Dynasty: The Murdochs

About this episode

This episode features an interview with the co-directors of the documentary series Dynasty: The Murdochs, exploring the complexities of the Murdoch family's succession battle.

The Netflix documentary series Dynasty: The Murdochs goes deep inside the succession battle among Rupert Murdoch and his adult children. It shows how Murdoch used a mix of controversy and conservatism to build an empire — but his unwillingness to settle the question of a successor imperiled everything. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews co-directors Liz Garbus and Sara Enright. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Dynasty: The Murdochs yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at tudum.com. Check our true crime hub at tudum.com/truecrime. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts. You Can’t Make This Up is a co-production of Netflix and Partners in Crime Media.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Lavoie

Guests: Liz Garbus, Sara Enright

Topics covered

• succession battle
• Rupert Murdoch
• documentary
• family dynamics
• media empire
• interviews

Keywords

• Murdoch
• Dynasty
• documentary
• succession
• interview
• Netflix
• family
• empire
• controversy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Partners in Crime Media

Books & works: Dynasty: The Murdochs

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