VF Hive editor Jon Kelly begins his conversation with Graydon asking how he got his start at Vanity Fair. They discuss Carter's early days at Spy magazine and The New York Observer, and the initial offer from S.I. Newhouse to come to Vanity Fair.
Carter describes the challenges he faced in the first two years at the magazine, and how he worked to align with the staff.
He reveals the techniques he used to reinvent the magazine, despite the lack of any real plan out the outset. Carter also talks about the origins of Vanity's Fair's famous Oscar parties, as well as the magazine's iconic Hollywood issue. He describes how the parties grew over the years, and how they and the Hollywood issue became embedded in the culture.
Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige, and Linda Goler Blount, CEO of the Black Women's Health Imperative, joined Cheddar to discuss a new Breast Cancer Month initiative encouraging Black women to get mammogram screenings.
Recent victims of ransomware attacks span the public and private sectors and include Universal Health Services, one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S., and the Clark County School District in Las Vegas.
Jill and Carlo update on the president's health as he torpedoes stimulus negotiations; West Wing outbreak turning into biggest American superspreader event; VP debate preview and remembering Eddie Van Halen.
Tim Kendall, CEO of Moment and former Pinterest president, joined Cheddar to discuss the harrowing effects of social media use and how "big social's" methods are harming users.
With the coronavirus pandemic still closing down large parts of the economy, wedding parties and industry vendors are in a wait-and-see mode.
The president returns to the White House to recover from Covid as the West Wing sees more cases than New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan combined. Plus, why is it to hard to find anything on Netflix?
Lee Brown, VP and global head of advertising business at Spotify, joined Cheddar to provide some insight into what exactly Gen Z is looking for.
The staggering scale of California’s wildfires has reached another milestone: A single fire has surpassed 1 million acres.
Actress Laverne Cox joined Cheddar to discuss a partnership with Gold Bond for the #ChampionYourSkin campaign in effort to support the trans community.
Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas in the U.S. and Britain have fallen as much as 58% after it will temporarily close its venues after release of the latest James Bond film was postponed due to the pandemic.
