elon r u ok
Today, Explained
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4.3 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Support for this episode of today explained comes to you from Tom's. |
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| 0:25.5 | Liz Lapado you host a segment on the podcast The Verge Cast called this week in Elon. |
| 0:31.1 | I hear it's now a newsletter too. |
| 0:32.7 | Is this true? |
| 0:33.7 | Yeah, that's right. |
| 0:34.7 | Okay. |
| 0:35.7 | There's just so much news about Elon Musk that it can be hard to keep up. |
| 0:40.2 | Carmaker Tesla is now facing a criminal investigation over statements made by their CEO's |
| 0:45.2 | Elon Musk. |
| 0:46.2 | Elon Musk's bombshell tweet last month about taking Tesla private has set off an investigation. |
| 0:51.3 | Penalties for that is potential jail time as well as millions of dollars of fine. |
| 0:56.0 | Musk under fire after taking a hit of marijuana mixed with tobacco. |
| 1:00.2 | He's the only game in town. |
| 1:02.4 | He's the best thing we've ever since Thomas Edison. |
| 1:07.4 | Well here's like a big, broad question that I want to ask you before we talk about all |
| 1:11.1 | the news. |
| 1:12.1 | Does Elon Musk matter? |
| 1:15.4 | I would say yes. |
| 1:16.9 | And I'll tell you why. |
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