Oscar-winning documentarian, Alex Gibney joins the show to discuss Musk his newest investigation into the world's most powerful man, and possibly America’s number one grifter, Elon Musk.
Gibney shares his expertise on Musk’s early days in Silicon Valley, how he has been reliant on the US government he now hates for most of his wealth, and why the world’s richest man's biggest export is overpromising and underdelivering.
They detail Musk’s exploits at Tesla, SpaceX, and DOGE and why he might be the man we should be most afraid of.
00:00 How To Capture Elon Musk When He Won't Be Part Of Your Film
9:59 Failing Upward and Who Really Founded Tesla
15:16 Government To The Rescue
20:03 The World’s Greatest Salesman: Autopilot issues, Battery Swaps and Tax Credits
28:22 Musk’s AI Origin Story
35:35 How COVID Changed Musk Forever
41:10 Buying Twitter: From Free Speech to Propaganda Machine
51:56 DOGE: Trump, the Chainsaw and the Data Grab
1:01:22 Musk’s Family Dynamics
1:13:27 The Midterms and Power Without Purpose
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