-based collective of companies Kai helped set up to make producing a magazine a lot easier. Kai is the Editor of Offscreen, a magazine that looks at the human side of technology. We talk about the magazine's custom subscription and ordering system, problems Kai had with the magazine's new binding method, and Heftwerk, a Berlin-based collective of companies Kai helped set up to make producing a magazine a lot easier. no full 10 3 5d2209e1-ed2f-4a69-9e40-1d83edc89ea6 18 — Bethany Thompson & Sam Bradley (Editors of Counterpoint) Sam and Bethany are the editors of Counterpoint, a magazine full of illustrations and writing on a different theme each issue. We had a nice chat about Counterpoint's hand-bound and risograph production processes, moving from online to a very specific print product, and their upcoming issue about food.

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:50:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/18-bethany-thompson-sam-bradley-NH8FiUwI Sam and Bethany are the editors of Counterpoint, a magazine full of illustrations and writing on a different theme each issue. We had a nice chat about Counterpoint's hand-bound and risograph production processes, moving from online to a very specific print product, and their upcoming issue about food.

]]> 18 — Bethany Thompson & Sam Bradley (Editors of Counterpoint) Dan Rowden 00:23:59 Sam and Bethany are the editors of Counterpoint, a magazine full of illustrations and writing on a different theme each issue. We had a nice chat about Counterpoint's hand-bound and risograph production processes, moving from online to a very specific print product, and their upcoming issue about food. Sam and Bethany are the editors of Counterpoint, a magazine full of illustrations and writing on a different theme each issue. We had a nice chat about Counterpoint's hand-bound and risograph production processes, moving from online to a very specific print product, and their upcoming issue about food. no full 9 3 389ec3fa-2f81-4759-ae89-652f85a6d7bb 17 — Christi Barnes (Managing editor of Woven) Christi is the managing editor of Woven, a Seattle-based magazine that interviews artists, creatives and entrepreneurs. We talked about the magazine's journey from a digital platform to a printed publication, personally interviewing for each feature, and a potential to grow the team for future issues.

]]> Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:01:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/17-christi-barnes-ZBrgoByV Christi is the managing editor of Woven, a Seattle-based magazine that interviews artists, creatives and entrepreneurs. We talked about the magazine's journey from a digital platform to a printed publication, personally interviewing for each feature, and a potential to grow the team for future issues.

]]> 17 — Christi Barnes (Managing editor of Woven) Dan Rowden 00:20:57 Christi is the managing editor of Woven, a Seattle-based magazine that interviews artists, creatives and entrepreneurs. We talked about the magazine's journey from a digital platform to a printed publication, personally interviewing for each feature, and a potential to grow the team for future issues. Christi is the managing editor of Woven, a Seattle-based magazine that interviews artists, creatives and entrepreneurs. We talked about the magazine's journey from a digital platform to a printed publication, personally interviewing for each feature, and a potential to grow the team for future issues. no full 8 3 4dd48558-dfcf-4a1c-acb9-6dc9c0c43e35 16 — Wendy Huynh (Editor of Arcades) Wendy is the editor of Arcades, a magazine which buries itself in a city's suburbs for each issue. In our chat we talked about the magazine's origins as a student project, how the cities she features affect each issue and the magazine's raw design style.

]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2017 06:56:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/16-wendy-huynh-wql32eFy Wendy is the editor of Arcades, a magazine which buries itself in a city's suburbs for each issue. In our chat we talked about the magazine's origins as a student project, how the cities she features affect each issue and the magazine's raw design style.

]]> 16 — Wendy Huynh (Editor of Arcades) Dan Rowden 00:20:41 Wendy is the editor of Arcades, a magazine which buries itself in a city's suburbs for each issue. In our chat we talked about the magazine's origins as a student project, how the cities she features affect each issue and the magazine's raw design style. Wendy is the editor of Arcades, a magazine which buries itself in a city's suburbs for each issue. In our chat we talked about the magazine's origins as a student project, how the cities she features affect each issue and the magazine's raw design style. no full 7 3 5dcdcf7e-d1c4-4297-89c9-6584096b947e 15 — Lucy Chesters (Editor of Ethos) Lucy is the editor of Ethos, a magazine reporting on ethical and progressive businesses and business people. We chat about Ethos' crowdfunding campaign from last year, their collaborative publishing projects, and the balance between their print and digital efforts.

