10 episodes
Flipping the Bird: Elon vs. Twitter Wondery
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3.7 • 70 Ratings
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When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” it marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the name of Elon Musk? From Wondery, the makers of WeCrashed and In God We Lust, comes the wild story of how the richest man alive took charge of the world’s “digital public square.”
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Maximum Amazing
Twitter is at a crossroads. Its founder, Jack Dorsey, has stepped down from his role as CEO. The social media heavyweight is also under fire for alleged bias, censorship, and the roving army of bot accounts wreaking havoc on the site. In this moment of crisis, the only would-be savior to step up is also one of Twitter’s harshest critics: Elon Musk.
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I Am Supposed to Believe This Man Is a Genius?
Elon Musk makes the Twitter board an offer they can’t refuse — a $44 billion offer, to be exact. But this won’t be an easy marriage. No sooner does Twitter accept than Elon starts raising doubts. Publicly, Elon can’t help taking shots at Twitter and its leaders, sending their stock into a spiral. And it’s the everyday employees of Twitter who are stuck in the blast radius.
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Chief Twit
Elon Musk seals his purchase of Twitter with a tweet: "The bird is freed." But everyone inside of Twitter soon starts to worry, will the bird soon be dead?
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Extremely Hardcore
After Elon decimates the workforce in one fell swoop, chaos reigns supreme. Will Elon's dreams for a free and open Twitter turn into everyone's worst nightmare?
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Assassination Coordinates
Elon goes on a banning spree. And even his most ardent supporters find themselves asking, is the battle over Twitter worth it?
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Tweets Aren’t Loading Right Now
Elon changes Twitter's algorithm to make himself king of the hill, but can he protect himself from public opinion?
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Customer Reviews
Does a good job of exposing Elon’s poor engineering skills
Albeit biased, the show is nevertheless entertaining. Also, it does a great job of exposing Elon as a phony engineer by interviewing other twitter engineers. It’s hilarious how thin skinned Elon is. Apparently he fired any engineer who called out his inability to understand code.
It’s kinda fascinating how petty & insecure this man is.
I like it
Very interesting story, but it seems someone isn’t a fan of Elon’s Twitter
Clearly slanted reporting
This is a one sided report by someone who clearly wants to paint the sale in a bad light. Pretending Twitter was well run prio4 tp Elon buying it is a pretty silly place to start.