You've seen the pictures. The outfits. The stairs. But here's what nobody tells you about the Met Gala: it's technically a fundraiser for a public museum. One that anyone can walk into. So why does getting in cost $75,000 - and require the personal approval of one woman who has banned at least one former president and counting? This week we dig into the history, the power, and the weird American bargain at the center of fashion's biggest night. Plus: why Beyoncé showing up after a ten-year absence is a bigger deal than it sounds.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - The Met Gala
• (00:00:34) - The Met Gala's Secret Life
• (00:02:53) - Woman Power: In the Elevator With Three Women
• (00:03:36) - The Museum of Science
• (00:03:47) - "We Screwed Up"
• (00:04:03) - Valeity
• (00:04:50) - Pete Wentworth on the Met Gala
• (00:05:09) - The Met Gala Episode 3
• (00:05:51) - The Met Gala: Is It Free?
• (00:08:27) - The Met Gala Doesn't Fund Vogue
• (00:11:51) - Fashion Is Art: The Debate
• (00:12:18) - The Making of the Met Costume Institute
• (00:15:52) - Anna Wintour at the Met Gala
• (00:18:42) - Performance Art at the Laguna Beach Playhouse
• (00:18:59) - Anna at the Met Gala
• (00:21:16) - Anna Kendrick Is Fashion's Powerhouse
• (00:21:31) - The Met's Fashion Dinner
• (00:24:39) - Anna Kendrick on Her Host Committee
• (00:26:45) - The Met's Fight for Fashion Being Art
• (00:27:37) - Fun Facts About The Met
• (00:27:51) - Ticket Prices at the Denver Coliseum
• (00:28:22) - The Most Visited Exhibition Ever at the Costume Institute
• (00:29:36) - FUN FACTIONS! Anna Wintour Has To Go To
• (00:32:20) - The Met Gala: What Anna Wintour Did
• (00:35:27) - The Met Gala