The Press Box

Graydon Carter on ‘Vanity Fair,’ ‘Spy,’ and the Glorious Excess of the Magazine Era

Listen Later


Bryan kicks off the week with a conversation with Graydon Carter, who comes on to discuss ‘Spy Magazine’ going to ‘Vanity Fair’ and more. They discuss the following:

  • The idea behind 'Spy Magazine' (2:46)
  • Who took the stories the hardest from 'Spy' (9:57)
  • His perception of Donald Trump (10:36)
  • If Spy could have worked in the early 2000s (13:20)
  • Being offered a choice between 'Vanity Fair' and 'The New Yorker' (14:19)
  • How writers were treated like stars (23:26)
  • How 'Vanity Fair' was able to land the”deep throat” story, the source behind the Watergate scandal (29:10)
  • Creating the Vanity Fair Oscar Party (38:00)
  • Why he left 'Vanity Fair' in 2017 (40:50)
  • What we lost from the magazine era (43:33)

    • Host: Bryan Curtis

    Guest: Graydon Carter

    Producer: Brian H. Waters



    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    The Press BoxBy The Ringer
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4

    4.4

    3,037 ratings

    More shows like The Press Box

    View all
    The Bill Simmons Podcast by The Ringer

    The Bill Simmons Podcast

    30,099 Listeners

    Fairway Rollin' by The Ringer

    Fairway Rollin'

    1,203 Listeners

    The Ringer NBA Show by The Ringer

    The Ringer NBA Show

    9,327 Listeners

    The Ringer NFL Show by The Ringer

    The Ringer NFL Show

    4,437 Listeners

    The Watch by The Ringer

    The Watch

    5,241 Listeners

    Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri by The Ringer

    Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri

    1,886 Listeners

    The Rewatchables by The Ringer

    The Rewatchables

    13,587 Listeners

    The Mismatch by The Ringer

    The Mismatch

    5,471 Listeners

    The Ryen Russillo Podcast by The Ringer

    The Ryen Russillo Podcast

    14,278 Listeners

    The Big Picture by The Ringer

    The Big Picture

    5,267 Listeners

    Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay by The Ringer

    Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

    11,288 Listeners

    The Ringer NFL Draft Show by The Ringer

    The Ringer NFL Draft Show

    1,443 Listeners

    The Ringer-Verse by The Ringer

    The Ringer-Verse

    3,100 Listeners

    The Prestige TV Podcast by The Ringer

    The Prestige TV Podcast

    1,530 Listeners

    Plain English with Derek Thompson by The Ringer

    Plain English with Derek Thompson

    2,032 Listeners

    The Town with Matthew Belloni by The Ringer

    The Town with Matthew Belloni

    916 Listeners