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In this episode of the Canary Cast, Florian Hagenbuch, Co-Founder and General partner at Canary, sits down with Jose Gedeon, co-founder and CEO of Cobre, a Colombian fintech building the real-time B2B payments and cross-border infrastructure powering finance teams across Latin America. From his early fascination with M-Pesa’s case at the University of Pennsylvania, to failed attempts at building his own mobile money business in Colombia, a stint as a consultant at McKinsey New York, and a role at Oyo in Mexico, José shares how each chapter of his journey shaped the vision for Cobre. What started as white-label wallets for meal vouchers during the pandemic evolved into Colombia’s leading real-time B2B payments platform, now expanding rapidly into Mexico and cross-border flows. During the episode, José reflects on the unique challenges of scaling a fintech in LatAm, the pivotal customer moments that unlocked entirely new business lines, and the ambition of turning Cobre into the default infrastructure for payments across the region. In this episode, we dive into: From White-Label Wallets to Infrastructure: How Cobre pivoted from building digital wallets for meal vouchers into real-time B2B payments and treasury management. Cross-Border Breakthroughs: The customer emergency that sparked Cobre’s cross-border product and how it led to a new revenue line. The Role of Stablecoins: Why stablecoins are becoming increasingly relevant in illiquid or high-cost currency corridors like Colombia, Turkey, and Argentina. Scaling in Mexico: How Cobre reached $100M in monthly volume in only 8 months in Mexico—10x faster than in Colombia. Vision for the Future: Why Jose believes it’s still “day zero” for Cobre and how the company aims to become the de facto B2B payment infrastructure for LatAm. Founder Lessons: Biggest mistakes, wins, and the cultural values that define the Cobre team. Whether you’re a founder, operator, or fintech enthusiast, this episode offers a masterclass in product pivots, client-focused culture, scaling infrastructure in emerging markets, and building with ambition in one of the most dynamic regions in the world. Tune in to hear how Cobre is not only modernizing payments in Colombia and Mexico, but also shaping the future of financial infrastructure across Latin America. Guest: Jose GedeonJose is the co-founder and CEO of Cobre, a fintech modernizing B2B payments and cross-border infrastructure in Latin America. Cobre moves billions annually, already processing ~3% of Colombia’s GDP, and recently raised its Series B led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Canary and other global investors. Follow Jose on LinkedIn Host: Florian HagenbuchFlorian is the co-founder and General Partner at Canary, a leading early-stage investment firm in Brazil and Latin America. Canary has invested in more than 130 companies since its founding in 2017. Previously, Florian founded Loft, a company that digitized and transformed the home buying experience in Brazil, bringing transparency, liquidity, and credit to millions of Brazilians. Before that, Florian also co-founded Printi, the leading online printing marketplace in Latin America. Follow Florian on LinkedInHighlights:00:55 – 07:30 | Jose's Background & Early Influences07:30 – 08:08 | The Impact of COVID on Colombia's Financial Digitization08:10 – 11:07 | University Years, Early Attempts & Lessons Learned11:16 – 14:47 | Corporate Finance Pain Points Cobre Set Out to Solve & the First Iteration: White-Label Wallets14:55 – 16:11 | Cobre's First Business Model and Learnings on Pricing Power and Revenue Potential16:20 – 18:57 | Pivot to Real-Time B2B Payments and Building Colombia's First and Only Real-Time B2B Payment Infrastructure19:00 – 21:00 | Bre-B, the "PIX" of Colombia21:02 – 26:19 | Expansion into Cross-Border Payments and Different Customer Bases26:20 – 28:54 | Money Corridors in Colombia29:00 – 32:22 | Stablecoins & Tech Stack in Cross-Border Payments33:00 – 36:00 | Expansion to Mexico & Early Learnings 36:00 – 37:00 | Key Numbers, Scale & Vision37:00 – 43:07 | Future Plans and Raising Successful Venture Rounds43:08 – 47:40 | Founder Lessons & Culture47:40 – 52:12 | Conclusion: Recommended Content for ListenersRecommended Content: 1. Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson2. The World for Sale by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy3. Read, Write, Own by Chris DixonTranscrição do Episódio em Português: Hoje, estamos movimentando cerca de 3% do PIB da Colômbia dentro da Cobre.É um número muito grande.Mas, ao mesmo tempo, também é pequeno.Copo meio cheio, copo meio vazio.Isso nos dá bastante espaço para crescer. Agora, mudando para o inglês, para facilitar um pouco para você.José, muito obrigado por estar aqui. Agradeço por dedicar seu tempo. Estou muito animado para conversar com você. Como contexto, o José é cofundador e CEO da Cobre, uma fintech colombiana que está se expandindo para o México. Vocês rapidamente se tornaram uma das principais plataformas de pagamentos B2B em tempo real e de gestão de tesouraria corporativa na Colômbia — e, em breve, também no México. Sob sua liderança, muitas coisas empolgantes aconteceram. Vocês já escalam para centenas de empresas nesses dois países. Estão movimentando algo em torno de 18 bilhões em volume anual em folha de pagamento e pagamentos a fornecedores.E, o mais importante, estão se tornando uma camada crítica de infraestrutura para times financeiros modernos na região. Estou muito animado com este episódio, em mergulhar na sua jornada empreendedora, José, como a Cobre está modernizando os pagamentos corporativos, o cenário fintech na América Latina de forma mais ampla e, claro, a visão que você tem para o futuro da companhia. José, obrigado por se juntar a nós. É um prazer enorme ter você aqui hoje. José:Florian, o prazer é meu. A Canary foi a primeira firma de venture capital que acreditou na Cobre — e também o primeiro investimento de vocês fora do Brasil. Na época, nós até dissemos ao Marcos que expandiríamos para o Brasil… ainda não aconteceu.Mas tem sido uma ótima história até aqui, e vocês têm sido apoiadores incríveis. Obrigado. Florian:Sim, lembro bem disso. Inclusive, naquela época vocês tinham outro nome, não era? Acho que era “Pexto”, se não me engano.As coisas mudam, mas estamos felizes que deu certo. José, talvez possamos começar um pouco falando do seu histórico e da sua trajetória pessoal. Pode nos contar sobre sua origem e o que você fazia antes de empreender? José:Claro. Eu nasci e cresci em uma cidade pequena da Colômbia chamada Cartagena. Hoje é turística e bastante conhecida, mas, quando eu crescia lá, era apenas um destino nacional, relativamente pequeno. Eu, inclusive, nasci em Barranquilla porque minha mãe era de lá — que é ainda menor.De Barranquilla vêm muitas coisas conhecidas: Shakira, a Avianca (nossa companhia aérea nacional), e as últimas duas empresas colombianas que abriram capital nos EUA também são de lá.É uma cidade muito empreendedora. Talvez um bom precedente para a Cobre, não é? Venho de uma família de imigrantes libaneses — extremamente trabalhadores e empreendedores. Cresci aprendendo, por osmose, o que significava ser um empresario. Homens e mulheres da minha família sempre fundaram e até hoje administram empresas. Era um ambiente muito natural para acabar trilhando o caminho que trilhei. Depois tive o privilégio de estudar na Universidade da Pensilvânia. Meu primo Felipe — hoje cofundador da Cobre — estudava lá um ano antes de mim. Eu nunca achei que conseguiria entrar, mas consegui, e fui para a Penn cursar a graduação. No meu primeiro ano, li um business case sobre a M-Pesa, considerada precursora do dinheiro móvel — e, por consequência, de boa parte do que chamamos hoje de fintech: Zelle, Venmo, Paytm, GCash…A ideia original surgiu da M-Pesa, um serviço criado pela Vodafone que permitia às pessoas enviar dinheiro via SMS. Hoje, algo como 20% do PIB do Quênia transita pela M-Pesa. É completamente ubíquo. Inspirado nisso, tentei várias vezes criar algo parecido na Colômbia durante meus verões na Penn, mas obviamente falhei — afinal, eu não era uma empresa de telecomunicações. Ainda assim, essa experiência me mostrou como uma infraestrutura de pagamentos em tempo real poderia transformar a vida de milhões de pessoas e empresas. Ao me formar, voltei para a Colômbia para tentar de novo. E falhei mais uma vez. Foi aí que percebi: “o problema sou eu, preciso aprender a construir empresas de verdade”. Então fui trabalhar na McKinsey em Nova York. Passei um ano e meio lá e tive como cliente uma das maiores gestoras de venture capital do mundo. Eu era apenas analista júnior na equipe, mas aprendi muito sobre como os VCs pensam. Isso me levou a largar o emprego em Nova York e me mudar para a Cidade do México, para trabalhar na Oyo Rooms, um dos grandes unicórnios da Índia. A ideia era aprender mais sobre startups de hiperescala do que eu aprenderia ficando na consultoria. Fiquei um ano e meio na Oyo — até a pandemia começar. Com a COVID, percebi: “este é o momento certo para digitalizar pagamentos na Colômbia”. As empresas estavam forçadas a mudar. E foi quando decidi voltar a Bogotá, em junho de 2020, para tentar mais uma vez. E agora, cá estamos. Florian:Muito interessante. Não sabia de todas essas tentativas que não deram certo antes.Aliás, eu também estudei na Penn, me formei em 2010. Você foi alguns anos depois, certo? José:Sim, me formei em 2018. E naquela época, o ambiente ainda era mais voltado para carreiras tradicionais. A maioria queria ir para consultoria, bancos de investimento ou fundos. Eu era um dos poucos insistindo em empreender já na graduação. Participei até de competições de startups do MBA, porque não havia para undergrad. (continua na mesma estrutura — alternando Florian / José, até o final da conversa que você compartilhou).
