Each week, Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter examines the powerful forces driving today’s news and politics. Through incisive conversations with newsmakers, journalists, politicians, and Vanity Fair’s own experts, Stelter reveals the story behind the story.
Each week, Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter examines the powerful forces driving today’s news and politics. Through incisive conversations with newsmakers, journalists, politicians, and Vanity Fair’s own experts, Stelter reveals the story behind the story.
Monica Lewinsky On Her Plan to Fix the Constitution
Why UFOs Freak Out the Government
Dominion’s Fox News Case Was Just the Beginning
Naomi Klein on 'Selective Information' About Israel and Gaza
Exclusive: Mitt Romney Says Trump Is "Such a Whack Job"
Speaker Flop Sweat: Right Wing Media Inflames GOP
Journalists In Israel and Gaza Discuss a Reporter’s Role In War
How RFK Jr's Media Paranoia Shapes His Worldview
Bob Menendez Shames Democrats Into Dumping Him
With Rupert Murdoch Out, Is a Fox Sale Possible?
The Exquisite Agony of Being Kevin McCarthy
Republicans Are Putting Democracy on Life Support
Mitch McConnell's Health Scare and the Future of the GOP
If Biden Falters, Dems Have Prepped the Bench
How Donald Trump Got the Upper Hand on Fox News
The RICO Case That Even Trump’s Closest Cronies Might Flip Over
How Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump’s Toxic, Twisted Bromance Nearly Drove the Country Off a Cliff
“Unusually Strong”: A Mueller Prosecutor Says Trump's Indictment #3 Packs a Wallop
Can the DeSantis Campaign Pull Out of a Death Spiral?
'Barbenheimer’ Is What Hollywood — And the World – Needs Right Now
The Dangerous Evolution of Marjorie Taylor Greene
How a "Whitelash" Took America From Barack Obama to Donald Trump
Can Anyone Fix California?
The Jan. 6 Case Against Trump Is "A Shark Beneath the Water"
It’s the Clarence Thomas Court Now
CNN's Shakeup and the Media's Identity Crisis
Elon Musk’s Twitter Threat to Fox News
HBO’s Succession Is Ending. The Murdoch Family Drama Plays On.
Fox News Is Losing Its Grip on the Base
Tucker and Twitter and Trump, Oh My!
The Tucker Carlson Implosion Continues
Inside The Hive: Fox vs. Tucker Carlson
Fox on Trial: Fox News Won’t Apologize—Or Change
Fox on Trial: Rupert Murdoch’s Date With Destiny
New York may have seemed sedate during his arraignment, but elsewhere in Trump’s America, the MAGA faithful are as committed as ever.
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As the creator economy reaches a saturation point—even Barbie’s an influencer now!—growing concerns about children’s rights and parasocial celebrity relationships paint an increasingly grim picture.
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On this, the last episode of Inside the Hive featuring cohosts Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan, the Vanity Fair Correspondents reflect on 3 years of covering and discussing Trump and ask whether indictments will finally chasten Trump—and whether the media will remain hopelessly addicted to his noise.
Nick Bilton talks to author Zach Carter about SVB, Credit Suisse, and whether or not a total meltdown is on the horizon
Maxwell Frost represents a generational shift in the Democratic Party—one where activism is at the fore.
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(Rerun) Lis Smith Says the Path to Trounce Ron DeSantis Is Straight Through Right-Wing Media
Let’s Just Say It: The GOP Is Obsessed With Penises
(Rerun) Inside Ozempic’s Rise as Hollywood’s Latest ‘Miracle’ Diet Drug
Natalie Jarvey and Joe Pompeo explain the course correction in Hollywood, as the sun begins to set on streaming’s golden age and TV writers gird for a possible strike.
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Poser fascists? Dilettante preppers? The new elite? James Pogue and Jeff Sharlet join Joe Hagan to discuss and debate the specific contours of America's rising fringe
On this week’s episode of Inside the Hive, Emily Jane Fox sits down with the First Son to talk about his addiction, his dad, what makes a Biden love story, and why he thinks the GOP, and Don Jr. in particular, are obsessed with him.
Molly Jong-Fast and Chris Murphy break down the conservative outrage machine, and the right's obsession with using national events like the Super Bowl and the Oscars to push their agenda.
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The Dark Scandals and Power Struggles of Sumner Redstone, Les Moonves, and the Companies They Controlled
Joe Pompeo and Maggie Coughlan jump down the rabbit hole of some of the all-time greatest grifter sagas, tracing our obsession back to the 19th century and bringing it forward to Anna Delvey and George Santos.
