Morning Meeting

This week, Stuart Heritage joins Ashley and Mike from the U.K. to discuss the fallout from the royal Megxiles' bombshell Oprah interview, and where they might be going from here. Also joining from the U.K. is Joseph Bullmore, who takes us inside the elite boarding school where the plutocrats of the world—and a number of Europe's royal families—send their kids to get a much-needed reality check. But don't worry, we also have some non-U.K. stories: like a look inside the most exclusive sex club in Paris.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, restaurant critic Alexander Lobrano spills the beans to Ashley and Mike about the speakeasy restaurants that have quietly popped up in France, where all eating establishments have been closed since the end of October. (Just be sure you listen on a full stomach—it’s a story that will make you hungry.) Plus, Ashley and Mike speak with Fernando Garcia, of Oscar de la Renta, about how he and Laura Kim created Amanda Seyfried’s dress for the Golden Globes, in the midst of the pandemic (and how it almost got lost in transit).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How did the world’s second-richest man become so successful? This week, Eric Berger, who spent time with Elon Musk as he built SpaceX, reveals how the real-life Tony Stark gets people to join him in his quests, and drives them to unheard-of achievements—insights you won’t want to miss. Plus, there’s a look at a new documentary about Woody Allen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Ashley and Mike speak with AIR MAIL Writer at Large Lili Anolik about what the new documentary on the misunderstood pop star gets wrong. And speaking of misunderstood, Mike confesses to watching a movie he never thought he’d see. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thirty years ago, British press baron Robert Maxwell was Rupert Murdoch’s nemesis. He was also a crook. Then he fell—or was he pushed?—off his yacht in the middle of the night, and drowned. This week, John Preston joins Ashley and Mike to talk about his revealing new book that looks at Maxwell’s life—as well as his most infamous heir, his daughter Ghislaine, who now awaits trial for her connections to Jeffrey Epstein.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The star of the new Martin Scorsese Netflix series stops by this week to talk about the upsides of lockdown, and more. Plus, how Fran feels to be named to the International Best-Dressed List. In addition, Ashley and Mike talk about a few of the week’s most intriguing scandals, from Millennials getting busted in Marrakech to a new book about Ghislaine Maxwell’s notorious father and his unsolved death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the rich and powerful, getting the coronavirus vaccine has been a rare reminder that sometimes all the connections in the world don't help. You still have to serve jury duty and go to the D.M.V. And now you can't buy your way to the front of the vaccine line. Those who do manage to get the jab, however, take on a different status in the eyes of their friends: smug. And this week, newly smug Alessandra Stanley humorously explains to Ashley and Mike why this happens. You'll get all this and more in this week's Morning Meeting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Capping a historic week, longtime Trump observer and sometime sparring partner Graydon Carter shares his thoughts on the ex-president (and perhaps future convict) with Ashley and Mike. Plus, there's a look at the latest curious, money-making behavior by a former member of the royal family. And speaking of curious behavior, why are millennials and Gen Z-ers so keen on posting weepy breakup videos on TikTok? You'll get all this and more in this week's Morning Meeting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If anyone knows what it’s like to have Trump own their headspace for four years, it’s Barry Blitt. The AIR MAIL contributor and Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist has produced some of the most cutting commentaries on the president. This week, he tells how he creates his illustrations, and how he may detox after these four years. In addition, Mike and Ashley discuss some of the week’s other grifters and charlatans, as well as some people that you’ll find truly inspiring.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Well, that was a bang-up week. And in today's episode, Ashley and Mike speak with Alessandra Stanley about her and Graydon Carter's idea for a new amendment to the Constitution that could prevent a week like we just lived through. Also joining the program is Rachel Johnson, who talks about how the U.K.'s third lockdown has turned British citizens into a brigade of "curtain twitchers," eager to snoop on their neighbors and report their stay-at-home transgressions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.