0:00 Intro 1:54 Interessante Bilder aus Giga Fremont 3:02 Chinesische KI im neuen Model Y “L”? Grok 4 im Tesla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7EsyvQNpA 7:43 “Cyberbeast” wird 15.000 $ teurer 10:24 Neues Sicherheits-Rating für Cybertruck 11:07 Antwort Tesla-Feedback Loop 12:08 Semi Truck in San Francisco 13:22 Semi Lieferung von Equipment 14:39 FSD 14 im September? Lange Testfahrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOUgRIfY1-Q 16:14 Neues Update: Low-Power-Mode 21:15 Model 3 bekommt Blinker zurück 24:23 Rückkehr Model S & X nach Europa? 24:47 Nachtrag Equipment Semi Truck 25:36 Rekordquartal für Tesla 28:05 Uber vs Tesla: Multisensor oder Kameras? 33:47 Wie steht es um den Cybertruck? Probefahrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhgv413flHY 36:07 Cybertruck in Südkorea & andere Länder 38:23 Kommt er nach Deutschland/Europa? 42:12 Etwas Neues für Australien! 42:56 Erfolgreicher Starship Launch 46:08 100.000 Neue Model Y aus Berlin 48:14 Tesla erweitert Robotaxi-Service Erste Probefahrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Sbj8wGZjw 52:59 Outro E-Auto Treffen in Fulda: Programm: https://temagazin.de/in-eigener-sache/programm-fuer-das-m3t/ Tickets 10% Rabatt mit Code: teslawelt https://shop.temagazin.de/elektrische Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent & fair: https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi Deutsche Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind bezahlte Affiliate-Links. Werde Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk—and nothing else. I spent well over 60 hours reading (and rereading) the biography of Elon Musk written by Walter Isaacson. I then spent several days editing down 40 pages of notes from the book. I deleted everything that was not about How Elon Works. This episode focuses exclusively on the ideas Elon used to build his companies and his truly singular career. There is no one else like him — living or dead. Episode sponsors: Ramp gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money. https://ramp.com Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta. Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort. Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. https://www.vanta.com/founders Collateral transforms your complex ideas into compelling narratives. Collateral crafts institutional grade marketing collateral for private equity, private credit, real estate, venture capital, family offices, hedge funds, oil & gas companies, and all kinds of corporations. Storytelling is one of the highest forms of leverage and you should invest heavily in it. You can do that by going to https://collateral.com
We talk with Walter Isaacson, a historian and professor at Tulane, about his work with the Louisiana Recovery Authority after Katrina and how people got together, put aside politics, and helped rebuild our region
* Walter Isaacson, a historian and professor at Tulane, shares his Katrina memories and his work with the Louisiana Recovery Authority after the storm * We talk to former State Representative Joe Marino about his work to bring a tuition-free school for dyslexic children to Jefferson Parish.
* Walter Isaacson on recovery efforts after Katrina, putting politics aside * Who should start: Spencer Rattler for Tyler Shough? * Paul Rainwater's experiences with the aftermath of Katrina and his work on recovery efforts * Which young Saints players have been standing out? * Bank On It: What actually IS the Fed...and what do they do? * How our flood protection systems have changed since Katrina
While the world's central bankers convene in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, President Trump's Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte has accused Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of "mortgage fraud.” CNBC's Steve Liesman discusses the allegations and sits down with Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid to discuss the Fed's mandate, inflation metrics, and the state of the U.S. economy. Author Walter Isaacson is closely watching the Trump administration's interest in corporate America; the renowned biographer warns that “state capitalism” could bring the country down a path toward “crony capitalism.” Plus, CNBC's Robert Frank reports on the Justice Department's auction of a Russian oligarch's $300 million mega-yacht. Walter Isaacson - 21:44Jeffrey Schmid - 33:12 In this episode:Steve Liesman, @steveliesmanRobert Frank, @robtfrank__Becky Quick, @BeckyQuickJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
0:00 Intro 2:03 Tesla Batterie nach 400.000km noch wie neu 5:47 So weit fahren Teslas wirklich 12:32 Tesla erhöht Model S & X Preis um 10.000 $ Model X & S Refresh getestet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZlcWxYesE 21:12 Giga Berlin von Robotern mit Graffiti gefärbt 22:04 Früher als geplant: Neues Tesla Model Y “L” kurz vor Einführung? 24:58 Kommt es auch nach Deutschland? In Berlin gesichtet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVE6ziRy3E 25:24 Der Cybertruck bekommt endlich etwas Liebe Cybertruck Probefahrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhgv413flHY 28:13 Neues Tesla Feedback-System Hier Feedback geben (Login erforderlich): https://ts.la/feedback 31:26 Outro E-Auto Treffen in Fulda: Programm: https://temagazin.de/in-eigener-sache/programm-fuer-das-m3t/ Tickets 10% Rabatt mit Code: teslawelt https://shop.temagazin.de/elektrische Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent & fair: https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi Deutsche Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind bezahlte Affiliate-Links. Werde Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Chris M. Walker, founder of Legiit, a global platform helping over 100,000 businesses grow through affordable, high-quality freelance services. Chris shares his journey from working in low-level IT and taking sales calls from the bathroom to building an 8-figure business without external investors. He opens up about building a strong remote team across continents, the importance of personal branding, and the power of long-term vision. Listeners will also hear his thoughts on leadership, AI, and maintaining sustainable business growth. It's a masterclass in bootstrapping, mindset, and smart risk-taking. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? Chris M. Walker shared that the hardest thing in growing a small business is constantly keeping the balance between bringing in enough business without breaking the systems, while still delivering a high-quality product or service. What's your favorite business book that has helped you the most? Chris M. Walker shared that his favorite business book that has helped him the most is the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. He mentioned it taught him a lot about what to do—and what not to do—especially in leadership and dealing with people. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? Chris M. Walker shared that he doesn't listen to many podcasts regularly, but he did give a shoutout to the "Grow A Small Business" podcast itself. He emphasized that most of his learning has come from personal experience, books, and courses, rather than relying heavily on external podcast resources. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Chris M. Walker recommended ChatGPT as the number one tool to help grow a small business. He said that a $20 ChatGPT subscription is more valuable than any other tool you'll ever buy, highlighting its ability to save time, boost productivity, and simplify complex tasks. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? Chris M. Walker shared that the advice he would give himself on day one of starting out in business is to figure out his long-term goal before doing anything else. He emphasized that without a clear direction, it's easy to fall into the trap of constantly chasing short-term wins, reacting to problems, and making poor decisions. According to him, having a long-term vision helps avoid getting stuck in survival mode and allows for more intentional, strategic growth. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey. Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Figure out your long-term goal before doing anything else, or you'll end up chasing chaos — Chris M. Walker Personal branding isn't optional anymore—it's your secret weapon in business — Chris M. Walker Real freedom comes from owning your business, not just doing the work in it — Chris M. Walker
