Elon Musk’s Dark Ideology, with Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian

About this episode

Adam Conover discusses Elon Musk's ideology with authors Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian.

Elon Musk sucks so bad, dude. We all know this already. Unfortunately, however, he remains one of the most consequential people on the planet. This means that understanding him, his philosophy, and his goals for the planet (and human species) is actually… kinda important. This week, Adam speaks with Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian, authors of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, about who Elon really is and the dark nature of the ideology he’s trying to inflict upon us. Find Ben and Quinn's book at factuallypod.com/books -- SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconover SEE ADAM ON TOUR: https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/ SUBSCRIBE to and RATE Factually! on: » Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577 » Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJ About Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com . » SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1 » FOLLOW us on…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Conover

Guests: Ben Tarnoff, Quinn Slobodian

Topics covered

• Elon Musk
• ideology
• philosophy
• technology
• consequences
• politics

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• Muskism
• ideology
• philosophy
• technology
• consequences
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Headgum

Books & works: Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

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