What Next TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk?

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The public’s anger towards Elon Musk and DOGE has found an outlet in the form of Musk’s car company Tesla. How long can the company put up with a sinking reputation and stock price? Guest: Pranshu Verma, tech reporter for the Washington Post. 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. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.3	vandalized a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado.
1:11.4	She started by putting a Molotov cocktail near a cyber truck.
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