]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:20:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/15-lucy-chesters-zMwKASrp Lucy is the editor of Ethos, a magazine reporting on ethical and progressive businesses and business people. We chat about Ethos' crowdfunding campaign from last year, their collaborative publishing projects, and the balance between their print and digital efforts.

]]> 15 — Lucy Chesters (Editor of Ethos) Dan Rowden 00:22:09 Lucy is the editor of Ethos, a magazine reporting on ethical and progressive businesses and business people. We chat about Ethos' crowdfunding campaign from last year, their collaborative publishing projects, and the balance between their print and digital efforts. Lucy is the editor of Ethos, a magazine reporting on ethical and progressive businesses and business people. We chat about Ethos' crowdfunding campaign from last year, their collaborative publishing projects, and the balance between their print and digital efforts. no full 6 3 74453c08-ffc0-4535-9e0b-15dc53728e16 14 — Matthew Porter (Editor of DOG) Matthew is an editor of DOG, a "modern lifestyle magazine exploring the presence and influence of dogs and their owners in society.” It was great to hear from Matt about the magazine’s origins, how they go about selecting a different breed for each issue, and the ways they report on life with dogs.

]]> Wed, 14 Jun 2017 06:40:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/14-matthew-porter-jTcs0tLp Matthew is an editor of DOG, a "modern lifestyle magazine exploring the presence and influence of dogs and their owners in society.” It was great to hear from Matt about the magazine’s origins, how they go about selecting a different breed for each issue, and the ways they report on life with dogs.

]]> 14 — Matthew Porter (Editor of DOG) Dan Rowden 00:24:16 Matthew is an editor of DOG, a "modern lifestyle magazine exploring the presence and influence of dogs and their owners in society.” It was great to hear from Matt about the magazine’s origins, how they go about selecting a different breed for each issue, and the ways they report on life with dogs. Matthew is an editor of DOG, a "modern lifestyle magazine exploring the presence and influence of dogs and their owners in society.” It was great to hear from Matt about the magazine’s origins, how they go about selecting a different breed for each issue, and the ways they report on life with dogs. no full 5 3 7e08ffe4-4b53-4ead-90e5-c2570717b931 13 — Johnny Crisp (Deputy editor of Perdiz) Johnny is Deputy editor and Translator at Barcelona-based Perdiz, a magazine "about people and the things that make them happy." We talk about some of the interesting stories unearthed for issue 8, how the team go about sourcing their content, and the multilingual aspect of the magazine.

]]> Fri, 9 Jun 2017 06:51:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/13-johnny-crisp-_0aMPx7U Johnny is Deputy editor and Translator at Barcelona-based Perdiz, a magazine "about people and the things that make them happy." We talk about some of the interesting stories unearthed for issue 8, how the team go about sourcing their content, and the multilingual aspect of the magazine.

]]> 13 — Johnny Crisp (Deputy editor of Perdiz) Dan Rowden 00:21:32 Johnny is Deputy editor and Translator at Barcelona-based Perdiz, a magazine "about people and the things that make them happy." We talk about some of the interesting stories unearthed for issue 8, how the team go about sourcing their content, and the multilingual aspect of the magazine. Johnny is Deputy editor and Translator at Barcelona-based Perdiz, a magazine "about people and the things that make them happy." We talk about some of the interesting stories unearthed for issue 8, how the team go about sourcing their content, and the multilingual aspect of the magazine. no full 4 3 3905254c-ad4c-4298-ba1b-764c35f75a4b 12 — Sean Dagan Wood (Editor-in-chief of Positive News) Sean is the Editor-in-chief of Positive News, a publication focused on good journalism about the good things that are happening. We chat about the magazine's history, starting as newsprint in 1993, and its smart, ethical and positive publishing outlook.