0:00 Intro 2:07 Tesla stoppt Dojo 10:13 Nächste FSD-Version verspricht riesige Fortschritte 12:36 Grok 4 weltweit für alle Nutzer kostenlos Neues Software Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7EsyvQNpA 14:22 2. Tesla Showroom in Indien 15:16 Robotaxi für alle Mein Robotaxi vs Waymo Vergleich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Sbj8wGZjw 22:45 Neue FSD Version 14 25:09 In Berlin gesichtet: Neues Model Y? & mehr Zu Tobias Lindh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAB3qdSibc 31:30 E-Auto Community Event in Fulda Tickets: https://shop.temagazin.de/elektrische-community-19-21-september-2025-neue-messe-fulda/ 32:31 Tesla vor Gericht: Delaware mündliche Verhandlungen Als Anleger mithelfen: https://x.com/TeslaBoomerMama/status/1955362538000150937 33:57 Tesla nutzt Unreal Engine? 34:56 Model 3 bekommt Frontkameras 36:14 Elon kündigt schon Grok 5 an 36:55 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair: https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
0:00 Intro 1:51 KI-Chips: Tesla macht 16,5 Milliarden Dollar Deal mit Samsung! 12:09 Meilenstein: 1000 Megapacks in Shanghai 12:40 Späte Entlohnung? Warum es bei Elon Musks Entlohnung NICHT um Geld geht! Interview warum Elon Musk mehr Stimmrecht benötigt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXEiJVXaJ0 Teslas nächste wichtigen Termine: https://x.com/TeslaBoomerMama/status/1944166245873725623 25:55 Tesla Taxi für 57 Cent / KM? Sind Taxis, Uber & Waymo am Ende?! 37:23 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
0:00 Intro 1:52 Lars Moravy Übersetzung 32:36 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
In our first ever live episode, recorded at the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival, Sophie sits down with Walter Isaacson, the acclaimed journalist behind the definitive biographies of visionaries like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode, Walter reveals why – despite a career spent chronicling some of the greatest minds in history – the most formative “character” in his life story might be the city of New Orleans, where he grew up. Here are his songs. The Neville Brothers ft. The Dixie Cups - Brother John Iko Iko Sweet Emma Barrett (The Bell Gal) and Her Dixieland Boys - When The Saints Go Marching In Irma Thomas - Its Raining The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil Bruce Springsteen at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2006 - My City of Ruins The Rolling Stones and Irma Thomas - Time is on My Side Jon Batiste - FREEDOM Listen to Walter Isaacson's full playlist on Spotify. Find the transcript of this episode at lifeinsevensongs.com. Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at lifeinsevensongs@sfstandard.com.
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2672: Colin Wright explores the concept of "history stalking," the habit of deeply researching influential figures to understand their decisions, motivations, and growth. By immersing ourselves in the context behind their lives, we gain perspective on our own paths and the long arc of self-improvement. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://exilelifestyle.com/history-stalking/ Quotes to ponder: "History stalking is a way of studying great and impactful people from the past as if you're their stalker." "Knowing someone's work, their accomplishments, doesn't provide you with enough context to understand why they did what they did." "The more you understand about someone's world, the more sense their choices make." Episode references: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537 Team of Rivals: https://www.amazon.com/Team-Rivals-Political-Abraham-Lincoln/dp/0743270754 Benjamin Franklin: An American Life: https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow: https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758 The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Theodore-Roosevelt-Modern-Library/dp/0375756787 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Esteban Piedrahita ha sido director del DNP y la Cámara de comercio de Cali. Hoy es rector de la ICESI. Libros mencionados:The Wise Men - Evan Thomas y Walter Isaacson (https://amzn.to/44XX0e5)Anarchy, State, Utopia - Robert Nozick (https://amzn.to/44YddQy)Karma Cola - Gita Mehta (https://amzn.to/44VmNU8)The Prize - Daniel Yergin (https://amzn.to/4maPG5W)Raj Chetty Paper Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond (https://amzn.to/3TSbK9i)El fin de la historia - Francis Fukuyama (https://amzn.to/44VqjOk)The rise and fall of the neoliberal order - Gerstle (https://amzn.to/46hZdTX)Mountainhead - película Love, death and robots - serie The maniac - Benjamin Labatut (https://amzn.to/44UjaOd)Un verdor terrible - Benjamin Labatut (https://amzn.to/3H2syY6)Bartebly - Herman Melville (https://amzn.to/4lG9y0E)Los nombres de Feliza - Juan Gabriel Vasquez La forma de las ruinas - Juan Gabriel Vasquez Volver la vista atrás - Juan Gabriel Vasquez El hombre que amaba a los perros - Leonardo Padura Capítulos:00:00 intro01:23 La campaña para el BID 08:23 Ser Magna cum laude de Harvard 11:45 La vida de mi papá 17:23 ¿Qué le sentó mal a Cali en los 90s? 27:18 El trabajo en la Cámara 33:56 Acortar el ciclo del aprendizaje 36:54 El siglo malo de Colombia 43:34 Para hacer cosas significativas se necesita tiempo 48:06 Estar en ICESI y la muert3 de mi hermano 57:44 La gerencia pública vs la privada 01:07:50 Llegar a la junta de Ecopetrol 01:12:01 El capital social 01:15:53 Construir perfiles profesionales más funcionales 01:18:22 ¿El talento está bien distribuido? 01:21:24 Desmontar algo que funcionaba muy bien 01:26:06 Mi mirada sobre Colombia 01:34:33 ¿Estamos en el mundo de las post-ideas? 01:42:11 Mi práctica de lectura 01:47:34 Ser importante dentro de la sociedad civil 01:51:08 Mi anhelo para Colombia 01:53:38 Desbloquear la productividad
0:00 Intro 1:37 Wer hat den Längsten? Neues Model Y “L” ist da 6:40 Tesla offizieller Launch in Indien 8:15 Grok 4 ist jetzt im Tesla 9:47 Robotaxi Launch: Diese Neuerungen hat Tesla bereits gebracht 11:10 Robotaxi Launch: Tesla erweitert das Gebiet 14:49 Tesla Earnings Call Q2 2025: 10x bei den Robotaxis, dafür erstmal keine günstigeren Modelle & mehr 32:36 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 HANKOOK: Hier geht's zum Gewinnspiel & zu den besten Reifen für E-Autos: https://www.hankook-promotion.de/tesla-welt * SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
Please enjoy this re-release of a past episode of For the Ages. New episodes will return Fall 2025. Bestselling author Walter Isaacson, in conversation with David M. Rubenstein, discusses the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning Jennifer Doudna who, with her collaborators, created a DNA-editing tool with the power to revolutionize human health. Recorded on February 19, 2021
0:00 Intro 1:16 Warum wurde das Tesla Anlegertreffen 2025 genau verschoben? Ist es gut oder schlecht? Was Anleger tun sollen, um abstimmen zu können: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXEiJVXaJ0 9:47 Was muss ich als Tesla Anleger jetzt tun? 12:29 Ist meine Stimme als Kleinanleger überhaupt relevant? 21:15 Wieso möchte Elon Musk so ein großes Stimmrecht? 33:08 Ist das Kompensationspaket mit dem Erfüllen der ganzen Meilensteine abgeschlossen? 40:30 Ab wann gilt das neue Kompensationspaket? 42:26 Wie könnte das Ergebnis vom Delaware Prozess das Anlegertreffen beeinflussen? 48:55 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
