Morning Meeting

This week we take you inside the making of The Godfather—and reveal how Marlon Brando’s Don Corleone was based on … a woman! Writer Mark Seal joins Ashley and Mike to discuss his new book about the making of one of the biggest books and movies ever. Plus, we have a look at Prince Andrew’s mounting troubles, Jeff Bezos’s projectile dysfunction, and much 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.

This week, we discover the world’s best pizza, hidden in a rural Italian village, and we go inside the mind of Succession’s scheming patriarch, Logan Roy. (Well, really the gifted actor Brian Cox, who portrays Roy and has just published a no-holds-barred memoir.) Writer Peter Biskind joins Ashley and Mike to discuss Cox’s incredible career and how it shapes his smash performance in the HBO show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we look at the Sacklers, the OxyContin-peddling robber barons who made billions pushing a drug that destroyed lives and communities. Yet, like WeWork’s Adam Neumann and other super-rich, they seem to have escaped any real punishment. Ashley and Mike are joined by Danny Strong, creator of Dopesick, the new limited series on Hulu starring Michael Keaton, that seeks to hold the family accountable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we’ve got the inside story on the Big Books of the Fall, and what you need to read, thanks to AIR MAIL Senior Editor Julia Vitale. Plus, Ashley and Mike reveal L.A.’s secretive home of social-media stars, swoon over Stanley Tucci, and discuss a new musical about … Hitler?! (Paging Mel Brooks!) You’ll find all this and much 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.

This week, Anderson Cooper reveals how money destroyed his dynastic family—and why he won't leave his money to his son. Plus, Ashley and Mike look at how Jeff Bezos and other tech bros are plotting to live forever, and the Zuck's latest plan to destroy the self-esteem of young girls. There's also a look at the hottest new chef 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, the ever witty actor John Lithgow discusses (and reads from!) his very funny new book, A Confederacy of Dumptys. In addition, there's a look at Prince Charles's financial problems as well as two strange new trends in decorating and women's fashion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Elizabeth Holmes the greatest fraudster of our era? The Steve Jobs obsessive convinced some very smart people to give her millions of dollars for Theranos, her bogus blood-testing company. Now, as AIR MAIL's Rich Cohen tells Ashley and Mike, she's starring in the trial that "defines our decade"—an era filled with greed, stupidity, ego, and plenty of bad behavior. In addition, there's a look at royals behaving dumbly, and a bizarre Southern Gothic murder mystery. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At 20, Diana de Vegh began an affair with John F. Kennedy that continued through his time as president. Now, for the first time ever, she tells how she came into his orbit, how her life was forever altered, and what she learned about herself. It's an episode you won't want to miss. In addition, Ashley and Mike talk about why Gen Z–ers like to sext each other but are grossed out by nudist camps. And we have a look at Gwyneth Paltrow's latest scheme.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have a look at “Genuinfluencers”—Gen X–ers who think being into clothes and beauty is soooo 2020. Also, AIR MAIL co-editor Alessandra Stanley joins us to discuss what we can do for the Afghan people while the politicians dither. And we have a look at the hot, new nightlife spot in New York City as well as where to go to get in on the latest sport of kings. 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 Michael look at the high jinks and “corridor creeping” that happens at Downton Abbey–ish estates during shooting season. Speaking of misbehavior, AIR MAIL co-editor Alessandra Stanley joins the program to discuss Andrew Cuomo and Justice Stephen Breyer—and why so many people choose selfish behavior over what’s best for society.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.