The Murdochs - There's Something About Wendi | 2

Even the Rich

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Rupert becomes the hopeless cliche of a much older rich man caught up in a whirlwind romance with a younger woman who works for him. He sees a chance at happiness, but his kids see something else entirely — a threat to their inheritance.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to even the rich, add free on Amazon Music.
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0:05.8	A quick note before we start.
0:08.3	We know this is a difficult time when our medical workers and first responders are risking
0:12.8	their lives.
0:14.0	All of us are dealing with a virus affecting everyone.
0:16.9	Yeah, we just want to say we're grateful that so many of you have been enjoying our
0:20.7	new show.
0:21.7	We want to welcome new listeners, and we hope the stories we tell here can bring you a
0:25.3	little distraction in humor.
0:27.2	Also, a quick heads up, we're going to be cursing a little during this episode.
0:31.0	We realize this isn't necessarily proper.
0:33.2	Yeah, because we haven't been outside in a while.
0:42.9	It's 1997, and Rupert Murdock is holding a town hall meeting at Star TV.
0:48.0	His satellite TV company in Hong Kong.
0:50.1	Hang on, he's in Hong Kong now?
0:52.2	It's a global empire.
0:54.0	China is one part of the world.
0:55.6	Rupert is having a hard time conquering, and Star TV isn't doing well.
1:00.1	So Rupert goes to Hong Kong to give everyone a pep talk.
1:03.5	It's a typical company meeting.
1:05.5	Everyone is in dark suits and ties being very polite.
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