2. A Strange Musk

Call Jonathan Pie

BBC

Comedy Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Fiction

4.8 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The first four episodes of Call Jonathan Pie series 2 are now available on BBC Sounds, subscribe to be alerted when new episodes in the series are released.

Whilst Pie discusses issues surrounding the billionaire class the entire team must deal with the fallout of Pie’s dodgy tummy. Meanwhile Sam is showing worrying signs: namely, thinking for himself. Special guest appearance from Dermot O’Leary.

Call Jonathan Pie is written and performed by Tom Walker. With additional material from Nick Revell and Daniel Abelson Jules ….. Lucy Pearman Sam ….. Aqib Khan Roger ….. Nick Revell. Special Guest …. Dermot O’Leary

The callers; Daniel Abelson, Ed Kear, Sarah Gabriel, Willow Bennison, Adam Byron, and Laura Shavin.

Producers Alison Vernon-Smith and Julian Mayers A Yada-Yada Audio Production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, so I'd like to tell you where you'll find more just like it.
0:05.5	I'm Izzy Lee Poulton, an assistant commissioner for BBC Sounds, which means I'm involved in the whole podcast making process.
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0:24.6	It could be psychologists, comedians, celebrities or journalists.
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0:33.6	There's probably another podcast on there that you're absolutely love.
0:42.3	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:46.2	There is very strong language throughout this programme.
0:50.3	He invented a reusable rocket that you can cut. He hasn't invented anything ever.
0:53.0	He swoops in, takes something over, then opens his mouth wide and gobbles up government subsidies like a sort of Pac-Man who's had some Botox, and when he's finished he moves on.
1:02.0	He invented the Tesla?
1:03.0	He didn't invent the Tesla.
1:05.0	He invested in Tesla and then made a large financial settlement that legally allows him to say he was the co-founder of Tesla.
1:13.6	He doesn't invent things, he buys things. He didn't invent Donald Trump. He just bought Donald Trump.
1:19.6	What about Starlink? He's giving internet to the whole world.
1:21.6	Only say he's got access to your internet history.
1:23.6	Seriously?
1:24.6	Probably. I don't know. I made that up.
1:26.6	But the man is just an awful human being with a weird face.
1:31.7	Elon Musk's face is the face of a man who's wearing a Halloween face mask of Elon Musk's face.
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