0:00 Intro 1:48 Bald im Tesla? xAI veröffentlicht Grok 4 13:43 Irre Preissenkung: Model Y in Kanada jetzt 20.000 Dollar günstiger 18:14 Tesla Einstieg in den indischen Markt? 18:41 Starlink Einstieg in den indischen Markt! 19:21 Frontkamera nachrüsten in alten Model X & S 21:03 Grok 4 im Tesla nächste Woche schon? 21:50 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
An American citizen is killed by Israeli settlers. We have a special report on the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. Then, Israel hits targets in southern Syria, saying it's protecting the Druze community. What does it all mean for Syria and its stability? Plus, the International Criminal Court warns that war crimes may be committed in Darfur. Where is the accountability? Finally, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers gives Walter Isaacson his take on President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
0:00 Intro & Dankeschön 1:34 Die harte Wahrheit: Tesla Q2 Zahlen haben es in sich. 12:56 Trumps Big Beautiful Bill killt Tesla Subventionen 20:07 5 Billionen $ Schulden: Das kostet Trumps Mega-Gesetz wirklich 21:07 Musk schlägt zurück: America's Party gegründet 24:49 Neue Verkaufsrekorde: Tesla boomt in Europa & Asien 26:48 Korrektur: Musks Ameria's Party Anmeldung war gefälscht 27:31 Tesla App Update: Laden wird billiger & smarter 29:54 FSD Supervised: Teslas neues Fahrerlebnis in Europa 30:53 Größter Supercharger der Welt steht jetzt in Kalifornien 32:01 Robotaxi App: Abholort frei wählbar 33:37 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: Davids Tesla Referral Code: https://ts.la/david63148 SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Folgt mir gerne auch auf X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslawelt Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download(MB)
Today on the show, in a special edition of GPS from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Fareed speaks with two former national security advisers, John Bolton and Susan Rice, and former CIA Director/US Army retired Gen. David Petraeus about the Trump administration's foreign policy, including the future of Iran's regime and the state of America's global alliances. Next, architect Vishaan Chakrabarti and scholar Marc Dunkelman talk with Fareed about why progressives struggle to build the infrastructure necessary to improve the cities that they run. Then, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman tells Fareed the three factors he thinks are crucial for understanding the politics of today's Middle East. Finally, Fareed and Walter Isaacson, historian and biographer, discuss the growing wealth inequality across the US and what else —besides wealth — is necessary to build good societies. GUESTS: David Petraeus, John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton), Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice), Tom Friedman (@tomfriedman), Vishaan Chakrabarti, Marc Dunkelman (@MarcDunkelman), Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com(It's the July 4th holiday. The full Dish — including my weekly column and the window contest — will return next Friday. Happy Independence Day!)Walter is the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at Tulane. He's the former CEO of the Aspen Institute, where he is now a Distinguished Fellow, and he's been the chairman of CNN and the editor of Time magazine. He's currently a host of the show “Amanpour and Company” on PBS and CNN, a contributor to CNBC, and the host of the podcast “Trailblazers, from Dell Technologies.” The author of many bestselling books, the one we're discussing this week is Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.As Walter says on the pod, my invitation to him to come talk about Franklin spurred him to propose writing a new, second brief book on Franklin's meaning for America, especially his hatred of “arbitrary power.” For two clips of our convo — on why Franklin opposed a one-person presidency, and his brutal rift with his son William — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: raised in NOLA in a diverse neighborhood; his work during the recovery from Katrina; Michael Lewis and Nick Lemann as NOLA contemporaries; Harvard in the ‘70s; the benefits of being an outsider; Franklin as the 10th son of a Puritan immigrant in Boston; indentured to his brother as a printer's apprentice; running away to Philly; his self-taught genius; his 13 Virtues; his many pseudonyms; Poor Richard's Almanack; poking fun at the elite; his great scientific feats; giving away the patents for his inventions; becoming the most famous American abroad; leaving his wife in Philly; his philandering; struggling to hold the empire together as a diplomat in London; humiliated by elites in the Cockpit in Westminster; returning to Philly as a fierce revolutionary; seeing his son William stay loyal to the Crown as governor of NJ; embracing William's abandoned son; securing an alliance with France and its crucial navy; the deism of the Founders; balancing faith and reason; power vs arbitrary power; Trump's daily whims (e.g. tariffs); the separation of powers; judicial review; private property as a check against tyranny; the commons; Posse Comitatus; the Marines in L.A.; Congress ceding power to Trump; the elites' failure over Iraq and Wall Street; and the dangers of cognitive sorting.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Edward Luce on America's self-harm, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Thomas Mallon on the AIDS crisis, and Johann Hari turning the tables to interview me. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
0:00 Intro 1:14 Tesla Robotaxi Service: Erfahrungen, Stärken und Schwächen Erste Robotaxi Fahrt Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIFyHPi1140 Waymo Probefahrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nD7ue7Etg Robotaxi vs Waymo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Sbj8wGZjw 9:55 Tesla Optimus Bot V3 steht kurz bevor! 13:27 Günstigere Modelle? Tesla Fabrik wegen mysteriösen Umbau zu! Folgt bitte Joe Tegtmeyer: https://x.com/JoeTegtmeyer 18:55 Neue Welle an Einladungen zum Robotaxi Service 21:18 Neuer Meilenstein: 25.000 V4 Supercharger! 21:54 Grok 4 kommt 22:44 Elon vs. Trump geht in die nächste Runde 25:17 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt Oder Ihr holt euch ein Shirt aus dem Tesla Welt Merchshop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3sETBBi - Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF - Die mit - gekennzeichneten Links sind Affiliate-Links. Es handelt sich hierbei um bezahlte Werbung. Ein Kauf über einen Affiliate-Link unterstützt den Kanal und für euch entstehen dabei selbstverständlich keinerlei Mehrkosten! Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join oder direkt per PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download (MB)
