Podcast appearances and mentions of Walter Isaacson

Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is perhaps the most accomplished and influential leader in today's business landscape. Dive into the definitive biography, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, on our latest episode. Spanning 700 pages, this epic authorized account lays bare the polarizing man behind the innovations, exposing both triumphs and flaws. We dissect the biography's strengths and weaknesses, and discuss how it sheds light on the controversies encircling Musk. What insights does the book offer about Musk's persona, both personally and as a manager? Join us for an immersive exploration into Isaacson's detailed narrative, as we share our thoughts on the best book about this multifaceted personality. Show Notes Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson via Amazon S3E1 Liftoff with Eric Berger S3E6 The Founders with Jimmy Soni Follow us on Twitter @BusinessBooksCo and join our Amazon book club. Edited by Giacomo Guatteri Find out more at http://businessbooksandco.comRead transcript

Here's a genius move. Immerse yourself in a few more interests and watch yourself grow intellectually. That's the advice from biographer Walter Isaacson. And he should know as he's often considered the genius biographer. Isaacson is a bestselling author. He's written biographies about people including Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Jennifer Doudna. He's a former editor of Time Magazine and served as the CEO of the Aspen Institute in addition to teaching at Tulane University. His latest book may be his most controversial due to his subject, Elon Musk. Isaacson spent two years with Musk with what he describes as unfiltered total access. He thought the book would primarily focus on electric cars and space travel. Then came the Twitter sale in the middle of his writing project. Now, Isaacson's Elon Musk is out and he's facing criticism from some in the tech world for taking hit too easy on a controversial leader. Isaacson says his job is to be a storyteller and it's a reader's job to reach conclusions on his subjects. On this Dying to Ask: The unusual deal Walter Isaacson struck with musk before writing the book How Isaacson found out Musk had accepted his offer to do the book How the Twitter sale impacted his research and book Why broadening your interests helps you think bigger

The results from Louisiana's general election are in and Republicans swept statewide offices. Politics reporter Molly Ryan breaks down the wins, losses and a somewhat surprising result in the Lafayette mayor-president race. New Orleans not only serves as the setting for many literary classics like “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “A Confederacy of Dunces,” but it has also long been home to many writers and thinkers who draw inspiration from the Crescent City.  A new WYES documentary explores the history of News Orleans as a literary mecca for more than 300 years and includes interviews with past greats like Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice, as well as modern writers including Walter Isaacson and Maurice Carlos Ruffin.  Senior producer and host of “Literary New Orleans,” Peggy Scott Laborde tells us how she brought this passion project to life. She's joined by the state's outgoing poet laureate featured in the film, Mona Lisa Saloy. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many are gearing up to reunite with family and friends for the annual meal. But not everyone has the resources to cook a feast or a place to go. Thankfully, there are plenty of opportunities to get a Thanksgiving meal and enjoy an evening of community throughout Louisiana, including the 49th annual Sheriff's Thanksgiving Day Celebration in New Orleans.Our managing producer Alana Schreiber spoke with Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson about this year's celebration, as well as other opportunities to get a free meal or volunteer throughout the state. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Der wöchentliche Podcast behandelt Infos News und Facts zum Thema Tesla. Diese Woche: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Absturz: Die Nachfrage nach E-Autos sinkt. Tesla am Abgrund, E-Batterien sind kaum noch gefragt 12:04 Tesla verbietet den Weiterverkauf des Cybertrucks Link zur Cybertruck Kauf Vereinbarung: https://www.tesla.com/configurator/api/v3/terms?locale=en_US&model=m3&saleType=Sale 16:48 Zweiter Starship Launch geplant 17:27 Staatsbesuche bei Tesla 19:34 Neuer Supercharger Deal mit EG-Group 22:58 Cybertruck Wiederverkauf jetzt doch wieder erlaubt? 25:26 Cybertruck Event Lotterie 27:37 Angekündigtes Wachstum bei Tesla realistisch? 35:33 Outro TeslaWelt wird präsentiert von Shop4Tesla! Erhalte 5% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte und unterstütze den Kanal: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=Teslawelt ______________________________________________________ Hier geht's zum 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 * __________________________________________________ Werdet Tesla Welt Supporter: Davids Tesla Referral Code per Anfrage an : feedback@teslawelt.de Tesla Welt Shop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Per Steady: https://steadyhq.com/de/teslawelt/about Oder PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Twitter: https://twitter.com/teslawelt Editor: Daniel: http://instagram.com/dfmediacreations Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download (MB)

Walter Isaacson asks: how did we go from inventing fire to the Instant Pot? How much different is cooking from its genesis tens of thousands of years ago? And just what does a microwave have to do with weaponry?

