Making Rihanna
Before she topped the charts and became a billionaire, Rihanna covered Destiny’s Child songs on her home island of Barbados.

WBEZ’s critically-acclaimed bio-podcast series explores how an icon is made. Providing an unmatched view from the beginning, all the way to their rise to the top.
Before she topped the charts and became a billionaire, Rihanna covered Destiny’s Child songs on her home island of Barbados.
He went from skating around in a Rockford cul-de-sac to transforming high fashion on the runways of Paris and streets across America.
Regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, tennis legend Serena Williams blazed a trail for generations to come.
Before she was Whoopi with an EGOT under her belt, she was just Caryn with a love for the stage.
America is seeing an outcry against drag performances from state legislatures. And one icon remains at the battlefront.
First she dominated network television, then she dominated streaming.
He majored in puppetry, dropped out of college and pursued a career in comedy. Then, he changed the horror business.
Part one of our two-part podcast series on Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
Part two of our two-part podcast series on Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
For many of the iconic figures profiled on this season of ‘Making,’ there’s been one defining moment when everything changed.