Encore: The Murdochs | A House Divided | 86
Even the Rich
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🗓️ 2 November 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
All good things must come to an end, right? Try telling that to Rupert Murdoch. In his eighties, the billionaire tycoon shows no sign of slowing down. But let’s face it: the guy must be exhausted. His company is mired in scandal — again — and he’s facing tougher competition than ever before. Don’t even get us started on his sons, Lachlan and James, who are so pissed at each other they’re about ready to rip off their shirts and fight it out. Something’s gotta give or else Rupert’s empire, the one he spent his whole life building, might just crumble.
Be sure to check out “Planet Fox,” the incredible three-part story about the Murdochs that ran in the New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/03/magazine/rupert-murdoch-fox-news-trump.html
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| 0:00.0 | Wonder Plus subscribers can |
| 0:01.8 | convince the newest season of even the rich before anyone else. |
| 0:04.4 | Join Wonder Plus in the Wonder App or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.6 | A quick note, this episode has some swear words in it. |
| 0:10.6 | M. Love when you say swear words. |
| 0:12.3 | Yeah, I love it too, Arisha. It's the summer of 2015 somewhere in Manhattan and the Murdoch brothers, |
| 0:26.6 | Locklin and James, are out to lunch with the president of 21st century Fox. The |
| 0:31.7 | movie studio is one of the Jules in the Murdoch Crown. |
| 0:34.8 | They've had hits like Avatar in the X-Men franchise. |
| 0:38.0 | Yeah, Hugh Jackman is a national treasure. |
| 0:40.6 | Yes. |
| 0:41.3 | And James is feeling pretty good. The phone hacking scandal practically forced him out of London, but he made a new start in New York and it's been going great. He's an executive at 21st century Fox, and he's closed some big deals. |
| 0:54.7 | And two years ago, his dad made James a big promise. |
| 0:58.4 | Liz is off running her own company. |
| 1:00.4 | Locklin is down in Australia doing God knows what. |
| 1:03.0 | James has stayed by his dad's side, |
| 1:05.0 | and now Rupert's going to reward him. |
| 1:08.0 | James is next in line to run the empire. |
| 1:11.0 | Wow, so the youngest kid is now first in line for succession. |
| 1:15.0 | Yeah, I mean it makes sense. |
| 1:17.0 | James may be the youngest, but he's worked his ass off. |
| 1:20.5 | At least that's how he sees it. |
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