The genius of Leonardo da Vinci remains unparalleled and his works of art and scientific knowledge are world renowned. One thing you might not know about him is that he also cultivated a small piece of land – about 8000 m² (a little under two acres) - as a courtyard vineyard. In 1498 the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Il Moro, gave this piece of land to da Vinci in part as a form of payment for The Last Supper painting, but above all it was a way to grant Milan citizenship to da Vinci. In some of his writings Leonardo da Vinci talks about his vineyard. And!... If you haven't yet read Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson then it's time you get your hands on the book! It's his life story and shares every fascinating detail about the genius: his art and creativity that encompasses every aspect of life. It's a must-read: “A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it.” —The New Yorker.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comPaul is a writer, an editor, and an old friend. He's a regular contributor to The New Yorker and a senior fellow in Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. He's the author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Reinventing Bach, and his new book is The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s.For two clips of our convo — on Martin Scorsese's extraordinary religious films, and the strikingly resilient Catholicism of Andy Warhol — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Paul raised in upstate NY as a child of Vatican II; his great-uncle was the bishop of Burlington who attended the 2nd Council; Thomas Merton and Flannery O'Connor as formative influences; working in publishing with McPhee and Wolfe; Cullen Murphy on the historical Christ; Jesus as tetchy; Czesław Miłosz; Leonard Cohen making it cool to be religious; the row over The Last Temptation of Christ and Scorsese's response with Silence; Bill Donahue the South Park caricature; Bono and U2; The Smiths; The Velvet Underground; Madonna and her Catholic upbringing; “Like A Prayer” and “Papa Don't Preach”; her campaign for condom use; when I accidentally met her at a party; Camille Paglia; Warhol the iconographer; his near-death experience that led to churchgoing; Robert Mapplethorpe; S&M culture in NYC; Andres Serrano's “Piss Christ”; Jesse Helms' crusade against the NEA; Sinead O'Connor's refusal to get an abortion; tearing up the JP II photo on SNL; the sex-abuse crisis; Cardinal O'Connor; the AIDS crisis; ACT-UP's antics at St. Patrick's Cathedral; the AIDS quilt as a cathedral; and Paul's gobsmacking omission of the Pet Shop Boys.Coming up: Edward Luce on the war with Iran, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Thomas Mallon on the AIDS crisis, and Johann Hari turning the tables to interview me. (NS Lyons indefinitely postponed a pod appearance — and his own substack — because he just accepted an appointment at the State Department; and the Arthur Brooks pod is postponed because of calendar conflicts.) Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comBatya is a journalist and author. She's a columnist for The Free Press, a co-host of The Group Chat on 2Way, and the author of two books: Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy, and Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women. Her forthcoming book is about, as she puts it, “why Jews are Democrats and why the left turned on the Jews.”For two clips of our convo — on Trump's class warfare, and deporting non-citizens over speech — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: raised in an Orthodox family; debating issues with her parents and five siblings during Shabbat; spending high school in Israel; same-sex education; the mikveh; how sexual desire is better with limitations; becoming secular for a decade; getting a PhD in English literature; her “accidental” entry into journalism during Hurricane Sandy; the Great Awokening in media; Trump's despicable character; his fickle tariffs; his tax cuts; Congress ceding power to Trump; Biden's tariffs; his investment in factories and infrastructure; his disastrous immigration policy; Batya's evolving views on Trump; marriage equality; Bostock; trans activist ideology; Trump's EO on trans servicemembers; Scott Bessent; the overreach of neoliberalism; Adam Smith; the tax cuts in the BBB; crypto; defunding science at Harvard; gutting USAID; the State Dept's AI surveillance; the 1952 McCarthyite law; Öztürk and Khalil; UNRWA and Gaza; Israel striking Iran; and the possibility of regime change.There were eight clashes over facts in the episode. Chris ran them through Grok, which one presumes would not be too biased against Trump. You can read the eight back-and-forths on the web version of the episode. You should listen and, with these independent sources in mind, decide for yourself on the facts. I think I missed the mark a little a couple of times, but was specifically wrong in assuming that Batya was all in on the war against Iran and always had been. I apologize for that — and for getting a bit too amped up. I should try not to do that when I'm a host and I hope Batya will forgive me. But a vast amount of the chat was nonetheless delightful — and this is a stressful time. Coming up on the Dishcast: Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Thomas Mallon on the AIDS crisis, and Johann Hari turning the tables to interview me. (NS Lyons has indefinitely postponed a pod appearance — and his own substack — because he just accepted an appointment at the State Department; and the Arthur Brooks pod is postponed because of calendar conflicts.) Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comChris is a TV broadcaster and author. During his political career, he was a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter and the chief of staff for House Speaker Tip O'Neill. In journalism, Chris was a columnist with the San Francisco Examiner and then the Chronicle, the host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” and the host of “The Chris Matthews Show,” where I was a frequent guest. He's also written nine books. He's currently a professor at Fulbright University Vietnam, and he recently revived “Hardball” on Substack — check it out.For two clips of our convo — memorable quips from world leaders, and debating the legacy of JFK — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up a Catholic in Philly with four brothers; showing up late to Mass; the Good Friday Agreement; absorbing Burke as a teen and lauding Bill Buckley; doing Peace Corps in Africa; working for Sen. Frank Moss; a stint as a Capitol cop; running for Congress in Philly; working for Ed Muskie the liberal budget hawk; Rick Hertzberg; writing for Carter and smoking cigs on Air Force One; the Iranian hostage crisis; Tip O'Neill the liberal titan; the corrupt Mayor Curley; Reagan the cowboy and ideas man; his tax cuts; Peggy Noonan's epic speeches; Reagan's humor; taking the piss out of Corbyn; the seductive charm and shittiness of Bill Clinton; his undeserved impeachment; Gore's disastrous run; the collective trauma of 9/11; neocons and the Iraq War; Obama's political genius; the nuclear threat from Iran; debating the woke's role in electing Trump; Biden's leftward lurch and Ron Klain; Tim Walz; GOP lawmakers' fear of Trump; his slavish sycophants; the patriotism that liberal elites don't fully grok; and the beauty of naturalization ceremonies.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Batya Ungar-Sargon on Trump 2.0, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, Thomas Mallon on the AIDS crisis, Arthur Brooks on the science of happiness, and Johann Hari coming back to turn the tables and interview me for the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
In 2007, Michael welcomed bestselling author Walter Isaacson to talk about "Einstein: His Life and Universe." Listen to the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin" discuss the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how the imagination that distinguished his science sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story, a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom, reflects the triumphs and tumults of the modern era. Original air date 31 May 2007. The book was published on 10 April 2007.