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The Nasty

The Nasty

By: Mark Healy
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Summary
 Short oral histories about working at Conde Nast when it was still a creatively indulgent, somewhat ridiculous place to work. Themes include: elevators, lunch, looking the part, Anna Wintour, etc. This is an experiment to promote a forthcoming series. All episodes and news can be found on substack at Uncle Karen.Mark Healy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How it Started: 15 minutes of EICs on the bizarre process of getting hired.

    How it Started: 15 minutes of EICs on the bizarre process of getting hired.
    31 Jul 2025

    Awkward, strange, utterly confounding. Every Editor in Chief has a different origin story and all of them are odd. Featuring Ruth Reichl, Graydon Carter, Linda Wells, Jim Nelson, and Adam Rapoport.
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    16 min
  • Getting There: 14 Minutes on Town Cars & Concorde flights and the value of arriving in style.

    Getting There: 14 Minutes on Town Cars & Concorde flights and the value of arriving in style.
    20 Jul 2025

    Episode three of the Nasty explores how Conde Nast's stars moved about the world—caviar on the Concorde, flying Ferraris to the Rockies, and the birth of the company's Big Apple contract. Featuring: Alan Richman, Ruth Reichl, Ron Galotti, Linda Wells, Matthew, Punch Hutton, Tyrnauer, Andrea Linnett, Tom Florio, Susan White, and Joe Dolce.
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    14 min
  • All About Anna: 13 Minutes on Anna Wintour

    All About Anna: 13 Minutes on Anna Wintour
    5 Jul 2025

    Stories about Anna from colleagues, rivals, former roommates, including Linda Wells, Ron Galotti, Ruth Reichl, Brian McNally, Billy Norwich, George Wayne, et al.
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    14 min
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