Best Of: Growing Up Murdoch / DOGE's Cuts To The Federal Workforce

最佳精选:默多克成长记 / DOGE 对联邦职员的削减

Fresh Air

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2025-03-01

48 分钟
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Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins describes the rivalry among the children of 93 year-old media titan Rupert Murdoch over who will control his business empire when he dies. It's a real life Succession drama. Also, we'll talk with Harvard Professor Elizabeth Linos about the extraordinary measures Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has taken to drastically shrink the size of the federal government, and the ripple effect. Also, John Powers reviews the Oscar-nominated animated film Flow. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Today,

  • a real life succession drama Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins describes the rivalry

  • among the children of 93 year old media titan Rupert Murdoch

  • over who will control his business empire when he passes from the scene.

  • Murdoch's effort to ensure his elder son Lachlan inherits the throne led

  • to a no holds barred legal brawl that unearthed painful family stories of manipulation

  • and betrayal.

  • Also,

  • we'll talk with Harvard professor Elizabeth Linos

  • about the extraordinary measures Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency,

  • or doge,

  • has taken to shrink the size of the federal government and what that means for federal workers

  • and the rest of us who depend on government services.