Mark Healy

The Nasty

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

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.

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Mark Healy

Episodes

How it Started: 15 minutes of EICs on the bizarre process of getting hired. 31.07.2025 15:44

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.

Getting There: 14 Minutes on Town Cars & Concorde flights and the value of arriving in style. 20.07.2025 14:07

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.

All About Anna: 13 Minutes on Anna Wintour 05.07.2025 13:43

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

Pushing Buttons, Throwing Shade: 12 Minutes on the Conde Nast Elevators 27.06.2025 13:10

The first in a series of mini oral histories about working at Conde Nast when it was at its peak. Voices include Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter, Gourmet's Ruth Reichl, Allure's Linda Wells, GQ's Jim Nelson, etc. Plus: the origin story of @Conde Elevator.