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Episode 247Aug 1, 2020

It’s a ‘Succession’ day

Less rapping, but plenty of drama.

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, with his sons James and Lachlan, in 2013.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, with his sons James and Lachlan, in 2013.
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James Murdoch, scion of News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch, resigned from the company’s board of directors today, citing “disagreements over certain editorial content.” We’ll spend a little time today talking about what that means for James’ older brother, Lachlan, and the family’s media empire. Plus, somehow “Make Me Smile” keeps getting sadder. TGIF.

Here’s a list of everything we talked about today:

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It’s a ‘Succession’ day