What Next: TBD | So Long, Elon

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🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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His time in Washington was brief, but we’ll be picking up the pieces for a long time. What Elon’s exit signals for the future of DOGE, and Musk’s political career. Guest: Kate Conger, reporter for the New York Times covering X and other technology companies. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On WhatsApp, your personal messages stay private, between you and whoever you sent them to.
0:05.8	So, things like your passport number for your honeymoon stay between you and your fiancé.
0:10.3	And those hour-long calls with mum stay between the two of you.
0:13.9	Even your streaming service password stays between you and your flatmates, who still ask for it every week in your group chat.
0:21.0	Because on WhatsApp, your personal messages are yours.
0:24.8	No one else can see or hear them.
0:27.0	Not even us.
0:28.1	WhatsApp.
0:28.8	Message privately.
0:30.1	There are days when you're hungry for McDonald's.
0:33.9	Then there are days when you're Big Arch hungry for McDonald's.
0:38.2	You'll get to know the difference.
0:39.9	New Big Arch for Big McDonald's hunger.
0:45.4	Until 9th of September from 11 a.m.,
0:47.8	participating restaurants only subject to availability.
1:02.1	On Friday afternoon, Elon Musk and President Trump did a little farewell Elon press conference in the Oval Office.
1:05.1	Because I don't know, I've been watching these numbers a long time.
1:08.9	I don't think I've ever seen the trade deficit cut in half of one month.
1:12.4	I don't even really know how to describe this moment because it began with President Trump watching CNBC on a laptop.
1:18.9	Not bad.
1:20.2	Not bad.
1:21.1	Come on, guys.
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