BONUS EPISODE Unscripted Revealed: The True Story of an Out-of-Control Media Mogul
Next Question with Katie Couric
Katie Couric Media
4.4 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of Unscripted, James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, tell the story behind their explosive new book, which hits shelves this week. The jaw-dropping drama of billionaire Sumner Redstone, once the controller of a vast entertainment empire, is a chilling tale of a sexually aggressive, power-hungry man who competed ruthlessly with everyone — including his own daughter.
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| 0:00.0 | Paper Ghosts is a true crime podcast investigating the mysterious disappearance and brutal unsolved murder of Tammy's Wiki. |
| 0:08.6 | They just kept telling us from the beginning, she'll be back, she'll be back. |
| 0:12.4 | We had no clue where she was. They know where to begin to look. |
| 0:16.0 | Tammy's story shocked the nation. The deeper I searched, the more troubling things I found. |
| 0:22.2 | The best lead, the best evidence, the best witness was blown off. |
| 0:28.4 | Listen to Paper Ghosts on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your favorite shows. |
| 0:36.0 | In 2018, it was reported there was a dramatic rise in the number of cases of demonic possession. |
| 0:41.9 | For many of the most disturbing cases, Father Carlos Martens was often summoned. |
| 0:46.8 | I have seen things. Very evil things. |
| 0:50.1 | I order you to go in the name of Christ. |
| 0:52.9 | I'm not leaving. We've been together too long. |
| 0:56.8 | Listen to the exorcist files on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:05.6 | Hi everyone, I'm Katie Kurek and this is Next Question. |
| 1:11.7 | You know when it comes to journalism, you can't get much better than my next two guests. |
| 1:16.7 | They are two Pulitzer Prize winners who have broken story after story after story. |
| 1:22.5 | James B. Stewart has already written 14 bestselling books and now he's teamed up with a fellow New |
| 1:30.0 | York Times reporter for her first. Their collaboration is called Unscripted. |
| 1:36.0 | It's out this week and holy moly. It is very juicy. |
| 1:40.4 | It reads like a crazy slash sexy HBO drama you can't stop bingeing. |
| 1:46.0 | With a full account of the story behind the multi billion dollar entertainment company, |
| 1:51.1 | Paramount Global and the hard to believe drama of the family behind it, the Red Stones. |
| 1:58.4 | This story goes way beyond succession. |
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