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Morning Meeting

Welcome to Morning Meeting, where AIR MAIL’s Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey take you inside the stories people are talking about this week—and tip you off to the ones the editors are talking about for next week. We cover the people shaping your world that you want to know more about (and more often the stuff they don’t want you to know about). And we talk with friends of AIR MAIL—writers, reporters, and style-setters. So listen in every Saturday as Morning Meeting brings you what’s new and

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Episode 168: A New York Power Player Reveals the...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/12/02

This week, Christopher Mason has the amazing story of how (and why) a trusted confidante to New York’s most elite and powerful hid her true identity. Then Dan Raviv discusses his jaw-dropping report from Israel: how the men who led the country’s vaunted security forces ignored intelligence alerts—because the reports were from female soldiers. Finally, the always witty Linda Wells stops by to talk about all the latest news in beauty and wellness.See Privacy Policy at

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00:31:36

Episode 167: A Family from Hell—the Shocking Story...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/11/25

This week, Jensen Davis takes us inside her shocking story about an evangelical-based parenting program that has been operating for 40 years and teaches parents that babies are morally corrupt and must be broken of their waywardness. Then, speaking of incredible stories, acclaimed screenwriter Scott Z. Burns tells us just what A.I. gets wrong about creativity. And finally, John Mauceri has the tale of the unforgettable night Jacqueline Kennedy went to the opera and watched the inamorata of

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00:29:14

Episode 166: It's the Divas Episode: Streisand!...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/11/18

This week, Flora Gill discusses why all of us will soon be unable to avoid Kim Kardashian’s nipples. Then, while we’re on the subject of divas, it’s been impossible to avoid the new memoir by Barbra Streisand. Yet there’s one problem with the book, which clocks in at almost 1,000 pages: there’s no index. No way to find out if you are one of the thousands of people she mentions. Luckily, here at Air Mail, we’ve solved that problem for you, and George Kalogerakis will tell us all about our

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00:34:29

Episode 165: It's the London Issue! With Graydon Carter

Morning Meeting ·

2023/11/11

This week, Graydon Carter takes us inside a special edition of Air Mail that is all about London, and he shares the places he loves there. Then the acclaimed writer Will Self will share his version of “the Knowledge”—London cabbies’ ability to navigate their streets without a map—by sharing treasures he’s discovered over a lifetime of walking his native city. And speaking of knowledge, Stuart Heritage tells us about his afternoon with the gentleman who is often called “the best-connected

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00:32:30

Episode 164: The Fight Between Millennials and Gen Z–ers

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2023/11/04

Gen Z–ers and millennials have grown up agreeing on where to stand on seemingly every social and political issue. But now they find themselves divided. Kat Rosenfield tells us how the fighting in Israel has become the first true wedge issue for those under 40. Then filmmaker Mickey Rapkin explains why he made a dark comedy about Anne Frank. And finally, Linda Wells reveals everything you need to know about looking good this fall. And if you’re getting ready for the new season ofThe

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00:33:41

Episode 163: A Billion-Dollar Scandal Rocks the Art...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/10/28

Can we all live to 100? The new Netflix hitLive to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zoneslooks at areas on the planet where there are clusters of centenarians and makes it seem pretty easy. This week, the always funny Cazzie David reveals whether these secrets to living longer will (or will not) help her do so. Then John von Sothen reports on the court trial that has Paris buzzing. For four generations the Wildenstein family reigned over a colossal art-market dynasty in near-total secrecy. Now a

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00:32:09

Episode 162: Why Crypto Bro Sam Bankman-Fried Is...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/10/21

This week, Jacob Silverman reveals why the chances of accused grifter/crypto bro Sam Bankman-Fried beating the government’s rap in his trial for fraud grow slimmer by the day. Then, speaking of revealing, William D. Cohan tells us about a rather curious law in France that he learned of the hard way. Let’s just say that it forbids men from wearing their own bathing suits in some public spaces. And finally, Jill Kargman shares everything you need to know about the under-the-radar outdoor

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00:29:00

Episode 161: The Craziest Grifter Story. Ever

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2023/10/14

Here atMorning Meetingwe love nothing more than a juicy grifter story. This week, our colleague George Pendle joins us to share a whopper of a tale that involves shifting identities and a shocking endgame. It’s a story we call “The Grift, the Prince, and the Twist,” and it needs to be heard to be believed. Then Jeffrey Toobin reveals how the key to understanding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest for the Oval Office can be found in a nearly 50-year-old murder case. All this and more make it a

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00:32:20

Episode 160: The Idaho-Killer Case: Has a Victim's...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/10/07

It’s been 11 months since four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in the middle of the night, and this week Howard Blum has a riveting story about how the grieving father of one of the victims has turned amateur sleuth and made a surprising discovery. Then Nancy Jo Sales has a report on Wellington, Florida, a place she describes as like the twilight zone, but with horses, and how new-money real-estate developers there are duking it out with the old-guard horse set that calls

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00:30:01

Episode 159: Could This Woman Replace Biden?

Morning Meeting ·

2023/09/30

Trump is trouncing his Republican challengers; Democrats are fretting about Biden’s age. This week, Peter Osnos has a look at a woman who many believe is a future presidential candidate: Gretchen Whitmer. Then Flora Gill answers the question: Why do so many men think about the Roman Empire all the time? And she explains why this preoccupation among men has become the hottest trend on social media. And finally, George Kalogerakis will share what he’s learned about a woman whom you might call

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00:29:05

Episode 158: How Tom Wolfe Became the Master of the...

