What Next TBD: The George Soros Succession

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🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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One son was preparing to take over George Soros’s multi-billion-dollar empire. Then, there was a falling out, and a new heir-apparent was chosen. Who is Alex Soros? And, as he takes over for one of the most influential figures in American politics, what can we expect from him? Guest: Gregory Zuckerman, special writer at the Wall Street Journal Host: Emily Peck If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
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0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video.
0:30.7	Just a heads up, there's some swearing in this episode.
0:33.7	All right, here's the show.
0:39.3	It doesn't even make any sense.
0:42.8	I'm the youngest boy.
0:45.0	Does this scenario sound familiar?
0:47.7	The children of a billionaire battle it out for control of his empire
0:51.5	and for his love and attention.
0:56.4	The stakes? Massive influence over U.S. democracy. Well, that's the plot of HBO's popular drama Succession, of course.
1:05.1	And it's also sort of what happened in the real world recently. Earlier this month,
1:10.3	92-year-old George Soros announced that one of
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