Elon Musk loves Twitter and also thinks it’s broken. So he wants to buy it.
Can he, really? And who would help him? And why? And wtf does it mean when the world’s richest man is also one of its best shitposters? Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson try to help Recode’s Peter Kafka figure it out.
Featuring: Kurt Wagner (@KurtWagner8), tec ... Show More
Mar 4
The World’s Cup Is Coming to Trump’s America, with Roger Bennett
The World Cup is coming to the U.S (and Canada, and Mexico) in less than 100 days. Perhaps you’re an American who doesn’t care about soccer, and has given this news zero thought. That won’t be an option when the games arrive, says Roger Bennett. The CEO of the Men in Blazers podc ... Show More
40m 28s
Feb 27
Netflix Walks, Paramount Wins, and the Ellisons Take Hollywood
Netflix shocked the world last year by winning a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. This week it shocked us by walking away.In this emergency bonus episode, CNBC’s Alex Sherman walks us through the whiplash: Why Netflix chose not to counter Paramount, what the market blowback si ... Show More
33m 31s
Nov 2024
Peter Mandelson on Elon Musk, free speech, and his next big job
An ever present figure in British politics since the 1980s, Lord Peter Mandelson isn't done yet. He's hoping to become the next chancellor of Oxford University, but his name's also been brought up in the conversation about who should become Britain's ambassador to the US under Do ... Show More
40m 41s
Apr 2025
Is Elon Musk the Ultimate Scam Artist? with Max Chafkin
<p>Author and journalist Max Chafkin, co-host of the podcast Elon, Inc., joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss one of today’s most fascinating and controversial figures: Elon Musk. The three talk about how Elon came to be the world’s richest person, whether he’s a brilliant entr ... Show More
1h 10m
Mar 2020
Recode Decode: Jason Calacanis
Inside CEO and This Week in Startups host Jason Calacanis talks with Kara Swisher about the future of Uber after its troubled IPO, why one of the tech giants should buy Tesla, and Jeff Bezos' Achilles heel: His lack of generosity. Calacanis, who was an early investor in Uber, als ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2024
Elon Musk Launches Into American Politics
<p>After single-handedly remaking the auto industry, social media and the global space race, Elon Musk is now turning his attention, and personal fortune, to politics.</p><p>Over the past few months, he became one of the most influential figures in the race for president, and on ... Show More
28m 43s