The Walter Isaacson-Kara Swisher Showdown

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Walter Isaacson and Kara are friends — but that doesn’t mean she’s going to go easy on him as they discuss Isaacson’s new hit biography: Elon Musk, which is causing much consternation among readers and reviewers. Kara pushes Walter on whether the book equivocates or excuses too much of Elon’s bad behavior. And Walter, well, he pushes back. Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected] or find us on social media. We’re on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.0	This is the 738th interview Walter Isaacson has done to explain himself for that Elon Musk biography.
1:01.0	Just kidding, this is on with Cara Swisher and I'm Cara Swisher.
1:05.0	And I'm Neymaraza. The 738th, but surely it will be the most riveting.
1:10.0	Yeah, exactly. You know, no, it actually well.
1:12.0	I've watched quite a few of them and they sort of asked the same questions and he gives the same answer.
1:17.0	So I'm very excited to talk to him because I know I'm super well and we've had a wrangling about this issue
1:23.0	before and we're going to have one now.
1:25.0	I wonder if Elon will take to X-Nay Twitter to boost this one like he did.
1:29.0	Walter's interview with Lex Friedman.
1:31.0	No, no.
1:32.0	So Walter Isaacson is our guest today.
1:34.0	He's the biographer known for his epic treatments of Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Jennifer Doudna,
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