About this episode

Jon Stewart discusses the rise of tech oligarchy with guest Quinn Slobodian, focusing on Elon Musk's influence and the balance of power between public interest and private wealth.

As Elon Musk stands to become the world's first trillionaire through the SpaceX IPO, Jon is joined by Quinn Slobodian, co-author of the new book "Muskism," to understand how we arrived at this moment of tech oligarchy. Together, they explore how Musk built a trillion-dollar empire on government money and then used that empire to capture the government itself, and discuss how we can renegotiate the balance of power between public interest and private wealth. Plus, Jon answers listener questions about Trump’s amazing and enthusiastic boo-cheers, CNN, and Taco Bell, yet again! This episode is brought to you by: BOMBAS - Head over to https://Bombas.com/WEEKLY and use code WEEKLY for 20% off your first purchase. GROUND NEWS - Go to https://groundnews.com/stewart to see all sides of every story. Subscribe for 40% off the Vantage Subscription only for a limited time through our link https://groundnews.com/stewart. MINT MOBILE - Shop plans at https://MintMobile.com/TWS. SHOPIFY - Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/TWS. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast >…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Stewart

Guest: Quinn Slobodian

Topics covered

• tech oligarchy
• Elon Musk
• government influence
• public interest
• private wealth
• listener questions

Sponsors

BOMBAS, GROUND NEWS, MINT MOBILE, SHOPIFY

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX

Books & works: Muskism

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