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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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00:23:45

Episode 267: The Nuns, the Masterpiece, and a Remote...

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2025/10/25

This week, Alessandra Stanley discusses how the Trump administration is turning away Russians seeking asylum. Then John von Sothen reveals how he learned that one of the great masterpieces of Western art has been sequestered inside a convent in remote Canada for 200 years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:26:26

Episode 266: From Jagger to Lennon and More—the Shop...

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2025/10/18

This week, Mark Rozzo remembers Granny Takes a Trip, the clothing store that put the swing in London’s Swinging 60s and outfitted everyone from John Lennon and Lou Reed to Mick Jagger and more. And then, as the White House continues to pressure American universities and colleges to change their policies, Clara Molot asks why more university presidents are not standing up to Donald Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:32:39

Episode 265: Secret Italy—Villages Lost in Time

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2025/10/11

This week, Elena Clavarino shares her fascinating report on a constellation of small villages, nestled near the tip of Italy’s boot, where locals still speak a Greek dialect dating back more than 3,000 years. Then the esteemed documentarian Errol Morris reflects on his relationship with Robert McNamara, the complicated subject of his mesmerizing film The Fog of War. And finally, Harry Mount joins us from London with a remembrance of the beloved British writer Jilly Cooper.See Privacy Policy

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00:31:30

Episode 264: How to Grift Your Way into the Ivy League

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2025/10/04

This week, Clara Molot reports from New Haven on the Yale freshman who gave grifting the old college try and scammed her way into the Ivy League school by creating an entirely fake identity. Then Eric Wilson reports from Hong Kong on the latest twists and turns in the horrific murder of a young, aspiring influencer that has captivated the city. And finally, Alexandra Wolfe and Julia Vitale reveal the winners of Air Mail’s inaugural Tom Wolfe literary prizes, presented by Montblanc.See

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00:35:27

Episode 263: How a British Woman Named Jane Became a...

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2025/09/27

This week, as Trump works to dismantle government-funded scientific research, Michael Oreskes reveals how top researchers are now putting their work—and sometimes their retirements—on hold in order to fight for truth in science. Then, these are indeed strange days, and you may be struggling to find words of comfort. Gerard deGroot has a thought: read Allen Ginsberg’s masterpiece, “Howl.” Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America. And

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00:34:10

Episode 262: An Epic Con—The Man Who Lived as a...

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2025/09/20

This week, Jonathan Alter shares the astounding story of one of the great grifts—how a man passed himself off as a Rockefeller for 40 years and became a member of the ruling elite. Then Christine Muhlke looks at Union Square Cafe, one of New York City’s most loved restaurants, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. And finally, as Netflix releases House of Guinness, Joseph Bullmore gives his thoughts on the Irish clan that turned stout into a legendary family fortune.See Privacy Policy at

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00:32:57

Episode 261: How Funerals Became the New...

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2025/09/13

When it comes to finding love, Gen Z is breaking up with dating apps. Fed up with swiping, they’re now looking to meet people in real life. Yet, as our colleague Paulina Prosnitz reports from New York, they want to do it in their own way. (Did we mention cornhole leagues?) Then, if you’re interested in another place to meet someone, here’s an idea: How about a funeral? As Katia Kulawick-Assante reports from Paris, in the Instagram age, funerals have become a scene for social climbing and

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00:36:03

Episode 260: Prince Andrew's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"...

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2025/09/06

If you’re a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm—and who isn’t?—you are surely a fan of Susie Essman, who played Susie Greene on the show. And this week she joins us with a rather Curb-like story about her encounter with Prince Andrew. Then our colleague James Wolcott discusses the return of perhaps the sharpest cultural and social satire going these days: South Park. And finally, Linda Wells remembers Giorgio Armani.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:34:19

Episode 259: How a Rupert Murdoch Scandal Could...

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2025/08/30

This week, Nick Davies reveals his new findings about the phone-hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch that rocked the U.K. in the 2010s, and what it could mean for The Washington Post. Then Gracie Wiener tells us how Diaper Diplomacy has become social media’s new fixation. And finally, Carolina de Armas reports on the obsession of the summer: Bad Bunny’s residence in Puerto Rico.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:32:41

Episode 258: Billionaires Behaving Badly—The Summer...

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2025/08/23

This week, Clara Molot reveals how Yale has managed to escape the wrath of Trump and his war on America’s universities. Then William D. Cohan has all the dirt and drama about how the 75 billionaires who take over Nantucket each summer are more than living up to expectations with their very bad behavior. And finally, Hayley Peppin joins us in a conversation about the newest trend in home design.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:34:30

Episode 257: Why George W. Bush Is Gen Z's New Obsession

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2025/08/16

Donald Trump’s attack on Harvard has gotten a lot of headlines, but his skirmish with the University of Virginia has become a major political battleground between two possible presidential rivals, J. D. Vance and Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin. Greg Easley takes us inside his reporting. Then, speaking of politics, did you know that Gen Z has recast former president George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather? It’s a trend that’s been dubbed “Bushcore,” and Carolina de Armas and

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00:29:45

Episode 256: Love in the Time of Content Creators—How...