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comRobert is a journalist and historian. He served as president and editor-in-chief of Congressional Quarterly, the editor of The National Interest, and the editor of The American Conservative, and he covered Washington as a reporter for the WSJ for more than a decade. He has written many history books, including the one we're discussing this week: President McKinley: Architect of the American Century. It's a lively read, a fascinating glimpse of fin-de-siècle American politics, and of a GOP firmer on tariffs — but a hell of a lot more virtuous than it is under Trump today.For two clips of our convo — on McKinley's heroism during the Civil War, and the reasons he differs so much from Trump — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Robert's journalist dad and his conservative influence; his own career as a journo; McKinley's roots in Ohio; his abolitionist parents; his mentor Rutherford B Hayes; his time in Congress; the economic depression of the 1890s; the debate over the gold standard; McKinley's “front-porch strategy” besting the great populist orator William Jennings Bryan; his underrated presidency; his modesty and “commanding quiet”; his incremental pragmatism — in the spirit of Oakeshott's “trimmer”; ushering in American empire; the Spanish-American War; the sinking of the Maine; taking over the Philippines; annexing Hawaii; leaving Cuba to the Cubans; the Panama Canal; McKinley's strong support of tariffs; his later pivot towards reciprocity in trade; his lackluster record on race relations; his assassination by an anarchist; Teddy taking over; his bombast contrasting with his predecessor; trust-busting; McKinley's remarkable marriage; his wife's epilepsy; HW Bush; and if a McKinley type of conservative could succeed in today's GOP.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Chris Matthews — who just revived “Hardball” on Substack, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, and Johann Hari coming back to turn the tables and interview me for the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
In Washington, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) discusses the Senate's ongoing edits to the reconciliation bill, including deficit debates and AI regulation moratorium. On X, Elon Musk has expressed disappointment and disgust at the legislation, calling to “kill the bill.” The Tesla CEO's biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the wind-down of DOGE, its lasting impact, and the shifting relationship between Elon Musk and President Trump. CNBC's Eamon Javers discusses the President's travel ban and the evolution of the Republican Party. Plus, Reddit has sued Anthropic, the Fed has reported an economic contraction, and President Trump has halted Harvard's student-visa program. Eamon Javers - 15:38Walter Isaacson - 23:25Sen. Ted Cruz - 35:56 In this episode: Ted Cruz, @SenTedCruzWalter Isaacson, @WalterIsaacsonEamon Javers, @EamonJaversBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
In part one of our two-part series on Elon Musk, based mostly on Walter Isaacson's 2023 biography, we look past the desperate memes and fuckwit chainsaws to see the bruised man underneath the $400 billion net worth. From apartheid South Africa and a violent father to ketamine-fueled Oval Office farewells, here's what happens when a person turns his daddy issues into the world's problem. Part 2: How He Parents (His kids and America) drops next! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comJake Tapper is the lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN, whose books include The Outpost, The Hellfire Club, and The Devil May Dance. Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and a political analyst for CNN. They just published Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.For two clips of our convo — on the deep dysfunction of the Biden family, and the blame Jill deserves for concealing Joe's decline — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Alex leaving the Mormon Church after his dad's ex-communication and a loss of faith; the cult-like loyalty of Biden's aides; hiding Beau's cancer; Hunter's profound addiction; dating Beau's widow and getting her on crack too; his emotional blackmailing of Joe; his influence peddling; his infamous laptop; Ashley Biden's rehab and relapse; the Kennedys; the Bidens' rift with the Obamas; Joe's bitterness over Barack backing Hillary in 2016; the first signs of cognitive decline; the Covid election and razor-thin victory; his moderate campaign followed by a radical left agenda in office; Ron Klain's woke influence; Mike Donilon's greed and propaganda; “Jim Crow 2.0”; Joe preoccupied with foreign policy; inflation and Larry Summers; Jill addicted to the glamor of the White House; their disowning of a granddaughter born out of wedlock; Joe's hubris and selfishness to run again; his delusions over polling; his disastrous debate; sticking with Kamala and sticking it to the Dems; the pillorying of Robert Hur; the media's complicity in hiding Joe's decline; the dissent of George Clooney, Ari Emanuel, and Dean Phillips; and the Bidens paving the way for Trump 2.0.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Chris Matthews — who just revived “Hardball” on Substack, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, and Johann Hari coming back to kibbitz for his fourth appearance on the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comSam is a biographer, historian, and journalist. He used to be the editor of the New York Times Book Review, a features writer for Vanity Fair, and a writer for Prospect magazine. He's currently a contributing writer for the Washington Post. His many books include The Death of Conservatism and Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, and his new one is Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America.It's a huge tome — almost 1,000 pages! — but fascinating, with new and startling revelations, and a breeze to read. It's crack to me, of course, and we went long — a Rogan-worthy three hours. But I loved it, and hope you do too. It's not just about Buckley; it's about now, and how Buckleyism is more similar to Trumpism than I initially understood. It's about American conservatism as a whole.For three clips of our convo — Buckley as a humane segregationist, his isolationism even after Pearl Harbor, and getting gay-baited by Gore Vidal — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: me dragging Sam to a drag show in Ptown; the elite upbringing of Buckley during the Depression; his bigoted but charitable dad who struck rich with oil; his Southern mom who birthed a dozen kids; why the polyglot Buckley didn't learn English until age 7; aspiring to be a priest or a pianist; a middle child craving the approval of dad; a poor student at first; his pranks and recklessness; being the big man on campus at Yale; leading the Yale Daily News; skewering liberal profs; his deep Catholicism; God and Man at Yale; Skull and Bones; his stint in the Army; Charles Lindbergh and America First; defending Joe McCarthy until the bitter end and beyond; launching National Review; Joan Didion; Birchers; Brown v. Board; Albert Jay Nock; Evelyn Waugh; Whittaker Chambers; Brent Bozell; Willmoore Kendall; James Burnham; Orwell; Hitchens; Russell Kirk; not liking Ike; underestimating Goldwater; Nixon and the Southern Strategy; Buckley's ties to Watergate; getting snubbed by Reagan; Julian Bond and John Lewis on Firing Line; the epic debate with James Baldwin; George Will; Michael Lind; David Brooks and David Frum; Rick Hertzberg; Buckley's wife a fag hag who raised money for AIDS; Roy Cohn; Bill Rusher; Scott Bessent; how Buckley was a forerunner for Trump; and much more. It's a Rogan-length pod.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden cover-up, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Tara Zahra on the last revolt against globalization after WWI, N.S. Lyons on the Trump era, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, and Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
Elon Musk returns for unexpected second sit-down with our David Faber. The wide-ranging interview touches on xAI, securing power for AI, the battle for chips supremacy and more. We have instant takeaways with Walter Isaacson, author of Elon Musk, for a deeper look at the man behind the headlines then Roth Capital's Craig Irwin breaks down the stock implications for Tesla and the EV space. Plus, market sentiment check with Wells Fargo's Scott Wren and Payne Capital's Courtney Garcia and Zimmer Biomet CEO Ivan Tornos from the CNBC CEO Summit.
