Elon Musk's short journey from libertarian geek to far-right troll

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English - November 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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Previous Episode: From Putin to Tucker Carlson, the assaults on trans people are relentless

Next Episode: Our forgotten history: North America once featured thousands of pyramids

The 2022 midterm results came as no surprise to Joshua Holland, who kicks off this week's show with a look at how the political press's groupthink is shaped in the Trump era.

Then we're joined by Business Insider's Linette Lopez, who spent years reporting on Elon Musk's business practices and sees his disastrous early stewardship of Twitter as par for the course.

And then we recap the midterms and talk to Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch about what the real story is in Trump finally making his 2024 campaign official.

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