Wondery Presents Even the Rich: Gabrielle Union

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4.6 • 51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Even the Rich is a podcast from Wondery that tells the jaw-dropping stories about the tumultuous lives of the world’s elite, from the greatest family dynasties to pop culture superstars.

Their newest season is all about the teen movie icon Gabrielle Union. After spending her childhood trying to assimilate, she thought her success meant someone else had to fail. But when she’s faced with hard choices beyond her control, she realizes that the only way to find real success is to come together.

Hosts Brooke and Aricia will take you through her life, how she shook off her need for perfection, found her true self, and created the life she always wanted.

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0:00.0	Even the rich is a podcast from Wondry that tells the jaw-dropping stories about the tumultuous
0:05.0	lives of the world's elite, from the greatest family dynasties to pop culture superstars.
0:10.3	Recent seasons of Even the Rich have explored icons like Lucille Ball.
0:14.7	Before, she became America's Queen of Comedy, and how her wildly successful career hit a
0:19.2	painful, private life.
0:21.3	Another explores the life of the legendary Dolly Parton, who began her career as a poor
0:24.9	girl from rural Tennessee with a big heart and an even bigger dream.
0:28.2	But Even Dolly's yellow brick road was checkered with struggles.
0:31.3	I'm about to play a clip from Even the Rich.
0:33.6	While you're listening follow Even the Rich, wherever you get your podcasts, hey prime
0:37.1	members, you can binge the entire series ad-free on Amazon Music, download the Amazon Music
0:41.8	app today.
0:43.4	This episode contains references to sexual assault and racist behavior.
0:47.2	There's also some strong language, please be advised.
0:56.9	It's 1986 in Pleasanton, California.
1:00.1	A ninth grade class is reading out loud from the adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
1:04.4	14-year-old Gabrielle Monique Union is sitting in the back of the classroom, tensed over
1:09.9	her book.
1:11.2	Her eyes flick over the printed pages in front of her.
1:15.2	Gabrielle knows what's coming, and she wishes she could run out of the classroom.
1:20.2	She's fast.
1:21.2	No one would be able to catch her.
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