Episode 14, September 2019 • The Face • Penny Martin • Marie Claire

The magCulture Podcast

Our latest Podcast, recorded at the magCulture Shop in London, is a bumper edition that hangs loosely around the theme of change. The episode opens with Jeremy and Liv flicking through recent new mags, starting with The Face, freshly relaunched after a 15 year hiatus. Can it possibly live up to expectations? The pair also look at this year’s print edition of gal-dem and the exciting new Buffalo Zine, and are joined briefly by Erik from Lyrics As Poetry before heading off down a crazy magazine archeaology rabbit hole with guest Danny No. The ups and downs of the contemporary women’s magazine are reflected in the next two guests: Marie O’Riordan, editor of Marie Claire from 2001-2008, reflects on the demise of the magazine’s print edition. And Penny Martin, editor-in-chief of The Gentlewoman, discusses her magazine’s tenth anniversary. Both highlight the need for character and USP in a magazine. There’s just time for a Back Issue – the first ever edition of Berlin’s 032c, a very different publication to today’s glossy quarterly – before the episode signs off with news of changes of our own. If you enjoy the magCulture Podcast please give it some love on iTunes, Soundcloud or wherever you’re listening. And drop us an email with suggestions: [e-mail] Huge thanks to our friends at Park Communications for their support of the magCulture Podcast Podcast edited by Lucy Dearlove