Show notes

Where to find Positive News

Sean's magazine recommendatios

]]> Thu, 1 Jun 2017 06:34:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/12-sean-dagan-wood-N7Gw7ds6 Sean is the Editor-in-chief of Positive News, a publication focused on good journalism about the good things that are happening. We chat about the magazine's history, starting as newsprint in 1993, and its smart, ethical and positive publishing outlook.

Show notes

Where to find Positive News

Sean's magazine recommendatios

]]> 12 — Sean Dagan Wood (Editor-in-chief of Positive News) Dan Rowden 00:25:23 Sean is the Editor-in-chief of Positive News, a publication focused on good journalism about the good things that are happening. We chat about the magazine's history, starting as newsprint in 1993, and its smart, ethical and positive publishing outlook. Sean is the Editor-in-chief of Positive News, a publication focused on good journalism about the good things that are happening. We chat about the magazine's history, starting as newsprint in 1993, and its smart, ethical and positive publishing outlook. no full 3 3 fcce4b08-eacd-4afd-a1b1-2503deeae17d 11 — Lene Haugerud (Editor of Brygg) Lene is the editor of Brygg, a magazine about "conversation and coffee." We discuss Brygg's past as a Norwegian-language coffee magazine, it's change to an English-language cultural title, and what's coming up in the next issue.

Where to find Lene and Brygg

Lene's magazine recommendations

]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:36:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Lene Haugerud) https://magheroes.net/episodes/11-lene-haugerud-4vjIxhV6 Lene is the editor of Brygg, a magazine about "conversation and coffee." We discuss Brygg's past as a Norwegian-language coffee magazine, it's change to an English-language cultural title, and what's coming up in the next issue.

Where to find Lene and Brygg

Lene's magazine recommendations

]]> 11 — Lene Haugerud (Editor of Brygg) Lene Haugerud 00:19:27 Lene is the editor of Brygg, a magazine about "conversation and coffee." We discuss Brygg's past as a Norwegian-language coffee magazine, it's change to an English-language cultural title, and what's coming up in the next issue. Lene is the editor of Brygg, a magazine about "conversation and coffee." We discuss Brygg's past as a Norwegian-language coffee magazine, it's change to an English-language cultural title, and what's coming up in the next issue. no full 2 3 aeaeccfc-c9c8-472b-b48c-07c61bc3d623 10 — Steven Watson (Founder of Stack Magazines) Steve is the founder of Stack Magazines, a magazine subscription service that sends you a different independent magazine every month. Steve is slowly building a magazine-focused empire; in this episode we touch on a few of his latest projects, the Stack Awards and the Stack podcast.

Show notes

Where to find Steve (and Stack)

Steve's magazine recommendations

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2017 07:44:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Steven Watson) https://magheroes.net/episodes/10-steven-watson-K8suPDA8 Steve is the founder of Stack Magazines, a magazine subscription service that sends you a different independent magazine every month. Steve is slowly building a magazine-focused empire; in this episode we touch on a few of his latest projects, the Stack Awards and the Stack podcast.

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Where to find Steve (and Stack)

Steve's magazine recommendations

]]> 10 — Steven Watson (Founder of Stack Magazines) Steven Watson 00:22:42 Steve is the founder of Stack Magazines, a magazine subscription service that sends you a different independent magazine every month. Steve is slowly building a magazine-focused empire; in this episode we touch on a few of his latest projects, the Stack Awards and the Stack podcast. Steve is the founder of Stack Magazines, a magazine subscription service that sends you a different independent magazine every month. Steve is slowly building a magazine-focused empire; in this episode we touch on a few of his latest projects, the Stack Awards and the Stack podcast. no full 1 3 ef9102bf-3030-4c23-b7e9-bedb0457f87a 9 — Elliot and Samantha Stocks (Lagom) Elliot and Samantha Stocks are the husband and wife team behind Lagom, a new magazine which looks at creativity, and the balance between work and play. In the episode, they talk through the new issue (released last week), how they manage publishing the magazine in their spare time, selecting photos for their covers, and we discussed their interesting use of partnerships to support the magazine's growth.

