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Today, Explained

@elonmusk

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter, but is also making 420 jokes. Kara Swisher (who knows him) and Liz Lopatto (who doesn’t) explain whether the world should take him seriously (or care). This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Matthew Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know, I know a lot of people like weed and that's fine, but I don't find that it is very good for productivity.

0:14.0

Detrol or not detrol? That is the question Elon Musk seldom asks himself.

0:21.0

Instead he trolls, and that's why it's kind of hard to know whether to take his Twitter takeover efforts seriously.

0:27.0

I mean, I could technically afford it.

0:30.0

But ahead on today explained we're going to figure it all out by talking to someone who knows him personally.

0:35.0

Who cares if he's a juvenile? He's had a very successful business run. Let's focus on that.

0:40.0

And to someone who doesn't.

0:41.0

Big picture. This is a story about internet culture, which is really just culture.

0:46.0

But in reverse order.

0:57.0

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1:44.0

Today, today, explain.

1:49.0

Today, explain. I'm Sean Ramisferram joined by Liz Lopato.

1:53.0

I'm a deputy editor at the Verge.

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