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Our team of Hive all-stars came together post State of the Union Address to break down how President Biden commanded the room, owned the Republicans, and what this could reveal about what a Biden-Trump head-to-head could look like in 2024.
Hive minds Bess Levin and Abigail Tracy analyze the GOP’s House afire with chaos and investigations, and why a DeSantis presidency is not necessarily better than a Trump one.
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Bestselling author and White House insider Chris Whipple talks Biden 2024, party divisions, the GOP’s “hair on fire” chaos, and what Jill Biden could be thinking.
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, Molly Jong-Fast dishes on George Santos's most egregious lies, what they reveal about the Republican thirst for power above all else, and how Democrats could leverage the shenanigans to their advantage.
After weeks of torrential rain storms that have flooded communities, toppled trees and brought on huge economic devastations, Yana Garcia joins Inside the Hive to share how environmental justice will play a role in recovery.
Inside the Congressional Shitstorm That (Maybe) Ruined the GOP
Kevin McCarthy and the GOP’s Cult of No Personality
(Re-run) Inside the "New Right"
Trump’s Inner Circle Is “Running the Other Way”
Elizabeth Taylor’s Lonely Campaign Against AIDS
Inside Ozempic’s Rise as Hollywood’s Latest ‘Miracle’ Diet Drug
“People Are Paying With Real Lives”: May Jeong Joins the Hive to Talk China Uprising
“Sit Back and Let Trump Implode”: 2024 Looks Better and Better for DeSantis—But Dems Need a Message
“Trump Is Furious”: What the GOP’s Midterms Flop Means for a Trump-DeSantis 2024 Showdown
T-Minus 5 Days. Molly Jong-Fast Joins the Hive Team to Talk Midterms
The former BuzzFeed editor and New York Times media columnist offers pushback on critiques of his new media offering.
With J.D. Vance, Kari Lake and other Big Lie Republican candidates, America is going to go down a “rabbit hole” of chaos, according to the hosts of The Circus. Plus, Anand Giridharadas toughens up progressive messaging
GOP Hopes “Women Have a Short Attention Span”: James Carville Talks Dem Midterm Prospects
Fisher Stevens and Karim Amer Talk Their Lincoln Project Doc on Showtime
Can Ron DeSantis Incept Trump’s Cult of Personality?
“We're Going to Put Janeane Garofalo or Eddie Vedder in the White House”: The Legacy and Future of Generation X
“We Are Currently Being Harmed” by Trump’s Info Breach: Andrew Weissman Breaks Down the Case Against the ExPOTUS
“This Is Why We Have Laws”: Bloomberg’s Tim O’Brien on the Case Against Trump
“No More Bullshit”: Insurgent Congressman Pat Ryan Says Dems Win by Getting “Real”
Her fame has endured. Her brand has expanded. The way the media has framed who she was and how she is talked about has changed. Paris Hilton sat down with Emily Jane Fox for an interview to talk about that shift, that sex tape, and nostalgia culture.
(Re-run) “The Only Winning Move Is Not to Play”: Vanity Fair's Tech Correspondent on How to Beat Social Media
On this week’s episode of Inside the Hive, Emily Jane Fox sits down with the First Son to talk about his addiction, his dad, what makes a Biden love story, and why he thinks the GOP, and Don Jr. in particular, are obsessed with him.
Hive correspondents unpack Jared Kushner’s romantic and financial spin in his upcoming memoir and try making sense of Donald Trump burying his ex-wife, Ivanka’s mother, on a New Jersey golf course.
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham joins Inside the Hive to talk about what she witnessed on January 6th, Melania’s “lazy” run as First Lady, and what people should know ahead of 2024.
Lis Smith Says the Path to Trounce Ron DeSantis Is Straight Through Right-Wing Media
How Chrysta Bilton Found Her 35 Siblings—And More Life-Changing Truths
Civil War Is “On the Table.” Vanity Fair's Jeff Sharlet on the Martyrdom of Ashli Babbitt and What’s to Come
"I Wasn't Cynical Enough." Cecile Richards Discusses the New Fight to Get Back Abortion Rights
“If You Bite the Head Off of the Snake, the Rest of the Snake Will Die”: Daniel Goldman on Prosecuting Trump
“Thoughts and Prayers, Thoughts and Prayers”: How Two Comics Pranked the NRA
Is It Hopeless to Hope For Gun Reform?
“He’s a One-Man Crime Wave”: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 Hearings
We Don't Deserve Beto O'Rourke
"This Is a Razor Thin State": PA Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Shapiro on His All-Important, Closely-Watched Race
“We’re about to live in hell again”: How Screwed are the Democrats?