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Magazine recommendations

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:25:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/9-elliot-samantha-stocks-pPjg6XpP Elliot and Samantha Stocks are the husband and wife team behind Lagom, a new magazine which looks at creativity, and the balance between work and play. In the episode, they talk through the new issue (released last week), how they manage publishing the magazine in their spare time, selecting photos for their covers, and we discussed their interesting use of partnerships to support the magazine's growth.

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Magazine recommendations

]]> 9 — Elliot and Samantha Stocks (Lagom) Dan Rowden 00:39:22 Elliot and Samantha Stocks are the husband and wife team behind Lagom, a new magazine which looks at creativity, and the balance between work and play. In the episode, they talk through the new issue (released last week), how they manage publishing the magazine in their spare time, selecting photos for their covers, and we discussed their interesting use of partnerships to support the magazine's growth. Elliot and Samantha Stocks are the husband and wife team behind Lagom, a new magazine which looks at creativity, and the balance between work and play. In the episode, they talk through the new issue (released last week), how they manage publishing the magazine in their spare time, selecting photos for their covers, and we discussed their interesting use of partnerships to support the magazine's growth. no full 5 2 74eb1384-5bc6-40f0-ad9c-20a0c3b9f0ee 8 — Gail Bichler (Design Director, The New York Times Magazine) Gail Bichler has the envious job of Design Director at The New York Times Magazine, a publication setting trends in cover design, read by millions each week, and with a big relaunch just a few weeks ago. Gail explains how the magazine gets put together each week, her rise through the ranks at the magazine, and reveals her favourite NYTMag covers.

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Gail's magazine recommendations

Photo credit: Andrew T. Warman

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Gail Bichler) https://magheroes.net/episodes/8-gail-bichler-ikaczS4c Gail Bichler has the envious job of Design Director at The New York Times Magazine, a publication setting trends in cover design, read by millions each week, and with a big relaunch just a few weeks ago. Gail explains how the magazine gets put together each week, her rise through the ranks at the magazine, and reveals her favourite NYTMag covers.

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Gail's magazine recommendations

Photo credit: Andrew T. Warman

]]> 8 — Gail Bichler (Design Director, The New York Times Magazine) Gail Bichler 00:37:57 Gail Bichler has the envious job of Design Director at The New York Times Magazine, a publication setting trends in cover design, read by millions each week, and with a big relaunch just a few weeks ago. Gail explains how the magazine gets put together each week, her rise through the ranks at the magazine, and reveals her favourite NYTMag covers. Gail Bichler has the envious job of Design Director at The New York Times Magazine, a publication setting trends in cover design, read by millions each week, and with a big relaunch just a few weeks ago. Gail explains how the magazine gets put together each week, her rise through the ranks at the magazine, and reveals her favourite NYTMag covers. no full 4 2 2411b2f5-98f9-4ffd-bdfc-965f2d9bf556 7 — Rosa Park (Editor of Cereal) This episode is sponsored by Newsstand.

Rosa Park is the Editor of “travel and style” magazine, Cereal, which is on the cusp of a relaunch, with a new design and a slight change in content scope. Rosa talks about starting a magazine with little experience in the industry, the balance of how much to share of new issues on Instagram and travelling around the world scoping features with Creative Director, Rich Stapleton.

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Rosa's magazine recommendations

]]> Mon, 2 Mar 2015 07:25:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Rosa Park) https://magheroes.net/episodes/7-rosa-park-X_JGvNBl This episode is sponsored by Newsstand.

Rosa Park is the Editor of “travel and style” magazine, Cereal, which is on the cusp of a relaunch, with a new design and a slight change in content scope. Rosa talks about starting a magazine with little experience in the industry, the balance of how much to share of new issues on Instagram and travelling around the world scoping features with Creative Director, Rich Stapleton.

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Rosa's magazine recommendations

]]> 7 — Rosa Park (Editor of Cereal) Rosa Park 00:42:26 Rosa Park is the Editor of “travel and style” magazine, Cereal, which is on the cusp of a relaunch, with a new design and a slight change in content scope. Rosa talks about starting a magazine with little experience in the industry, the balance of how much to share of new issues on Instagram and travelling around the world scoping features with Creative Director, Rich Stapleton. Rosa Park is the Editor of “travel and style” magazine, Cereal, which is on the cusp of a relaunch, with a new design and a slight change in content scope. Rosa talks about starting a magazine with little experience in the industry, the balance of how much to share of new issues on Instagram and travelling around the world scoping features with Creative Director, Rich Stapleton. no full 3 2 95f3772a-e39e-4bf1-8c94-148b9e15b9cf 6 — Ryan Essmaker (Creative Director of The Great Discontent) This episode is sponsored by Hemlock.

