Who was Elon Musk before he was so loved and so hated?

Saved free speech. He created so many different great things.

Before the billions, before the rockets, before the never-ending headlines.

I'm Jacob Silverman, and my new podcast explores the prequel to the Elon Musk era.

Let me tell you what you don't know about the world's most notorious billionaire.

Understood the Making of Musk. Available now wherever you get your podcast.

This is a CBC podcast.

Hi, I'm Lou. I'm Lou. I'm the host of Love This is a CBC podcast.

Hi, I'm Lou. I'm the host of Love Me, a podcast that celebrates the beauty and messiness of human connection.

Real stories about real, complicated relationships.

It's award-winning documentary storytelling that cuts right to the heart, and we're back with a brand new fourth season. Have a listen.

From CBC, This is Love Me, a show about the messiness of human connection. I'm Lou. Today's episode, my dead mother's Italian lover.

My mother had a catchphrase. Life takes over. She said it all the time. Life takes over.

If she was out of shape or she'd lost touch with people, what are you going to do? Life takes over.

In high school, I told my mom I wanted to be a musician, and she said, I always wanted to be a painter, but life takes over.

The more she said it, the more it confused me. How could life take over?

Wasn't life, just all of it?

Everything that happened?

For her, life had a very specific meaning.

It was the thing keeping her from doing what she really wanted to do.

Peter, what are you doing? When she said life, the thing keeping her from doing what she really wanted to do.

When she said life, I couldn't help hearing us, me and my brothers.

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