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2023/09/23

This week, Alexandra Wolfe, daughter of the writer Tom Wolfe, reveals why her father excelled at the literary feud, skewering everyone from Norman Mailer to Anthony Haden-Guest. Then Alessandra Stanley explains why the people who just might save humanity are also the most loathed people on earth: lawyers. And finally, J. Clara Chan reports from Los Angeles on Harvard-Westlake, the prestigious prep school that has seen three student suicides in the past six months—and left administrators

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00:28:13

Episode 157: The Rise of the Chefluencer:...

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2023/09/16

This week, Lynn Q. Yu has an enlightening report on the rise of “chefluencers”—food-based content creators who have generated billions of views on social media and are turning that clout into real-life restaurants. Then, speaking of influence, Stuart Heritage reveals how Britain’s foremost soccer star has built a podcast empire. And finally, the writer Tom Wolfe was the pre-eminent chronicler of the United States in the late 20th century, dissecting social mores with razor-wire satire and

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00:25:51

Episode 156: Jimmy Buffett's Life Lessons

Morning Meeting ·

2023/09/09

September means school is back. But this year something’s very different. Nicolaia Rips reveals why so many teenage girls no longer sound like squeaky girls from the movieClueless,and instead sound like raspy-throated lawyers from Staten Island. Then the always enlightening James Wolcott discusses a new book that details the kaleidoscopic cultural influence of drag in New York City, from the Harlem ball scene to Stonewall, to Wigstock, toKinky Bootson Broadway. And finally, last week was a

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Episode 155: A Love Gone Very Bad: Putin's Banker...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/09/02

Every summer has its anthem, but this year it wasn’t a Beyoncé or Taylor Swift song that broke through; instead, it was a country ballad by a 31-year-old unknown that has already racked up 50 million views. Diana B. Henriques shares her thoughts on “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Then, on the subject of rich men, Joseph Bullmore comes to us from London with the story of an oligarch’s revenge. Specifically, what happens to an English socialite when her love affair with Putin’s banker goes

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Episode 154: Gay Talese Reveals How He Captured Frank...

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2023/08/26

Summer is the time for camp—and shenanigans. And this week William D. Cohan has a report on the controversy swirling at Bohemian Grove, the ultra-exclusive, all-male campground for some of the most powerful men in America. Then the literary legend Gay Talese will join us. Along with Tom Wolfe and other magazine writers of the 1960s, Talese created the New Journalism with profiles such as the one he wrote forEsquireentitled “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” It is now considered the greatest

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00:34:57

Episode 153: Hot Mess! This Summer's East Hampton...

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2023/08/19

It would not be summer if there were not a bizarre, ego-fueled drama in East Hampton, and this one says it all. Linda Wells will tell us how—and why—the scene in posh exercise classes out East has gotten physical. Very,veryphysical. Then Johanna Berkman shares new reporting on the scandal surrounding Wall Street titan Leon Black and his very expensive—and highly curious—multi-million-dollar payments to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And finally, many of you are fans of Air Mail’s

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00:26:55

Episode 152: He's "the Cheese"—the Man Who Laid Out...

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2023/08/12

This week, Jeffrey Toobin reveals how a Harvard-trained lawyer nicknamed “the Cheese” laid out a plot to subvert the 2020 election—and helped spark the January 6 riot. Then Joseph Bullmore reports from London on the secretive and somewhat strange world of blueblood banks, where the U.K.’s very rich keep their money from commingling with the filthy lucre of the common man. And finally, Linda Wells explains why women are giving men in their life the gift of a threesome. (Yes, you read that

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00:31:37

Episode 151: Did Jeffrey Epstein Blackmail This Wall...

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2023/08/05

This week, Johanna Berkman shares the details of her shocking report on Leon Black, the billionaire titan of Wall Street who now stands accused of raping a teenager at sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Upper East Side town house. Then Ash Carter discusses an unflinchingly honest new memoir by Martin Peretz, one of the most influential media figures, a man whoseNew Republicmagazine was read by presidents and shaped policy but later came on difficult times. Finally, Elena Clavarino reports from

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00:34:19

Episode 150: Why the Idaho-Murders Suspect Could Walk...

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2023/07/29

The murder of four students at the University of Idaho is an open-and-shut case, right? No, say the attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the accused killer. On this week’s episode, Howard Blum takes us inside the defense team’s audacious strategy to win an acquittal. Later, Lesley M. M. Blume has the story of the author of some of the most beloved children’s books ever—who was also the forgotten prophet of nuclear doom. And finally, if you’re still looking for somewhere to escape to on your

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00:32:08

Episode 149: The Prince Who Got Away with Murder—A...

Morning Meeting ·

2023/07/22

This week, Beatrice Borromeo joins us from Italy with the shocking story of the prince who got away with murder. Then Alexandra Marshall reports from France on the Rupert Murdoch of French media. Later, James Fox takes us back to the Swinging 60s and explains how horses, of all things, brought together everyone from the Rolling Stones to the biggest names in British society. All this and more make this a show you won’t want to miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and

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