The Last Mogul will deliver the first comprehensive audio documentary on the world’s most powerful media titan.
Hosted by award-winning journalist and author of The Successor, Paddy Manning, the six-part series unpacks Rupert Murdoch’s rise from running a small newspaper in Adelaide to his reign as the last global media mogul.
Throughout the podcast, Manning will trace the biggest moments of Murdoch’s career so as to answer a central question: what drives Rupert Murdoch? Is it money, power or something else?
Manning interviews people from all chapters of Murdoch’s life, from his closest allies to some of his worst enemies. He speaks to former prime ministers, childhood friends and media executives who served under him.
He finds a lost novel of Murdoch’s early years, written by his first great editor – a kind of 1950s Succession.
“There are stories that keep on giving… and then there’s the life of Rupert Murdoch,” Manning said. “No Australian comes close in terms of global influence, controversy or impact, and it’s not over yet.”
Produced by the team behind leading news podcast 7am, Rupert: The Last Mogul provides listeners with a comprehensive look at how Murdoch has managed to build his empire while weathering scandal after scandal.
“With Rupert Murdoch’s reign coming to an end, it’s important the public takes an in-depth look at how he became the media’s most powerful man and what the implications of his decisions will be for the future of the press and democracies around the world,” said Schwartz Media’s head of audio Sarah McVeigh.
The podcast is the latest part to Manning’s leading reportage on the Murdoch family, which includes the only biography of Lachlan Murdoch, The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch.
“Paddy Manning is the country’s keenest reporter of Rupert Murdoch, and this is the definitive story of what drives Murdoch and how he has driven the world,” said Schwartz Media’s editor-in-chief Erik Jensen.
Rupert: The Last Mogul will be available on Apple, Spotify, LiSTNR and all other podcast apps.
