The 8 Best Making Podcast Episodes
1) Beyoncé 1: Girls Tyme
Before the Grammys, before the platinum records, before Destiny’s Child, there was just a shy girl growing up in Houston. We follow Beyoncé Knowles from the stages of local talent shows to her first c...Show More
2) Obama 1: The Man In The Background
Before he was the 44th President, Barack Obama worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago. Hear how the city shaped his political ambitions.
3) Oprah 3: YOU GET A CAR!
In the show’s final decade, Oprah and her team staged massive spectacles of increasing grandiosity, from the infamous car giveaway to a 21,000-person flash mob that shut down part of Chicago. “I...Show More
4) Oprah 2: Skinheads And Scented Candles
In the second episode of Making Oprah, we explore how The Oprah Winfrey Show elevated itself out of the heap of trash TV and into a show that intentionally embraced spirituality and positivity. ...Show More
5) Oprah 1: No Strategy, No Plan, No Formula
It was 30 years ago this fall that Oprah Winfrey first said “hellooooo” to a national audience. By the show’s finale in 2011, it was aired in 145 countries and watched by more than 40 million viewers ...Show More
6) Beyoncé 3: Destiny Begins
After Girls Tyme dissolves, Beyoncé and the other girls begin building their new group, Destiny’s Child. Finally, things start to click.
7) Beyoncé 2: Star Search
After failing to secure a record deal, Beyoncé and the members of Girls Tyme try another avenue to success: a TV talent competition. The girls are poised and ready for the national spotlight, but tens...Show More
8) Beyoncé BONUS: Fearlessly Herself
In the lead up to Beyoncé's solo album debut, Dangerously in Love, a lot was at stake. She was hoping to break out not only as a solo artist, but as a star on multiple levels — music, endorsements and...Show More
9) You May Also Like… Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
From Leon Neyfakh and Prologue Projects — the award-winning team behind "Think Twice: Michael Jackson," "Slow Burn," "Fiasco," and "Backfired" — comes a new Audible Original, "Final Thoughts: Jerry Sp...Show More
10) A new era for daytime soaps operas: Beyond the Gates
A Chicago woman, Irna Phillips, birthed the daytime serial — and a Chicago woman, Michele Val Jean, is ushering in new interest in the genre. Val Jean has written for several shows, including Gen...Show More