The Genius Episode: Ben Franklin & Elon Musk 4/06/22

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CNBC

Investing, Business News, News, Business

4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Filmmaker Ken Burns’ new two-part documentary on PBS documents the life and complicated legacy of Benjamin Franklin. The documentarian joins Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson to discuss how the founding father shaped not only our country, but America’s everyday life, language, education system, and economy. Contemporary innovator Elon Musk is also shaping our daily lives, albeit differently: the anchors discuss his ambitions for Twitter and his multifaceted legacy–flamethrowers, rockets, and all. Plus, CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports on JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer for Spirit Airlines, and whether regulators will show as much skepticism as Wall Street analysts. In this episode: Ken Burns, @KenBurns Walter Isaacson, @WalterIsaacson 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 Squawk Pod.
0:08.0	Inventor, writer, philanthropist, scientist, diplomat, it's all about the Benjamin, Franklin.
0:14.9	His legacy with biographer Walter Isaacson.
0:17.5	He's the founding father we most deed right now.
0:19.8	He's the most inventive of the founding fathers.
0:22.4	He understands how to connect technology
0:24.8	to the humanities but also to business and you know like an Elon Musk you know he
0:29.5	wants that edit button. And the filmmaker behind the new PBS documentary, Ken Burns.
0:35.1	Here was one aspect of the American dream that we would, we're tethered to each other that
0:40.3	were responsible for bringing the rest of us up and that was Franklin's motto.
0:46.0	Innovators old and new. We do have the latest on Elon Musk and he's got a new project.
0:52.0	Just think it's kind of cool that we're... Elon Musk and he's got a new project.
0:52.5	Just think it's kind of cool that we're
0:54.8	contemporaries with this dude.
0:56.6	Because we weren't with Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin,
0:58.6	or things like that.
0:59.4	He's the Thomas Edison, he's the Mozart of our moment. Plus, Look Up, it's a huge deal in the skies.
1:05.0	Phil LaBoe has the details of JetBlue's attempt to buy Spirit Air.
1:09.0	It is an all-cash offer worth $3.6 billion dollars and it would create the fifth largest
1:16.3	airline in the United States. It's Wednesday, April 6th, 2022. Squack Pod begins right now.
1:25.0	If you've been listening to Squack Pod the last few days, you know, we can't get enough of headlines about Elon Musk,
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