Michael Hainey

New York

Writer at Large at AIR MAIL

Host at Morning Meeting

Author NYTimes best-seller, 'After Visiting Friends.' Get it here: https://t.co/daEM2QmKAT Instagram: michael_hainey

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Articles

Taylor Swift Meets Harvard Business School: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

6 days ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Kevin Evers reveals the business insights we all can steal from Tay-Tay This week, Jennifer Gould reports on Ivy League professors living the Handmaid’s Tale life—fleeing America for Canada out of fear for their freedoms. Then, Barbara Schroeder looks at the murder that shocked Los Angeles and its impact on the victim’s family and the community.
Brad Pitt and the Cyber-Scammers: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

1 week ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Mark Seal explains how amateur sleuths busted a multi-national cyber-scam This week, Mark Seal reveals the amateur detectives who busted a group of cyber-scammers who impersonated Brad Pitt and swindled a woman out of more than $850,000. Then, speaking of swindles, Jeffrey Toobin explains why no one can stop Trump from handing out pardons. And finally, Mark Ellwood reports on the island of battling billionaires. Listen by clicking Play below.
Ivy-League Housing for 1%-ers: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

2 weeks ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Zucker looks at the Versailles-level housing being built for super-rich kids This week, Andrew Zucker reports on the latest luxury for Ivy League nepo babies of the 1-percenters: private, white-glove housing stocked with amenities.
Danny Elfman & the #MeToo Case That Baffled Hollywood: "Morning Meeting" Podcast

3 weeks ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Jacob Bernstein discusses his reporting on the #MeToo case that has baffled Hollywood The founder and Co-Editor of AIR MAIl, Graydon Carter, has written his long-awaited memoir, entitled When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines, and we’re excited to have him join us to talk about his book, the enduring magic of New York, and more.
Putin, Trump, and the Evil Finance Bro

1 month ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Michael Sragow takes us inside the new mobster movie from Nick Pileggi and Barry Levinson Would you be surprised to learn that the man Putin has tapped to negotiate a Ukraine peace agreement with Trump is a rich, Ivy League smoothie who spent time on Wall Street? Andrew Ryvkin tells us about the man who has Trump’s ear. Then Alessandra Stanley explains why the Anti-Defamation League should be standing up to the president, rather than coddling him.
The Lost Atomic Bomb of Savannah, Georgia: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

1 month ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, John von Sothen reveals the bizarre story of Savannah and a missing nuclear bomb If you think things can’t possibly get worse, you might want to duck and cover. John von Sothen has the incredible story of how the U.S. Air Force dropped a nuclear bomb off the coast of Savannah, Georgia—and it is still there. Then, there was a time when New York’s Waldorf Astoria was the epitome of a great hotel … until the Chinese Communist Party bought it. What could possibly go wrong?
The Hôtel Plaza Athénée’s Life-Changing Dior Spa

1 month ago | airmail.news | Michael Hainey

Is it wrong to fly seven hours just to get a massage? Let me just say this. I’ve never been a fan of massages. I can count the number I’ve had on two thumbs, and the number I’ve enjoyed on no thumbs. There’s a not-insignificant part of my odd mind that strongly believes that if I go into a closed-door room, take off my clothes, and pay a stranger to rub warm liquids on my bare-ass body, I’ll for sure end up handcuffed (and not in a good way). The whole proposition feels like an excessive indulgence.
Spermageddon and the Male Fertility Crisis: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

1 month ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals what men need to do to increase their odds of becoming a father This week, is Donald Trump smarter than we think he is on foreign policy? Could he, as some say, be pulling a “Reverse-Nixon”? Our colleague George Pendle joins us with his insights. Then, Tesla used to be the car of choice for virtue-signaling Democrats.
How a Beloved Rom-Com Began as a Disaster ... And Ended Up a Masterpiece

1 month ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Alex Belth reveals how Woody Allen transformed his movie in the editing room This week, Air Mail Co-Editor Alessandra Stanley explains how Trump has replaced D.E.I. with his own brand of affirmative action. Something you might call L.O.O.—loyalty, obsequiousness, and obedience. Then, everyone knows Annie Hall as one of the great movies of the past 50 years.
Elon Musk's Tesla Hypocrisy: The "Morning Meeting" Podcast

2 months ago | airmail.news | Ashley Baker |Michael Hainey

On this week’s podcast, Oz Woloshyn reminds our shadow president that his fortune was built on government handouts Elon Musk is all over Washington, D.C., these days. But did you know that before he became the emperor of DOGE, he was a needy recipient of government spending? Oz Woloshyn reveals all the details. Then Lesley M. M.