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Infamous

Elon Musk's Existential Crisis

Infamous

Sony Music

True Crime, News, Relationships, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

3.8964 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

How did the leader of Tesla and SpaceX turn into a late-night Twitter addict? A onetime tech optimist, Elon, father of 12 children and all around angsty guy, has a darker cast of mind today. Natalie talks to Ryan Mac, who co-authored Character Limit, a book about Elon and Twitter. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. To connect with Infamous's creative team, plus access behind the scenes content, join the community at Campsidemedia.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From Sony Music Entertainment and Campsite Media, this is infamous.

0:42.0

I'm Natalie Robamette. And I'm Vanessa Grigoryanthus. So this week we're

0:46.6

talking about the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. Oh my God. He's the founder of SpaceX. He's the owner of Twitter and he's prone to easy stunts that land him in the public eye.

0:58.0

Yes, if you did not know this, this is something I learned from a friend of my husband's recently. In 2018, Elon Musk sent a car, like a Tesla car into space.

1:10.0

He just launched it up there as a stunt.

1:12.9

It's got a mannequin that is like wearing a space suit

1:18.0

driving it.

1:18.9

And it's just in space orbiting the Earth.

1:21.8

It's just up there.

1:23.1

It's so crazy.

1:25.3

I mean, in some ways, it's really cool, right?

1:27.2

Like, he's the ultimate tech optimist.

1:29.6

And he has like a spaceship company.

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