Anna Wintour, the Bezos Met Gala, and the Politics of Condé Nast

What can we glean about Condé Nast's politics from recent current events? Teen Vogue has been shuttered, but Vanity Fair's Trump 2.0 package was a journalistic achievement of the sort rarely seen these days. Anna Wintour is a known Democratic supporter and fundraiser, yet she's been cozying up to the Bezoses for Met Gala money. On this episode of the Back Row podcast, Amy Odell is joined by comedians and cultural critics Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton, who host the highly addictive and excellent @goodnoticingspod, to figure out what this all says about Condé Nast, Anna, and more. Plus, Melania Trump’s $40 million documentary, and how it ties back to all of this. Chapters: 0:00 – Welcoming the Good Noticings podcast 0:37 – Vanity Fair’s Trump Administration article 4:42 – Anna Wintour is leaning into controversy 6:30 – Why did the Trump team do the Vanity Fair story? 7:15 – Christopher Anderson’s photo spread 8:53 – The discourse around Karoline Leavitt’s lip filler 15:16 – Reacting to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos sponsoring the Met Gala 25:34 – The fashion relevancy of Melania Trump’s $40 million documentary 29:26 – Would Vogue put Melania on the cover? Speculation! 33:06 – How will controversy affect the Met Gala’s future? Links & Resources: Back Row Newsletter: https://amyodell.substack.com Back Row Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-row-with-amy-odell/id1843400835 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wpDOgcuWKjpH9WxklNqI4 YouTube: h