The Making of Madonna | Borderline | 66
Even the Rich
Wondery
4.3 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Pushing boundaries has always gotten Madonna exactly what she wants. But when she pushes things too far, her career takes a turn she might not be able to come back from.
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| 0:00.0 | Wundery 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. |
| 0:07.4 | This episode gets a little racy, |
| 0:10.1 | so you might want to cover little Johnny's ears. |
| 0:12.3 | That's so weird because it looks like there's some swearing in this episode too. |
| 0:15.8 | It's May 29th, 1990 in Toronto, Canada. |
| 0:26.6 | The Sky Dome Arena is sold out. |
| 0:29.2 | 30,000 fans have come to see Madonna's blonde ambition tour. Her manager, |
| 0:34.4 | Freddie demand, is casually dressed in a bomber jacket and jeans, but he's |
| 0:39.3 | feeling anything but calm and collected. Freddie's job is making sure everything runs smoothly on this tour |
| 0:46.0 | and that Madonna's happy. |
| 0:47.6 | That means her dressing rooms are painted white. |
| 0:50.7 | There are always four boxes of hot tamales and a cup of mint tea waiting for her. |
| 0:56.0 | She requires a crate of Evian water at room temperature, never cold. |
| 1:00.4 | Okay, what is her deal with Evian? |
| 1:02.4 | Truly couldn't tell you. |
| 1:04.0 | There are also rumors that she demands a brand new toilet seat at every venue. |
| 1:09.1 | But lately, Freddie's job has been a lot more stressful than making sure that Madonna never sits on a used |
| 1:14.6 | porcelain drone. |
| 1:16.1 | Today, he's got to make sure his biggest client doesn't get arrested. |
| 1:20.6 | Oh no, what did Madonna do now? |
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