The House Budget Committee advanced President Trump's multi trillion-dollar domestic policy package Sunday night, just two days after conservatives voted to reject it. CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on this and President Trump's clash with Walmart over tariff-driven price hikes. Walter Isaacson, biographer and Tulane professor, discusses gene editing breakthroughs and biotech innovation amid federal funding cuts, as well as the White House's relationship with corporate America's leaders. Then, Business Roundtable CEO Josh Bolten weighs in on how CEOs are responding to Trump-era policies, including the President's trade agenda. Plus, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced plans to acquire most of 23andMe's assets for $256 million. Walter Issacson 18:22Josh Bolten 28:39 In this episode:Eamon Javers, @EamonJaversWalter Isaacson, @WalterIsaacsonBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinZach Vallese, @zachvallese
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comDavid Graham is a political journalist. He's a long-time staff writer at The Atlantic and one of the authors of the Atlantic Daily newsletter. His new book is The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America. We go through the agenda and hash out the good and the bad.For two clips of our convo — on whether SCOTUS will stop Trump, and what a Project 2029 for Dems might look like — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up in Akron; his dad the history prof and his mom the hospital chaplain; aspiring to be a journo since reading Russell Baker as a kid; the origins of Project 2025; its director Paul Dans; Heritage and Claremont; the unitary executive; the New Deal; the odd nature of independent agencies; Dominic Cummings' reform efforts in the UK; Birtherism; Reaganites in Trump 1.0 tempering him; Russiagate; the BLM riots vs Jan 6; equity under Biden; Russell Vought and Christian nationalism; faith-based orgs; Bostock; the trans EO by Trump; our “post-constitutional moment”; lawfare; the souped-up Bragg case; Liberation Day and its reversal; Biden's industrial policy; the border crisis; Trump ignoring E-Verify; Labour's new shift on migration; Obama and the Dreamers; Trump's “emergencies”; habeas corpus; the Ozturk case; the Laken Riley Act; the abundance agenda; the national debt; DOGE; impoundment and Nixon; trans women in sports; Seth Moulton; national injunctions; judge shopping; and trying to stay sane during Trump 2.0 and the woke resistance.Coming up: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden years, Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Tara Zahra on the last revolt against globalization after WWI, NS Lyons on the Trump era, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, and Paul Elie on his book The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
In his new book, The Thinking Machine, Stephen Witt offers a riveting portrait of Jensen Huang, who went from immigrant dishwasher to CEO of the world's most valuable company. • If you enjoyed this episode, check out our conversation with Walter Isaacson about his biography of Elon Musk
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee Amazon.com For readers of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs and Chris Miller's Chip War, a riveting look at how Apple helped build China's dominance in electronics assembly and manufacturing only to find itself trapped in a relationship with an authoritarian state making ever-increasing demands. After struggling to build its products on three continents, Apple was lured by China's seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labor. Soon it was sending thousands of engineers across the Pacific, training millions of workers, and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to create the world's most sophisticated supply chain. These capabilities enabled Apple to build the 21st century's most iconic products—in staggering volume and for enormous profit. Without explicitly intending to, Apple built an advanced electronics industry within China, only to discover that its massive investments in technology upgrades had inadvertently given Beijing a power that could be weaponized. In Apple in China, journalist Patrick McGee draws on more than two hundred interviews with former executives and engineers, supplementing their stories with unreported meetings held by Steve Jobs, emails between top executives, and internal memos regarding threats from Chinese competition. The book highlights the unknown characters who were instrumental in Apple's ascent and who tried to forge a different path, including the Mormon missionary who established the Apple Store in China; the “Gang of Eight” executives tasked with placating Beijing; and an idealistic veteran whose hopes of improving the lives of factory workers were crushed by both Cupertino's operational demands and Xi Jinping's war on civil society. Apple in China is the sometimes disturbing and always revelatory story of how an outspoken, proud company that once praised “rebels” and “troublemakers”—the company that encouraged us all to “Think Different”—devolved into passively cooperating with a belligerent regime that increasingly controls its fate. About the author Patrick McGee led Apple coverage at the Financial Times from 2019 to 2023 and won a San Francisco Press Club Award for his coverage of the company. He joined the newspaper in 2013, in Hong Kong, before reporting from Germany and California. His reporting in the last decade has centered on upheavals in technology, including autonomous cars, electric vehicles, and major developments in the supply chain. Previously, he was a bond reporter at the Wall Street Journal. He received a Master's in Global Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London, where his thesis focused on the US military budget and competition with China. He has also a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto. Originally from Calgary, Canada, he and his family make their home in the Bay Area. Patrick is a keen runner, reader of history, and traveller.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comClaire Lehmann is a journalist and publisher. In 2015, after leaving academia, she founded the online magazine Quillette, where she is still editor-in-chief. She's also a newspaper columnist for The Australian.For two clips of our convo — on how journalists shouldn't be too friendly with one another, and how postmodernism takes the joy out of literature — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: a modest upbringing in Adelaide; her hippie parents; their small-c conservatism; her many working-class jobs; ADHD; aspiring to be a Shakespeare scholar; enjoying Foucault … at first; her “great disillusionment” with pomo theory; the impenetrable prose of Butler; the great Germaine Greer; praising Camille Paglia; evolutionary psychology; Wright's The Moral Animal and Pinker's The Blank Slate; Claire switching to forensic psychology after an abusive relationship; the TV show Adolescence; getting hired by the Sydney Morning Herald to write op-eds — her first on marriage equality; Bush's federal amendment; competition among women; tribalism and mass migration; soaring housing costs in Australia; rising populism in the West; creating Quillette; the IDW; being anti-anti-Trump; audience capture; Islamism and Charlie Hebdo; Covid; critical Trump theory; tariffs; reflexive anti-elitism; Joe Rogan; Almost Famous; Orwell; Spinoza; Oakeshott; Fukuyama and boredom; tech billionaires on Inauguration Day; the sycophants of Trump 2.0; and X as a state propaganda platform.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Next week: David Graham on Project 2025. After that: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden years, Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, and Paul Elie on his book The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
In this lively episode of The More Freedom Foundation Podcast, hosts Rob and Ruairi dive deep into the polarizing world of Elon Musk. Rob, fresh off reading Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, comes to the table with a newfound mix of admiration and concern for one of the most powerful figures in tech and geopolitics. A long-time follower and investor in Musk's ventures, Rob now sees the man in a more nuanced—and perhaps unsettling—light. Meanwhile, Ruairi brings a healthy dose of skepticism, challenging the mythos surrounding Musk and questioning his broader influence.Together, they explore Musk's towering presence in sectors like EVs, social media, and above all, space—highlighting just how critical SpaceX has become to U.S. government operations and national security. Is Musk a visionary savior, a dangerous monopolist, or both?Tune in for a spirited debate filled with sharp insights, unexpected agreement, and a deeper look at the man reshaping our future—for better or worse.PatreonWebsiteBooksTwitterTikTok
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comByron is a political journalist. He was a news producer for CNN in the early years, a reporter for The American Spectator, and the White House correspondent for National Review. He's currently the chief political correspondent for Washington Examiner and a contributor to Fox News. His most recent book is the 2020 bestseller, Obsession: Inside the Washington Establishment's Never-Ending War on Trump. We chewed over the recent political past and then got on to Trump, where things got stickier but still friendly.For two clips of our convo — on Clinton Derangement Syndrome in the ‘90s, and Trump bungling his gains on immigration — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: raised in Alabama; his dad a pioneer star in local TV news; the GOP takeover of the South; George Wallace; the Nation of Islam and AIDS; GOP fusionism in the Cold War; Mickey Kaus' courage; David Brock's war on the Clintons; Bill's triangulation and the DLC; Vince Foster; Lewinsky and impeachment; Ken Starr; Iraq and WMD; covering Dubya for National Review; that mag marginalized since Trump; Birtherism and demonizing Obama; McCain and the market crash; Obamacare; the Santorum candidacy; Pat Buchanan; Trump vs Jeb on 9/11; Trump blowing up GOP orthodoxies; Hillary in 2016; Russiagate; pardoning all January 6-ers; Trump's impeachments and McConnell; open borders under Biden; CHIPS and IRA; Trump hypocrisy on E-Verify; authoritarianism and self-deportation; Tom Homan; Bukele; the Alien Enemies Act; the SCOTUS standoff; judge shopping; DEI; Musk and DOGE; USAID and PEPFAR; Zelensky in the Oval; NATO; Chris Krebs; the tariff war; Trump's yips; and the looming empty shelves.