Morning Meeting

Welcome to 2021, where Ashley and Mike are starting the year off right, talking about a very strange new trend, one of the greatest singers of all time—and how he was captured in print despite his best efforts—and much more. It’s the perfect way to ring in the New Year. 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 Alan Cumming about his new book, his time in Cabaret, his New York City club, and more. Plus, they talk about what could be next for Javanka, as well as their love for two very, very different movies: Showgirls and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. It’s a Boxing Day gift you’re sure to enjoy.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 Stuart Heritage about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and how they seem to be imitating the Obamas. (Netflix deal? Check. Spotify deal? Check.) Plus, a look at John le Carré and how the world he created on the page came to be the world we live in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is there anyone more enchanting than Candice Bergen? Fresh off her performance in Steven Soderbergh's new movie, Let Them All Talk, she sits down with Ashley and Mike to talk about working with Meryl Streep, the films of Louis Malle, leading men she's known, the Black and White Ball, and more. Plus, Ashley and Mike discuss the latest and craziest bad behavior among the .01-percenters, who are scheming on how they can jump the line of essential workers and the infirm in order to get a coronavirus vaccine.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AIR MAIL co-editor Graydon Carter has known and covered Donald Trump for four decades, so who better to tell us what the future holds for him? It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss. Plus, a Grinch-y Ashley and a George Bailey–ish Mike talk to a man who is addicted to Hallmark Christmas movies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the man behind the French Laundry, Per Se, and Bouchon, Thomas Keller is one of the world's most renowned chefs. Who better to ask what to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers? Plus, this week Ashley and Mike discuss Elena Clavarino's story about why the coronavirus is "the straw that broke the millennial generation's back"—and whether they deserve our sympathy. Oh, and don't worry: there are plenty of thoughts on The Crown, too.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cazzie David has written some of AIR MAIL’s funniest pieces. She’s also managed to survive lockdown with her father, Larry David. This week, she speaks about that, and her new book (16:19). We also have Mark Ellwood taking us inside the mishegas at the luxe e-tailer Moda Operandi (4:39). Plus, Ashley and Mike go deep on The Queen’s Gambit (23:18).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just what you’ve been longing for: a fill-’er-up of David Sedaris’s great wit. If you loved last week’s conversation, you won’t be disappointed this week, as Sedaris tells Ashley and Mike what he won’t miss about Donald Trump (11:41). In other good news, Walter Isaacson, author of the best-selling Steve Jobs biography, tells us why he volunteered to be a guinea pig for the Pfizer vaccine and what he’s learned (01:57). And Christopher Buckley has written the perfect concession speech for Donald Trump (22:22). It’s an episode you won’t want to miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Desperate to hear something besides cable-TV election updates? On Morning Meeting, we've got just what you need: smart conversation that will make you laugh and stories that will transport you. This week, best-selling humorist David Sedaris shares his hilarious views on the world (06:59), while Ashley and Mike talk about another big drama they have their eyes on (01:29), and other stories you won't want to miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 whom you want to know more about (and more often the stuff they don't want you to know about). This week's guests are Scott Z. Burns, who wrote the screenplay for Contagion and now channels the mind of the coronavirus (19:30), and Reeves Wiedeman, talking about how he discovered a bizarre WeWork-sanctioned film starring Gwyneth Paltrow's cousin (6:50).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.