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Two Drinks with. . . Patricia Cornwell, the Queen of Forensic Crime Thrillers
At the age of 24, long before she became a famous writer, Cornwell began work on her first book. I talked with her about the mentor whose biography she…
Zac Bissonnette
Two Drinks with. . . Lloyd Blankfein
Drinking coffee from a C-SPAN mug, the former Goldman Sachs boss weighs in on AI, the advantages of disadvantage, Y2K, and the drama at the White House…
Suzy Weiss
Two Drinks with . . . Steak ’n Shake’s Chief MAHA Officer
Cracking open a 12-ounce Liquid Death, Michael Boes tells me he’s making fast food healthy again.
Tanner Nau
Two Drinks with . . . Luke Burgis, a Serious Catholic
Luke Burgis was one of fifteen Christian leaders who Anthropic asked to advise them on making AI moral. He declined—and told me he was freaked out by…
Madeleine Kearns
Two Drinks with . . . a Very Angry Truck Driver
Truck driving is the most common occupation for young men without a degree. Yet, says Gord Magill, today they are forced to contend with shrinking…
River Page
Two Drinks with . . . Emily Austin, Who’s Texting the FBI
As a pro-Israel conservative influencer, she’s an increasingly rare breed. Whenever she posts her location, she says, she gets threats like, ‘I’m gonna…
River Page
Two Drinks with . . . Bridgit Mendler, the Disney Star Turned Space Founder
While jumping from Disney star to tech CEO is unusual, Bridgit Mendler insists that she’s been doing the same thing her whole life: seeking the truth.
Maya Sulkin
Two Drinks with . . . Andrew Yang, Who Isn’t Happy About Being Right
He ran for president in 2020 on a promise to introduce universal basic income and protect Americans from AI-induced mass employment. The future he…
River Page
Two Drinks with . . . the ‘Impressively Angry’ Novelist, Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson’s new book, ‘Howl,’ is a tragicomic exploration of the Jew-hating madness and moral inversion that overtook England after the Hamas…
Dominic Green
Two Drinks with. . . a Warrior in the Mommy Wars
Erica Komisar goes viral for saying day cares are ‘warehouses for children’ and sleep training is ‘traumatizing.’ But in her apartment on the Upper West…
Madeleine Kearns
Two Drinks with. . . Dr. I Told You So
Dr. Paul McHugh was long vilified for his stance on gender dysphoria. At 94, he’s taking his victory lap.
Madeleine Kearns
Two Drinks with . . . Michael J. Fox
The Hollywood legend is back acting, playing a character that has the disease he’s been dealing with for decades, and tells Joe Nocera: ‘Fuck…
Joe Nocera
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