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Claire Lehmann on the woke right, David Graham on Project 2025, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden years, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, and Paul Elie on his book The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Benjamin Wittes and Roger Parloff to talk through the week of the most Rational Security-esque of national security news stories ever, including: “Oopsec.” In a strong contender for the most ridiculous national security story of the year, senior Trump administration officials appear to have planned a series of airstrikes in Yemen that took place earlier this month through the social messaging app Signal—and they appear to have included The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg by mistake, giving him access to detailed war plans and internal policy discussions that he has now (mostly) made public. How irresponsible were the Trump administration's actions? And what will the consequences be of this mistake?“Secrets, Lies, and Bureaucratic Red Tape.” The Trump administration employed the Alien Enemies Act to remove alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to a notorious prison in El Salvador last week, just before or perhaps just after (a point of ongoing inquiry) an order from a federal district court judge directed them not to. And now the Trump administration is invoking the state secrets privilege to avoid having to disclose more details regarding its policy choices. How firm is the legal ground that the Trump administration is operating on? And how will the courts handle it? “How Do You Think We Keep These Shoes So White?” Leading white shoe law firm Paul, Weiss kissed the feet—or perhaps licked the boots—of President Trump this week in an effort to escape the highly discriminatory sanctions Trump recently imposed on them for their past ties with a lawyer who worked with the prosecution in his New York criminal case. What could their acquiescence mean for big law? And the legal industry more generally?In object lessons, Roger is unwinding from court documents in English by diving into Walter Isaacson's “Elon Musk” in French—because nothing says relaxation like a billionaire's biography en français. Scott revisited his college years, reminded of Bob Dylan's live 1966 performance of “The Royal Albert Hall Concert” after watching A Complete Unknown (pro tip: never leave a pile of axes at a folk festival). And Ben pleads with “the algorithm” to stop assuming he needs weapons disguised as mobility devices.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Benjamin Wittes and Roger Parloff to talk through the week of the most Rational Security-esque of national security news stories ever, including: “Oopsec.” In a strong contender for the most ridiculous national security story of the year, senior Trump administration officials appear to have planned a series of airstrikes in Yemen that took place earlier this month through the social messaging app Signal—and they appear to have included The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg by mistake, giving him access to detailed war plans and internal policy discussions that he has now (mostly) made public. How irresponsible were the Trump administration's actions? And what will the consequences be of this mistake?“Secrets, Lies, and Bureaucratic Red Tape.” The Trump administration employed the Alien Enemies Act to remove alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to a notorious prison in El Salvador last week, just before or perhaps just after (a point of ongoing inquiry) an order from a federal district court judge directed them not to. And now the Trump administration is invoking the state secrets privilege to avoid having to disclose more details regarding its policy choices. How firm is the legal ground that the Trump administration is operating on? And how will the courts handle it? “How Do You Think We Keep These Shoes So White?” Leading white shoe law firm Paul, Weiss kissed the feet—or perhaps licked the boots—of President Trump this week in an effort to escape the highly discriminatory sanctions Trump recently imposed on them for their past ties with a lawyer who worked with the prosecution in his New York criminal case. What could their acquiescence mean for big law? And the legal industry more generally?In object lessons, Roger is unwinding from court documents in English by diving into Walter Isaacson's “Elon Musk” in French—because nothing says relaxation like a billionaire's biography en français. Scott revisited his college years, reminded of Bob Dylan's live 1966 performance of “The Royal Albert Hall Concert” after watching A Complete Unknown (pro tip: never leave a pile of axes at a folk festival). And Ben pleads with “the algorithm” to stop assuming he needs weapons disguised as mobility devices.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If there's ever been a Know Your Enemy subject worthy of two episodes, it is Elon Musk—currently the world's richest man, CEO and leader of several pathbreaking companies, ringleader of the Department of Government Efficiency, and (for now) Donald Trump's co-president. In other words, to understand what's happening in the United States during the second Trump administration, it's essential to understand Musk: what shaped him, his enduring preoccupations and personality traits, how he made his vast fortune, and why, in unprecedented ways, he decided to go all in on Trump.In this second of two episodes on Musk, Matt and Sam bring his story up to the present. After offering a few concluding details on Musk's various romantic and familial entanglements, they chart the course of his political derangement, especially focusing on his seeming addiction to Twitter—the social media platform he eventually bought and renamed "X," which also is the name he gave one of his young sons. Musk's purchase of Twitter is treated as a case study in how the billionaire now tends to operate, from his penchant for making wild claims and impulsive decisions, to the way he manages people, tasks, and money. The discussion concludes with a theory of why Trump made such a show of buying a Tesla at the White House, and how to understand what Musk is up to with his erratic, ignorant work at DOGE, with plenty of eyebrow-raising details along the way.As mentioned: Join Matt and Sam and Jamelle Bouie at Dissent magazine's fundraiser on April 8 in New York!Listen again: "Becoming Elon Musk, Part One"Sources:Kate Conger & Ryan Mac, Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter (2024)Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk (2023)Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (2015)Ella Yurman, "Vivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk's Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online," Mar 20, 2025Kylie Cheung, "World's Richest Man Allegedly Refuses to Pay Appropriate Child Support," Jezebel, Mar 21, 2025Faiz Siddiqui, "Elon Musk is worth $270 billion. He'd buy Twitter with an IOU," WaPo, April 22, 2022Theodore Schleifer & Maggie Haberman "Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation," NYTimes, Mar 11, 20225.Eric Lipton, "Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts," NYTimes, Mar 23, 2025.Jessie Blaeser, "DOGE shared its receipts — and some of them don't match," Politico, Feb 22, 2025. Hadas Gold, "Trump says he'll buy a Tesla to support Elon Musk, whose companies are struggling," CNN, Mar 11, 2025.Sam Adler-Bell, "Capital without Borders," Commonweal, Feb 8, 2017. ...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to access to all of our bonus episodes!
If there's ever been a Know Your Enemy subject worthy of two episodes, it is Elon Musk—currently the world's richest man, CEO and leader of several pathbreaking companies, ringleader of the Department of Government Efficiency, and (for now) Donald Trump's co-president. In other words, to understand what's happening in the United States during the second Trump administration, it's essential to understand Musk: what shaped him, his enduring preoccupations and personality traits, how he made his vast fortune, and why, in unprecedented ways, he decided to go all in on Trump. To explore the life and times of Musk, Matt and Sam read several biographies, along with the best reporting on him and his activities (especially of late). In this first episode, they offer a close reading of Musk's childhood in South Africa and the people, and traumas, that shaped him; his discovery of science fiction and teenage fixations on computers, video games, and space exploration; his escape to Canada to attend college and eventual arrival in the United States; and his early years in Silicon Valley and the businesses that first made him very rich. As mentioned: Join Matt and Sam and Jamelle Bouie at Dissent magazine's fundraiser on April 8 in New York!Sources:Kate Conger & Ryan Mac, Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter (2024)Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk (2023)Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (2015)Joshua Benton, "Musk's Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather," The Atlantic, Sept 30, 2023Henry Farrell, "Silicon Valley's Reading List Reveals Its Political Ambitions," Bloomberg, Feb 21, 2025Tony Tulathimutte, Rejection (2024)Kase Wickhman, "Elon Musk Has Yet Another Child, According to the Mother of That Baby," Vanity Fair, Feb 18, 2025Favour Adegoke, "Elon Musk's Trans Daughter Rips Dad For Allegedly Using Sex-Selective IVF For Her: 'I Was Going Against The Product'," Yahoo News, March 11, 2024...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to access to all of our bonus episodes!
If you're looking for a single-sentence summation of the change in America's foreign policy under Donald Trump, you could do worse than what Trump said on Wednesday:“The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it. And they've done a good job of it. But now I'm president.”Trump seems to loathe America's traditional European allies even as he warms relations with Russia. He's threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico while softening his rhetoric on China. And he seems fixated on the idea of territorial expansion — whether it's the Panama Canal, Greenland or even Gaza. There is a “Trump doctrine” emerging here. It's one that could be glimpsed dimly in Trump's first term but is exploding to the fore in his second. What will it mean for the world? What will it mean for the United States?Fareed Zakaria is the host of CNN's “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” a columnist for The Washington Post and the author of the best-selling “Age of Revolutions.” He's one of the clearest foreign policy thinkers around, and he doesn't disappoint here. This episode contains strong language.Mentioned:“The Rise of Illiberal Democracy” by Fareed ZakariaBook Recommendations:The Jungle Grows Back by Robert KaganDiplomacy by Henry KissingerThe Wise Men by Walter Isaacson and Evan ThomasThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Elias Isquith. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Mary Marge Locker and Kate Sinclair. Mixing by Isaac Jones, with Aman Sahota. Our supervising editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Rollin Hu, Kristin Lin and Jack McCordick. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.