Power Plays, a Rodeo, & “Sociopathic Grandpa” 4/08/22

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

As Vladimir Putin presses on with Russia’s assaults in Ukraine, the rest of the world has reevaluated the globe’s balance of energy power. The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses the new oil world order and this moment’s legacy in energy markets for years to come. Elon Musk closed out an eventful week with a “cyber rodeo” to celebrate the opening of Tesla’s new gigafactory in Austin, Texas. CNBC’s Phil Lebeau and WSJ’s Tim Higgins discuss the whirlwind week for Tesla, Twitter, and Musk himself. Plus, famed entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel shared some harsh words about fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, calling the Oracle of Omaha a “sociopathic grandpa.” In this episode: Tom Friedman, @tomfriedman Tim Higgins, @timkhiggins Phil LeBeau, @Lebeaucarnews Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer today on Squack Pod.
0:08.0	Billionaires butting heads, Peter Teals pointed words about Warren Buffett, all because of Bitcoin.
0:14.5	Enemy number one, the sociopathic grandpa from Omaha.
0:18.0	Plus Vladimir Putin pressing on Russia's invasion into Ukraine building a new world order.
0:24.9	New York Times columnist Tom Friedman.
0:27.0	I don't think we fully grasp how much the world has changed
0:30.4	in the last two months.
0:31.8	We've gone from bad boy Putin to war criminal Putin.
0:35.0	But first, more on Elon Musk.
0:39.0	Did you know news of him taking a big stake in Twitter was only Monday. This has been a huge
0:44.2	week for Elon Musk. We haven't stopped talking about him all week.
0:46.8	Tweets, edit buttons, a board seat, and now the newest Gigafactory at his day job.
0:52.2	Welcome to Cyber Audio.
0:54.8	The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins on Tesla's big night in Texas.
0:59.6	If not for all of the news around Twitter earlier in the week if we might be looking at this
1:04.0	event a little bit more skeptical not because it's not a huge achievement but because yet
1:09.4	again Tesla is behind.
1:12.3	It's Friday April 8th, 2022. Squack Pod begins right now.
1:16.5	Stand back you by in three, two, one, fuel, please.
1:21.8	Good morning. Welcome to Squackbox here on
1:23.8	see NBC. We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm
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