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2025/08/09

This week, Cazzie David tells us how and why Gen Z has turned the marriage proposal into something completely stupid. Then Andrew Lownie discusses why Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson tried to kill his explosive new book about them—and what he reveals in it. And finally, Jonathan Mahler talks about how New York City in the late 1980s foreshadowed where the city is now, as it faces another dramatic choice about who will lead it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

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00:35:41

Episode 255: Inside the Great Canadian Gold Heist

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2025/08/02

This week, Elena Clavarino reports from Italy on how a pasta king is in hot water thanks to his plans to build a Las Vegas–like spa at Lake Garda. Then Sarah Ditum looks at why viewers can’t quit reality-TV dating shows. And finally, Harold von Kursk has the incredible story of how a group of first-time crooks pulled off one of the most audacious heists ever, stealing $40 million worth of gold bars from a warehouse at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.See Privacy Policy at

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00:36:41

Episode 254: Inside the Gwyneth Paltrow Book—Triumph...

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2025/07/26

This week, Ashley Baker tells us what she learned reading the book on Gwyneth. Then Rich Cohen shares what he’s learned about Jennifer Dulos since writing his new book about her tragic murder. Later, George Kalogerakis looks at the biggest Attention Whores of the week. Who made the list? Take a guess! Then Ezra Chowaiki shares a wild tale from the art world, involving forged masterpieces and the Nazis (maybe); it’s a story that needs to be heard. And finally, Harold von Kursk reveals how a

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00:32:20

Episode 253: What Trump Could Learn About Deceit from...

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2025/07/19

This week, Stuart Heritage reports from the U.K. on why The Salt Path, the inspirational best-selling memoir by Raynor Winn, now seems to be a hive of untruths. Then, on the subject of deceit, J. Randy Taraborrelli, the author of a new book on John F. Kennedy, discusses why the former president spun so many lies—and why, in the last year of his life, he had a reckoning with himself. And finally, Linda Wells tells us everything we need to know about the latest in beauty and wellness.See

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00:34:18

Episode 252: When Your Friend Is a Fraud—the Mystery...

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2025/07/12

This week, author Jane Boon recounts her friendship with Matthew Pietras, a dashing, handsome fixture on the New York social scene who worked for the Soros family and whose life now seems to have been an enormous grift. Then Elena Clavarino reports from Italy on how some of the country’s most cherished artworks may in fact be smuggled Mafia booty. And finally, Clint Eastwood has dominated Hollywood for longer than most anyone else, all while containing countless contradictions. Shawn Levy has

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00:35:00

Episode 251: The Mystery of the Man-Child Who Tried...

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2025/07/05

It was almost a year ago that a young man named Thomas Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump. Yet, all this time later, he and his motives remain essentially a mystery. Our writer Rich Cohen has been looking into Crooks’s life and death and is here with a revealing report. Then, everyone knows Burt Reynolds as the wry, handsome star of such 1970s hit movies as Deliverance. But as Josh Karp writes, Reynolds also had a dream: to open a dinner theater next to a truck stop in the middle of

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00:26:56

Episode 250: Why You Should Move to London

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2025/06/28

This week, Ashley Baker reports on why London is a steal if you want to live abroad. Then, James Sikura tells us how famed Hollywood producer Robert Evans was behind the making of one of the most star-studded—and least effective—anti-drug specials of all time. And finally, Linda Wells, the Editor of Air Mail Look, has what we all need to look healthy and glowing this summer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:29:37

Episode 249: Jared Kushner's Island Full of Poisonous...

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2025/06/21

This week, Mitchell Prothero joins us with his report on why Jared Kushner is pursuing a multi-million-dollar development deal on an uninhabitable former Cold War air base in Albania. Then, many of you are no doubt watching Outrageous, the new series on BritBox that charts the dazzling and controversial lives of the Mitford sisters. Well, our colleague George Pendle reveals that the glamorous sisters' lives were more complicated than we knew, filled with suicides, Nazi-esque orgies, and a

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00:32:52

Episode 248: Save Venice! Inside the Bezos-Sánchez...

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2025/06/14

It may feel like the world is going to hell, but for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, it’s a Bonfire of the Vanities moment. In a little less than two weeks, the billionaire and his fiancée will take over Venice for the wedding that will be a three-day party, and Stuart Heritage tells us what we can expect. Then, speaking of the ultra-rich seizing control of beautiful destinations, Joseph Bullmore reports from the Cotswolds on how Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire chairman and C.E.O. of

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