Podcast Episodes

Jay McInerney

Season 3 Episode 1

Jay McInerney: Cristal

Jay discusses cocaine and a proposition from Truman Capote (spoiler alert: he escaped), his pioneering use of the 2nd-person in…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Nelson DeMille

Season 2

Nelson DeMille: Dewar's on the rocks

Nelson talks about John Travolta on the set of General's Daughter, the importance of getting characters right eve…

2 years ago

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Gregg Hurwitz

Season 2 Episode 37

Gregg Hurwitz: gin & tonic

Gregg discusses how Evan Smoak (aka Orphan X) stacks up against Reacher and Bourne, the virtues of Batman and Wolverine, th…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Erika Robuck

Season 2 Episode 36

Erika Robuck: Bahama Queen (2 1/2 ounces bourbon barreled gin, 1 ounce Grand Marnier, 1 ounce lemon juice, 1/2 ounce pineapple juice, 1/2 ounce passi…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Lea Carpenter

Season 2 Episode 35

Lea Carpenter: Heineken 

Lea tells what it was like working alongside JFK Jr at George Magazine in the 1990s, her other formative experiences working …

2 years, 4 months ago

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Ruth Ware

Season 2 Episode 34

Ruth Ware: dry white wine

#1 bestselling author Ruth Ware names the two greatest fictional detectives ever, describes the gratitude a former bookselle…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Megyn Kelly

Season 2 Episode 33

Megyn Kelly: Special Mother’s Day episode (martini: 3 ounces gin, dash dry vermouth, olives)

Megyn recommends three books for Mother’s Day and why she…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Erik Larson

Season 2 Episode 32

Erik Larson: Manhattan (2 1/2 ounces Michter’s rye, 1 1/2 ounces sweet vermouth, dash bitters, cherry, served up)

Erik names the person he’s written a…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Liz Truss

Season 2 Episode 31

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss: Espresso

Liz Truss discusses her preference for the emergence of independent journalism and death of traditional medi…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Admiral James Stavridis

Season 2 Episode 30

Admiral James Stavridis: Negroni (1 ounce gin, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 ounce Campari, garnish with orange peel)

Admiral Stavridis names the two most…

2 years, 6 months ago

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