iHeartPodcasts and Campside Media Announce 鈥楳odel Wars鈥: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Fashion鈥檚 Wildest Era
The new 10-episode documentary podcast series will detail the glamorous but dangerous world of high fashion
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WHAT: iHeartPodcasts and Campside Media today announced the launch of 鈥淢odel Wars,鈥 a high-energy documentary podcast series hosted by journalist and Campside co-founder Vanessa Grigoriadis and executive produced by Rachel Winter with Hollywoodland, and Adam Hoff. Pulling back the curtain on the glamorous but dangerous world of high fashion in the 1980s and 90s, the podcast tells the story of dirty money and ruthless competition 鈥 all happening at the same time President Trump started his modeling agency, and Jeffrey Epstein funded an agency in Paris.
At the series鈥 center is Paul Fisher, a straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley who stumbled into the modeling business after a chance encounter with an alleged mobster. With a million dollars in shady funding and no experience, Fisher set out to challenge the titans of the industry鈥攊ncluding the legendary Eileen Ford and playboy agent John Casablancas鈥攐nly to find himself entangled in a 鈥渕odel war鈥 that changed fashion forever.
Over ten episodes, 鈥淢odel Wars鈥 follows Fisher鈥檚 rise and disastrous fall as he parties his way through the glamorous scene, burns through mountains of cash, and builds a powerful new agency鈥攁ll while contending with dangerous backers.
WHO: Vanessa Grigoriadis is a co-founder of Campside Media, host of Infamous: Inside America鈥檚 Biggest Scandals, Run Bambi Run, New York magazine鈥檚 Tabloid, and co-creator of Chameleon and Fallen Angel podcasts. She is a National Magazine Award winner, and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and Vanity Fair.
WHEN + WHERE: The first episode is available now on the iHeartRadio app and all major podcast platforms. New episodes will be available on Wednesdays.
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About Campside Media
Campside Media is a podcast company specializing in investigative and narrative audio storytelling, with a slate of critically acclaimed series. The industry-leading company made 16 limited series in 2025.