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Michael Hainey

Michael Hainey


Michael Hainey is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL and co-hosts AIR MAIL’s weekly podcast, Morning Meeting, alongside Deputy Editor Ashley Baker. His first job was for Spy magazine, and most recently he was the Deputy Editor of GQ. Hainey, who lives in New York, is the author of After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story.

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“Brad Pitt’s” Kidney Transplant and the French Divorcée

On this week’s podcast, Mark Seal explains how amateur sleuths busted a multi-national cyber-scam

Another Reason to Hate on the Ivy League and Nepo Babies!

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Zucker looks at the Versailles-level housing being built for super-rich kids

Inside the Danny Elfman Sexual-Harassment Story

On this week’s podcast, Jacob Bernstein discusses his reporting on the #MeToo case that has baffled Hollywood

Mobbed Up: The Two Faces of Robert De Niro

On this week’s podcast, Michael Sragow takes us inside the new mobster movie from Nick Pileggi and Barry Levinson

Is Savannah, Georgia, the Next Chernobyl?

On this week’s podcast, John von Sothen reveals the bizarre story of Savannah and a missing nuclear bomb

“Spermageddon” and the Male-Fertility Crisis

On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals what men need to do to increase their odds of becoming a father

Man Versus Massage

Can the good people at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée convince one spa-averse man that he really does like to be touched?

How Annie Hall Went from Disaster to Masterpiece

On this week’s podcast, Alex Belth reveals how Woody Allen transformed his movie in the editing room

Elon Musk, Welfare Queen

On this week’s podcast, Oz Woloshyn reminds our shadow president that his fortune was built on government handouts

Are Aperol Spritzes the New Birth Control?

On this week’s podcast, Simon Mills looks at how the orange drink conquered the world—and why the Italian government fears it

Gen Z and the Single Girl

On this week’s podcast, Carolina de Armas and Victoria Herman look at how a new generation sees Bridget Jones

Trump’s Big, Sketchy Payday

On this week’s podcast, Jacob Silverman reveals why Trump and crypto, a currency favored by criminals, are the perfect partners

Making Sense of Luigi Mangione

On this week’s podcast, Bethany McLean looks at the potential roots of the alleged killer’s rage

The Legacy of the “Preppy Killer”

On this week’s podcast, Cynthia Weiner discusses the shocking murder that riveted New York City in the 80s

It Ends with Mess: Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Lawsuit-a-palooza

On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage looks at the latest toxic mess to consume Hollywood

Where to Escape from 2025

On this week’s podcast, Pico Iyer discusses his favorite retreat in the world and the power of reflection

How Two Cops in 80s Miami Set the Mold for The Sopranos

On this week’s podcast, Josh Karp looks at Miami Vice on its 40th anniversary, and how it changed TV

Analyze This, Bella Freud

On this week’s podcast, the designer reflects on her hit podcast, Fashion Neurosis

Inside AIR MAIL’s 2024 Over-Under List

On this week’s podcast, Jeanne Malle tells us about the people and things that were over- (and under-) hyped this year

Ruthie Rogers Reveals Her Perfect Comfort Food

This week, the owner of London’s River Cafe discusses the wonders of marinara sauce, holiday entertaining, and more

The Highs and Heartbreaks of Living in New York City

On this week’s podcast, we look at Bobby Short at 100 and the end of En Japanese Brasserie

How Marlon Brando Almost Torpedoed One of His Greatest Roles

On this week’s podcast, Stephen Rebello goes inside On the Waterfront

Inside the Mysterious Murder of Sean Combs’s Father

On this week’s podcast, Legs McNeil details how the death of the rapper’s father may have influenced him

Bombs Away? Can You Bring a Stanley Kubrick Film to the Stage?

This week, John Lahr discusses a theatrical adaptation of Dr. Strangelove