Ryan Essmaker is half of the husband-wife team that started The Great Discontent as an online interview series in 2011. Launching a print edition in spring 2014, TGD has recently gone quarterly. I talked with Ryan about TGD's beginnings, current growth and the possibilites print brings to the previously web-only brand.

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Ryan's magazine recommendations

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:05:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/6-ryan-essmaker-oUaCBHjV This episode is sponsored by Hemlock.

Ryan Essmaker is half of the husband-wife team that started The Great Discontent as an online interview series in 2011. Launching a print edition in spring 2014, TGD has recently gone quarterly. I talked with Ryan about TGD's beginnings, current growth and the possibilites print brings to the previously web-only brand.

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Ryan's magazine recommendations

]]> 6 — Ryan Essmaker (Creative Director of The Great Discontent) Dan Rowden 00:37:27 Ryan Essmaker is half of the husband-wife team that started The Great Discontent as an online interview series in 2011. Launching a print edition in spring 2014, TGD has recently gone quarterly. I talked with Ryan about TGD's beginnings, current growth and the possibilities print brings to the previously web-only brand. Ryan Essmaker is half of the husband-wife team that started The Great Discontent as an online interview series in 2011. Launching a print edition in spring 2014, TGD has recently gone quarterly. I talked with Ryan about TGD's beginnings, current growth and the possibilities print brings to the previously web-only brand. no full 2 2 9e24e8ea-4145-4acc-b572-644e3d593a0f 5 — Kai Brach (Editor of Offscreen) Kai Brach is the man behind Offscreen, a magazine about people who work on the web and with apps. We talk about Kai's transition from web designer to independent magazine publisher and discuss the importance of social media in today's publishing landscape.

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Kai's 3 magazine recommendations

]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2015 05:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Kai Brach) https://magheroes.net/episodes/5-kai-brach-NV4rgvN2 Kai Brach is the man behind Offscreen, a magazine about people who work on the web and with apps. We talk about Kai's transition from web designer to independent magazine publisher and discuss the importance of social media in today's publishing landscape.

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Kai's 3 magazine recommendations

]]> 5 — Kai Brach (Editor of Offscreen) Kai Brach 00:43:39 Kai Brach is the man behind Offscreen, a magazine about people who work on the web and with apps. We talk about Kai's transition from web designer to independent magazine publisher and discuss the importance of social media in today's publishing landscape. Kai Brach is the man behind Offscreen, a magazine about people who work on the web and with apps. We talk about Kai's transition from web designer to independent magazine publisher and discuss the importance of social media in today's publishing landscape. no full 1 2 https://simplecast.fm/media/1586-4-alec-dudson.mp3 4 — Alec Dudson (Editor of Intern) Alec is Editor of Intern, a new magazine highlighting work by interns and sparking the debate about intern culture. We discuss the genesis of his publication, his work as an intern for other independent mags, and how Kickstarter has become a good way to launch a new title.

]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/4-alec-dudson-bgTe7PX3 Alec is Editor of Intern, a new magazine highlighting work by interns and sparking the debate about intern culture. We discuss the genesis of his publication, his work as an intern for other independent mags, and how Kickstarter has become a good way to launch a new title.

]]> 4 — Alec Dudson (Editor of Intern) Dan Rowden 00:46:49 Alec is Editor of Intern, a new magazine highlighting work by interns and sparking the debate about intern culture. We discuss the genesis of his publication, his work as an intern for other independent mags, and how Kickstarter has become a good way to launch a new title. Alec is Editor of Intern, a new magazine highlighting work by interns and sparking the debate about intern culture. We discuss the genesis of his publication, his work as an intern for other independent mags, and how Kickstarter has become a good way to launch a new title. no full 4 1 https://simplecast.fm/media/1367-3-philip-diprose.mp3 3 — Philip Diprose (Editor of The Ride Journal) Philip is the Editor of The Ride Journal, an illustration-filled, storytelling biking magazine from the UK. We discuss Philip's passion for biking (and his bike collection) and how this fuelled the creation of this beautiful magazine, now on its 8th issue (released tomorrow).

