Encore: The Making of Madonna | Bonus #1: Rebel Heart | 165
Even the Rich
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4.4 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Madonna is a cultural icon, and her influence can be found in the work of artists like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X. In this bonus episode, Brooke and Aricia take a deep dive into Madonna’s era-defining style, music and performances, and even fade into some of Madonna’s biggest feuds. So buckle up and enjoy the ride.
Follow along with the episode at the following links:
Express Yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaPeGRakU5I&ab_channel=POPTASTICA%21
Material Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p-lDYPR2P8&ab_channel=Madonna
Like A Virgin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IbvvZuSHrg&ab_channel=MadonnaMadders
Madonna's Feuds: https://www.nickiswift.com/802312/a-complete-timeline-of-madonnas-many-feuds/
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| 0:00.0 | Wondery Plus subscribers can |
| 0:01.8 | convince the newest season of even the Rich before anyone else. |
| 0:04.4 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.6 | Ritchie's, we love trying new things, but we also like when things stay the same. Right, which is why in this episode, we will also like when things stay the same. |
| 0:12.6 | Right, which is why in this episode we will still be swearing. |
| 0:16.0 | Please be advised. Hey Riches, for the next two weeks we'll be doing things a little differently. |
| 0:34.0 | Yeah, so instead of another two weeks of reruns, |
| 0:36.8 | we're going to spend the next two episodes talking all things Madonna, |
| 0:40.6 | her fashion, her videos, and maybe even some feuds. |
| 0:44.0 | You know we love our feuds. |
| 0:46.0 | Oh, we do. |
| 0:47.0 | We've got a jam-packed episode and we can't wait to get into it. |
| 0:50.0 | Enjoy the show. That's the Champagne. |
| 0:56.0 | So Brooke, we had a lot of fun working on our Madonna series and one of the things that I loved the most was getting to revisit all of her music videos and performances, |
| 1:07.0 | because good God, this woman is iconic. |
| 1:10.0 | I mean, like, I get why she was so scandalized. Like understand that she was ahead of her time but she |
| 1:15.2 | really is a pioneer like she was playing with all sorts of racy imagery like she was using |
| 1:20.6 | religion in her imagery which of course did not go over well at the time, |
| 1:25.4 | but she was also like paving the way for people like Lady Gaga, a little Nas X. |
| 1:29.7 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:31.0 | Well, and that's why I'm always surprised when there's such a reaction because it's like you do know Madonna was doing all of this before it was accepted nowadays. Like yeah, people flipped out because of Lil Nas X's like satanic references. Yeah, people flipped out because of Lil Nauszax's like satanic references. |
| 1:44.3 | Yeah, but when Madonna was doing it, we're talking about the 80s, like |
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