I'm in the podcast, the Tik Tok stars, the Instagram models, the Substacks, the independent and legacy media, all fighting to inform the American public about what the latest fashion trends are, what's p, what's cool. It seems almost unfathomable that for decades, American culture was dictated by almost one single entity under one Manhattan roof, the magazine behemoth Nast. But it was quote, "Vogue chose the designers whose clothes would be worn by millions around the world and the models who became global ...

Our next guest is the author of a new book coming out this morning. It is titled The Empire of the Elite Inside Condast, the media dynasty that reshaped America. Joining us right now is an old friend of mine, Michael Grim.He is the media correspondent at the New York Times. And it's nice to see you, sir. Thanks for having me.Just discussing your suits. Very Condast. And we were, by the way, we should say we're right really in next to the Continu the old Condas building, which is no longer the Contin.That's ...