]]> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/3-philip-diprose-7kpPryrC Philip is the Editor of The Ride Journal, an illustration-filled, storytelling biking magazine from the UK. We discuss Philip's passion for biking (and his bike collection) and how this fuelled the creation of this beautiful magazine, now on its 8th issue (released tomorrow).

]]> 3 — Philip Diprose (Editor of The Ride Journal) Dan Rowden 00:48:48 Philip is the Editor of The Ride Journal, an illustration-filled, storytelling biking magazine from the UK. We discuss Philip's passion for biking (and his bike collection) and how this fuelled the creation of this beautiful magazine, now on its 8th issue (released tomorrow). Philip is the Editor of The Ride Journal, an illustration-filled, storytelling biking magazine from the UK. We discuss Philip's passion for biking (and his bike collection) and how this fuelled the creation of this beautiful magazine, now on its 8th issue (released tomorrow). no full 3 1 https://simplecast.fm/media/1250-2-ibrahim-nehme.mp3 2 — Ibrahim Nehme (Editor of The Outpost) Ibrahim is the Editor-in-Chief of The Outpost, a Beirut-based “magazine of possibilities.” We discuss The Outpost's origins in a region of flux and the current publishing climate in the Middle East.

]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/2-ibrahim-nehme-vrp8Eadw Ibrahim is the Editor-in-Chief of The Outpost, a Beirut-based “magazine of possibilities.” We discuss The Outpost's origins in a region of flux and the current publishing climate in the Middle East.

]]> 2 — Ibrahim Nehme (Editor of The Outpost) Dan Rowden 00:36:47 Ibrahim is the Editor-in-Chief of The Outpost, a Beirut-based “magazine of possibilities.” We discuss The Outpost's origins in a region of flux and the current publishing climate in the Middle East. Ibrahim is the Editor-in-Chief of The Outpost, a Beirut-based “magazine of possibilities.” We discuss The Outpost's origins in a region of flux and the current publishing climate in the Middle East. no full 2 1 https://simplecast.fm/media/1186-1-luke-tonge.mp3 1 — Luke Tonge (Art Director of Boat) Luke is the Art Director of Boat Magazine, a magazine that travels to and reports from a different city each issue. We talk about how Luke got into design, what he does in his day job and how he manages to balance that with his work on a nomadic magazine.

]]> Mon, 25 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/1-luke-tonge-mDIdHrZQ Luke is the Art Director of Boat Magazine, a magazine that travels to and reports from a different city each issue. We talk about how Luke got into design, what he does in his day job and how he manages to balance that with his work on a nomadic magazine.

]]> 1 — Luke Tonge (Art Director of Boat) Dan Rowden 00:29:52 Luke is the Art Director of Boat Magazine, a magazine that travels to and reports from a different city each issue. We talk about how Luke got into design, what he does in his day job and how he manages to balance that with his work on a nomadic magazine. Luke is the Art Director of Boat Magazine, a magazine that travels to and reports from a different city each issue. We talk about how Luke got into design, what he does in his day job and how he manages to balance that with his work on a nomadic magazine. no full 1 1 https://simplecast.fm/media/1184-0-intro.mp3 0 — Intro This first episode introduces Mag Heroes and lays out my thoughts behind starting this show.

]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:20:00 +0000 magheroes@danrowden.com (Dan Rowden) https://magheroes.net/episodes/0-intro-DvVO7_qx This first episode introduces Mag Heroes and lays out my thoughts behind starting this show.

]]> 0 — Intro Dan Rowden 00:02:51 This first episode introduces Mag Heroes and lays out my thoughts behind starting this show. This first episode introduces Mag Heroes and lays out my thoughts behind starting this show. no full 0 1