Morning Meeting

The Man Behind Bob Marley

Ashley Baker, Michael Hainey — Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Iced or hot?

A conversation about Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

This week, Ashley and Mike look at the man who brought Bob Marley and other seminal musicians to the world: Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records. He’s the subject of a great new book, and Tom Freston, a former head of MTV and a friend of Blackwell’s, stops by to discuss his impact. In addition, Alexandra Marshall joins us from France to help us understand why Emmanuel Macron’s chest hair (!) is getting so much attention on Instagram. All this and more make this week’s episode one you won’t want to miss. Listen by clicking Play below. But be sure to subscribe at READ ON

Gen Z's Hot New Drug

Ashley Baker, Michael Hainey — Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

What’s in this?

This week on the podcast, a closer look at kratom. Plus, would you pay $700 to eat some ants?

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

Why is Gen Z obsessed with the drug of the moment … kratom? This week, Ashley and Mike are joined by Air Mail Associate Editor Jensen Davis, who reveals how a centuries-old herb from Asia has become very big in New York and L.A. And speaking of ingesting, Dana Brown stops by to regale us with his night at Noma restaurant, when it came to New York City this past week. He ate everything. Including the ants! All this and more make this week’s episode one you won’t want to miss. Listen by clicking Play below. But be sure to subscribe at READ ON

Inside the Hit Comedy Hacks

Ashley Baker, Michael Hainey — Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

How do you take your bagel?

A look at what awaits Jean Smart in Season Two

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

This week, two of the creators of the hit HBO Max comedy Hacks take Ashley and Mike inside the new season, as well as the show’s origin. In addition, Air Mail’s Books Editor, Jim Kelly, drops by to discuss a mouthwatering new history of Zabar’s, one of New York City’s most loved temples of food. All this and more make this week’s episode one you won’t want to miss. Listen by clicking Play below. But be sure to subscribe at Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you don’t miss an episode.

Barbarians Inside the Gates

Ashley Baker, Michael Hainey — Sat, 7 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

For here or to go?

What happens when the junior staff at Goldman Sachs doesn’t want to go back to the office?

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

This week, it’s “Two Turntables and the Goldman Sachs Office Revolt.” What happens when the company’s big-bucks, 60-year-old C.E.O. (and part-time Lollapalooza D.J.) orders his Gen Z staffers back to the office … but they want to continue to WFH? It’s got all the makings of a hilarious culture war, and Air Mail Writer at Large William D. Cohan joins the show to share his reporting. Speaking of the problems of the rich: Ashley and Mike also speak with writer Hannah Seligson about the new diet drug that the .01-percenters are suddenly obsessed with. All this and more make this week’s episode one you won’t want to miss. Listen by clicking Play below. But be sure to subscribe at READ ON

The Little House That Rocked L.A.

Ashley Baker, Michael Hainey — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

No clouds in this coffee.

In the 1960s, Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward’s place in the hills was the center of an arts explosion

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

This week, Ashley and Mike look at the young Hollywood super-couple who lit a match for the cultural explosion in 1960s Los Angeles. Air Mail contributor Mark Rozzo joins the show to discuss his new book about Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward, and how their art-loaded home in the hills became the center of gravity for everyone from Warhol to Didion to the Hells Angels. There’s also a revealing conversation about why Parisians are grumpy about their city, a look at some unique new grooming trends, and a strange new body enhancement attracting everyone from soccer moms to influencers. All this and more make this week’s episode one you won’t want to miss. Listen by clicking Play below. But be sure to subscribe at READ ON