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Making

WBEZ’s critically-acclaimed bio-podcast series explores how an icon is made.

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  • Brandon Pope
    Host
  • Jill Hopkins
    Host
  • Jenn White
    Host

About

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.

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  • Making Rihanna

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

    Listen — 39:06

  • Making Virgil Abloh

    He went from skating around in a Rockford cul-de-sac to transforming high fashion on the runways of Paris and streets across America.

    Listen — 37:09

  • Making Serena

    Regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, tennis legend Serena Williams blazed a trail for generations to come.

    Listen — 31:49

  • Making Whoopi Goldberg

    Before she was Whoopi with an EGOT under her belt, she was just Caryn with a love for the stage.

    Listen — 41:03

  • Making RuPaul

    America is seeing an outcry against drag performances from state legislatures. And one icon remains at the battlefront.

    Listen — 38:43

  • Making Shonda

    First she dominated network television, then she dominated streaming.

    Listen — 39:03

  • Making Jordan Peele

    He majored in puppetry, dropped out of college and pursued a career in comedy. Then, he changed the horror business.

    Listen — 39:27

  • Making Kanye

    Part one of our two-part podcast series on Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.

    Listen — 38:56

  • Unmaking Kanye

    Part two of our two-part podcast series on Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.

    Listen — 40:41