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Taste of Taylor

Wondery presents Bunga Bunga

Taste of Taylor

Dear Media

237545, Tv & Film, Comedy

4.64.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Silvio Berlusconi was a charismatic multi-millionaire real-estate mogul who upended the Italian political order and hypnotized an entire nation. He was the longest-serving prime minister of one of the world’s wealthiest countries, until he was brought down by three powerful women - and two words: “Bunga Bunga.” From Wondery, the makers of Dirty John and The Shrink Next Door, and hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, “Bunga Bunga” is an eight part series on the incredible true story of the rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi, told with Whitney’s signature wit and style.

Listen today at wondery.fm/TastofTaylor_BB

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a deer media production.

0:02.8

So I have a show to recommend to you all from one

0:05.0

dream media. It's called Bunga Bunga.

0:07.2

And it's hosted by legendary hilarious, amazing Whitney

0:11.4

Cummings. I adore her.

0:13.9

She tells this insane story of Silvio Berlusconi,

0:19.9

the former prime minister of Italy.

0:22.5

Y'all this guy was a piece of work.

0:24.8

He made his fortune in real estate,

0:26.1

the media, but when his business is kept hanging legal roadblocks,

0:29.8

you know, those bestial things, he decided to run for a prime minister

0:34.0

to see if he could actually make the laws that were making his life

0:37.4

a little difficult. Go away turns out manipulating the Italian

0:40.9

people isn't that hard when you have charm, money and lots and

0:45.0

lots of self-tanner. This sounds familiar. Anyway, he won easily.

0:49.7

But instead of making good on his promises to help his people,

0:53.2

he threw wild sex parties, blackmailed government officials,

0:57.8

and spent most of his time watching soccer games.

1:00.5

But the craziest part about the story is that everyone in Italy,

1:03.6

like more or less, knew what was going on.

1:05.8

And they still voted for him. That is until two words and three brave women

1:11.8

that brought his entire empire crashing down. Bunga Bunga.

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