26 min
1. Superhero Fantasy vs Flawed Reality Elon Musk vs Twitter
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- Technology
In this first episode of Elon Musk Vs Twitter, in trying to understand what happened when Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, tried to buy Twitter, comedian Bec Hill explores Musk’s backstory and the myths and legends that surround him.
She speaks to Jill Lepore, the host of the BBC Sounds series Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket, about the influence Science Fiction stories have had on Musk’s career and self-perception. She also chats to comic book scholar Kelly Kanayama and tech correspondent Marc Cieslak about how Elon’s public persona and business ventures have shaped the way that some people perceive him as a superhero and others see him as a supervillain.
Produced by Audio Always
In this first episode of Elon Musk Vs Twitter, in trying to understand what happened when Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, tried to buy Twitter, comedian Bec Hill explores Musk’s backstory and the myths and legends that surround him.
She speaks to Jill Lepore, the host of the BBC Sounds series Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket, about the influence Science Fiction stories have had on Musk’s career and self-perception. She also chats to comic book scholar Kelly Kanayama and tech correspondent Marc Cieslak about how Elon’s public persona and business ventures have shaped the way that some people perceive him as a superhero and others see him as a supervillain.
Produced by Audio Always
26 min