Succession’s Logan Roy vs Rupert Murdoch: Analyzing What Made The Moguls

Go to http://factormeals.com/thetake50 and use code thetake50 to get 50% off. In the world of Succession, Logan Roy was a larger-than-life captain of industry that clawed his way to the top with no remorse and reveled in keeping an iron grip on that power until the very end. His preternatural ability to always win, to always come out ahead no matter the odds, made him feel almost more like a myth than a man. But in fact the seed of Logan Roy was born here in our world, in the real-life media mogul Rupert Murdoch. But what can Logan really tell us about Rupert (and vice versa)? And, more importantly, how did Logan grow beyond this initial sprout of real world connection and develop into one of the most iconic antiheroes of the modern era? Join our PATREON to unlock our Members-Only Series “Total Take," vote on what we cover next, and earn more exciting perks:   / thetake   Bonus Content and Articles: https://www.the-take.com Follow our Socials: https://linktr.ee/thisisthetake CHAPTERS 00:00 Logan & Rupert's similarities 00:55 The Logan Roy building blocks 03:53 How he became a machine 07:41 Factor 08:43 Logan's total mythology 13:38 Parallels to reality CREDITS Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough Associate Producer: Tyler Allen Writer: Jessica Babineaux Narrator: Charly Bivona Video Editor: Tyler Allen