Elon Musk: Chief Twit with Corporate Bro and Hari Kondabolu | 30

The Big Flop

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy, Business

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

One night in 2022, Billionaire Elon Musk decided to impulse-buy Twitter and reduce it to ashes in just two weeks. After losing billions and destroying a public forum, Musk's attempt to 'own the libs' backfired spectacularly. Or did it? Mass layoffs, walking around with a kitchen sink, and verification nightmares teach us to never underestimate the power of one rich a**hole.

Comedians Ross Pomerantz (Corporate Bro) & Hari Kondabolu join Misha to figure out why Twitter HQ smells like burnt hair now.

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to the Big Flop early and ad-free.
0:05.3	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:20.0	It's October 22 in downtown San Francisco and billionaire mogul Elon Musk is about to shoot a hilarious video to get some major lulls.
0:33.4	He's gleefully standing outside of Twitter HQ, holding a small porcelain sink.
0:39.8	The white basin looks like it weighs about 25 pounds, and Musk, who definitely works out,
0:46.8	awkwardly tries not to drop it.
0:49.9	A security crony does breathing exercises to keep from laughing.
0:54.5	The guard holds open the HQ doors.
0:57.2	Musk marches in gripping his comedy prop.
1:01.1	Musk hoists the sink up to Twitter's front desk, but giggles overtake him.
1:06.9	He spins away with a devilish grin on his face.
1:10.8	The video is posted to Musk's Twitter account with the caption,
1:15.0	Entering Twitter HQ.
1:17.2	Let that sink in.
1:19.6	With this bizarre and incredibly stupid gesture,
1:24.0	Musk finally confirms a much-anticipated purchase of Twitter that's been months in the making.
1:30.3	Nobody knows exactly what Musk's takeover will look like, but nobody expects anything good.
1:37.6	Employees are anticipating layoffs.
1:40.1	Advertisers are apprehensive, but the SpaceX and Tesla exec seems energized.
1:46.7	He has a lot of great ideas, and now everyone will have to listen to them.
1:54.1	Except within two weeks, Musk will nearly bankrupt the multi-billion dollar company.
2:07.6	Tonight, the world's richest man has just bought Twitter for $44 billion.
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