How Elon Musk Became Such A Pathetic Villain

The Polyester Podcast

Society & Culture, Arts

4.5 • 533 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

We've finally gone and done it, our official breakdown of our generation's Scrooge McDuck, Elon Musk. From saying he wants to destroy the ‘woke virus’ and spreading racist conspiracy theories on X, to pushing right-wing ideologies in the US, Germany and the UK - Elon’s moved from being a punch-line in a joke about Grimes to being a serious political actor.

In this week’s episode, hosts Ione and Gina dive into Elon’s full history and answer the big questions. How is he using his wealth to influence politics? How has he transitioned from a left-leaning tech CEO to an alt-right icon? And is he using his son X Æ A-12 as a child-sized assassination shield?

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0:00.0	Hi Gina. Hi, Ioni. Hi everyone. I'm Gina, the senior editor of Polyester. And I'm Ayoni and I'm the founding
0:06.2	editor-in-chief of Polyester. And this is the Polyester podcast, a feminist pop culture podcast,
0:11.8	dissecting the discourse on a weekly basis. Before we start, if you're a fan of this podcast,
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0:29.6	friends for only three quid a month. We also now have a sub-stack called Non-threatening Boys,
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0:38.7	on The Boy of the Hour. Do we have any reviews, Ione? We do. Five stars, I love this pod. Gina and Ione
0:45.2	break things down with an amount of critical thought I feared have been genuinely lost through
0:49.2	oversaturation of podcast slash social media. The research is always done with integrity and curiosity.
0:55.1	I really enjoy their takes on pop cultural and societal issues.
0:58.4	I love how they are not afraid to disagree with each other.
1:00.5	It really shows the strength of their bond and friendship.
1:03.7	They're funny, smart, and I highly recommend listen.
1:06.2	That's by Carson 11192 in the US.
1:10.5	Oh, thank you so much.
1:11.5	Which is very lovely, but crucially means we have international reviews back.
1:15.7	Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
1:18.1	Yeah, if you can leave us some reviews as well, there hasn't been one for like over a month.
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1:23.6	You should be spending your Christmas brain.
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