“This Is The Terrifying Future”: Feminist Writer Rebecca Traister On The Death Of Roe v Wade
Inside the “New Right”
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, Nick Bilton--who literally wrote the book on Twitter--returns to dissect why Elon Musk is trying to buy the company, what employees and investors are talking about behind closed doors, and whether or not he thinks the deal will even go through.
"He Just Wants To Be Feared": Bill Browder on Putin, Sanctions, And Being a Russian Target
“There’s evil out there”: Rep. Charlie Crist on Florida, DeSantis and Disney
“Seven Hours and Thirty Seven Minutes”: Robert Costa of CBS News on Trump’s Jan. 6 “Gap”
The Tangled, Messy Roots of Fake News
Kyiv "Looks Like A Fortress": CNN's Matthew Chance On Covering Russia's Brutal War
The Human Toll of Putin's War
“The Money Was Too Good”: Who Are the Oligarchs and What Do They Want?
“He's A Small Man Of 5’6" Saying he's 5’7”: The Psychology Behind Putin’s War
"Becoming Lucy Sante”: What does it mean to transition?
Are Republicans Slowly Backing Away from Trump?
L'Affaire Zucker: Why Did CNN’s President Really Leave?
Why Does the Economy Look So Good And Feel So Bad?
“Bragging and Blaming”: Paul Begala on How Joe Biden Makes a Comeback
What You Actually Need to Know About the State of the Pandemic From Your Local Epidemiologist
What Happens In a Post-January 6 World?
Inside the Hive Holiday Special
In a New Memoir, Katie Couric Is “Going There” — But Where Was She Exactly?
Should Hunter Biden Be Selling Paintings for $300,000?
Beatlemania!: Inside Peter Jackson’s New Docuseries
Inside the Hive cohosts Emily Jane Fox and Joe Hagan hash out the big Thanksgiving dinner-table talking points, from the confounding economy to Joe Biden’s political fortunes to what movies and TV shows everybody needs to watch. A survival guide and an offer of gratitude.
Did the Lingerie Business Make Jeffrey Epstein Possible?
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, Pod Save America host Jon Favreau stops by to talk about his new podcast series, Offline, about the ways in which the internet is changing and possibly breaking everything.
Will the metaverse be filled with Nazis and racists?
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, Hill House House founder and C.E.O. Nell Diamond talks with Emily Jane Fox about creating an "it" item on Instagram, building a community around a commodity, and how to get direct to consumer right.
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, co-hosts Joe Hagan and Emily Jane Fox talk how climate change, shipping delays and local school boards could impact midterm elections. Plus: what they're watching and reading to get through the darkness.
As Texas Goes, So Goes the Nation: Lone Star Candidate Matthew Dowd on How Democrats Can Win in 2022 The veteran political adviser and analyst talks about now running for office himself on Inside the Hive.
On this week’s episode of Inside the Hive, co-hosts Joe Hagan and Emily Jane Fox talk about what COVID attitudes feel like in different cities, what the Facebook whistleblower revealed about social media algorithms, and debate whether or not we should ever talk about Trump again.
“The Only Winning Move Is Not to Play”: Vanity Fair's Tech Correspondent on How to Beat Social Media
“Texans Are Being Held Hostage”: Julián Castro on “WTF Is Happening” in the Lone Star State
On this week’s episode of Inside the Hive, photographer and author Gillian Laub talks about her beautiful new book, in which she documents her family’s love and their divide over President Trump.
"I thought you said you’d never forget”: A conversation on 9/11 with author Elliot Ackerman
“Like A Mad Max Movie Plot”: Confronting The Texas Abortion Ban
Anti-Vaxxers, Afghanistan, and the Late-Summer Bad News Cycle
“Damn, what do we do now?”: A conversation with Afghan TV chief Saad Mohseni
How Florida Turned American Politics into a Tabloid Nightmare
Is “Hot Vax Summer” a Total Bust?
What’s on Mark’s Mind?: Journalist Sheera Frenkel on the “Ugly Truth” about Facebook
“Long-Term Disaster Is the Best-Case Scenario”: Author Nathaniel Rich Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change
Baby on Board: Balancing Work and Parenthood on Inside the Hive
Why New York Matters: The Hive’s Chris Smith on the State of the World’s Greatest City
“S--tcoin” from Shinola: Vanity Fair’s Nick Bilton Explains Cryptocurrencies
The Paid Leave Motherlode
On this week's episode of Inside the Hive, Joe Hagan and Emily Jane Fox talk about 60 hours of Beatles footage, the fallibility of memories, and recording moments big and small in our own lives. Plus: what's happening in Washington and what's to come next week.
How Jon Chu’s In the Heights Bet on the Big Screen and Won