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Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession - Today, Explained

Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession - Today, Explained

Update: 2025-09-30
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Murdoch has built a media empire that leads all the way to the White House. But nothing lasts forever. And at age 94, he finally has an official successor.


This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Denise Guerra, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.


Rupert Murdoch with his son Lachlan. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.


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Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession - Today, Explained

Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession - Today, Explained