April 30, 2025

Ep. 40: Bread and Magazines ft. Sarah Leonard of Lux

Ep. 40: Bread and Magazines ft. Sarah Leonard of Lux
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Ep. 40: Bread and Magazines ft. Sarah Leonard of Lux

This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Sarah Leonard, editor in chief of Lux Magazine, a feminist magazine of politics and culture founded in 2021. Sarah is also a contributing editor to Dissent and The Nation, and her writing has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, and elsewhere.

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Lux Magazine

References

Interview with Sarah: Creative Independent

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Timestamps

00:00 American tourists irritate American tourist

09:10 The joys and difficulties of print media

12:33 Designing a website that feels like a magazine

15:02 Customizable databased for your personal life

17:18 Fundraising for a politically opinionated media business

19:27 The versatility of an editor

23:19 Who is the Lux reader?

32:13 Helping young writers

43:21 Highlights from Lux

50:15 Don't fall into the clout trap

56:56 How the internet works