This entrepreneur podcast is an extension of their real-life experiences as business owners, salaried employees and industry mavericks who made mistakes along the way and lived to talk about it.WE SPEAK TO: Strife Lim of SterraStrife Lim has worn many different hats throughout his young life; from his studying days in engineering to his interesting entrepreneurial journey, we know Strife best as one of the co-founders of Sterra, one of Singapore's fastest-growing consumer electronic goods companies. With an impressive $11 million advertising budget built up over a short couple of years since its inception, Strife is a proponent of paid advertising and marketing for its countless benefits for brand awareness and increased revenue. We sat down to pick his brain on the journey of mastering paid advertisement strategies, his journey in making necessary entrepreneurial mistakes and how he contributed to Sterra's commercial success online. WE'RE DRINKING:David: Australian red wine, Margaret River's Cabernet SauvignonTerng: Vodka, lime and sodaStrife: Your run-off-the-mill waterWE CHAT ABOUT:How Strife and his Sterra co-founder, Chris, actually started their entrepreneurial journey before Sterra, including their highly profitable T-shirt printing and selling journeyWhy the duo shifted markets during their exploration and experimentation journey to find SterraThe synergy between Strife and Chris, especially in their role and workload divisions in their work, and how to handle the communications between stakeholders to sustain a thriving businessManaging a large marketing and advertisement budget, and how to grow revenue from paid advertisements aloneThe effectiveness of paid advertising and how to invest in paid advertisements cleverlyWays to measure the effectiveness and success of paid advertisementsPreferences in terms of platforms for advertisement placements, particularly intrusive or interrupting ads and how it has been beneficial to the growth of the brandThe agility and benefits of online marketing and advertisingHow Sterra succeeded in rapidly growing its brand awareness and revenue, and what sets its strategy apart from other companies and businessesThe importance of paid advertising, but at the same time how to work around spending money on advertising and marketingWhat makes a good advertisement and some effective strategies for attracting viewers' attentionOpinions about influencer marketing, and how it can impact brand imageWhat Strife would do better or differently in hindsightGUEST'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - https://amzn.to/3SCPpNqThe 10X Rule by Grant Cardone - https://amzn.to/3QUed265 AM Club by Robin Sharma - https://amzn.to/3uizR7CElon Musk by Walter Isaacson - https://amzn.to/3SFY4ibVisit our book recommendations section for more books from our guestsFIND OUT MORE ABOUT STERRA:Sterra's website

Musk and Rand Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a book worthy of your time. He is an amazing writer and the context and content are so timely for the happenings of today. The story of Elon Musk remains one to be completely written, but it is being partially displayed in this new book that I am in the early stages of reading. The truth of the matter remains that Elon suffered some significant traumas as a child that have vexed him throughout his life. However, the triumph of his story that is an amazing lesson for all is that the traumas do not define your trajectory nor final outcome. Elon has proven what many others have before him. That in this country, you are the architect of your destiny. Your are NOT defined by your past in anyway. You are NEVER a victim unless you choose that path. You can always choose to rise above trauma and pain to be your best self. This is not to say that the trauma does not weigh on you and your psyche. To the contrary, as Elon clearly demonstrates, the past is in all of us. It will rise up at times to haunt us. Therein lies your work, to witness, work through and rise above it.....Plus a mini lit review as well as the recipe of the week. Enjoy, Dr. M

Cześć! Minął tydzień i już 201 odcinek, zaczynamy nowe 30 odcinków w ramach 8 sezonu. Czy to coś zmienia? Absolutnie nie, ale wygląda profesjonalnie i ładnie układa na stronie działy ze wszystkim odcinkami. Inaugurację ósmego sezonu rozpoczynam z Jankiem. Wszystko gotowe, mikrofon podłączony, przycisk REC naciśnięty, można zaczynać. Dzisiaj rozmawialiśmy o: Empik to fajna polska marka – ale kuriozum ze zwrotem towaru zakupionego w sklepie po oderwaniu ceny to jest jakiś chory film …. Nie wiem, czy to tylko ja miałem taki pech, czy to jakaś nowa polityka firmy, ale jak to jest możliwe, że nie mogę zwrócić Lego, które kupiłem, bo oderwałem z niego naklejkę z ceną? Przecież to nie zmienia nic w jego wartości i zawartości! A może Empik chce, żebym zostawił sobie na pamiątkę tę naklejkę i potem ją sobie oprawił w ramkę? Albo może chce, żebym zrobił z niej origami i podarował komuś na święta? Nie rozumiem tej logiki i uważam, że to jest totalna porażka. Janek przybliża nową książkę od Elonie Musku od wydawnictwa Insignis – Walter Isaacson „Elon Musk” Premiera 22 listopada. Janek przebrnął już przez 1/3 książki i chyba ją poleca! Ja sam jestem też ciekawy, jak Walter Isaacson, znany biograf Steve'a Jobsa i Alberta Einsteina, przedstawił osobowość i życiorys Muska. Mam nadzieję, że to będzie fascynująca lektura, pełna anegdot i ciekawostek. Po wstępnej recenzji Janka i promocji w przedsprzedaży od wydawnictwa Insignis ja już zamówiłem swoją kopię. [LINK] Seriala Bosh i Bosh Legacy na Amazon Prime. To jest jeden z moich ulubionych seriali kryminalnych. Główny bohater, Harry Bosch, jest twardym i nieustępliwym detektywem z Los Angeles, który rozwiązuje skomplikowane i brutalne sprawy. Serial jest bardzo wierny książkom Michaela Connelly'ego, na których się opiera. Podoba mi się styl serialu, który jest mroczny i realistyczny. Aktorzy są świetni, zwłaszcza Titus Welliver jako Bosch. Serial ma już siedem sezonów i niedawno pojawił się spin-off pod tytułem Bosh Legacy, który kontynuuje przygody Boscha po jego odejściu z policji. Polecam oba seriale wszystkim fanom dobrego kryminału. I kilka nowości od Rode, które bardzo chcielibyśmy mieć – ale budżet się już nie domyka, mikrofony i fajny biurkowy statyw za miliony monet. Zapraszamy też do patreona, gdzie znajdziecie ekstra treści po odcinku regularnym! To tyle na dziś. Dajcie znać w komentarzach, co myślicie o tych tematach i czy macie jakieś inne rekomendacje.  Do następnego! PozdrawiamyAdam i Jan Instagram: @LuznoPrzyKawieTwitter: @LuźnoPrzyKawieFacebook: @LPKpodcastProjekt okładki: Adam BorodoIdentyfikacja wizualna: High5Studio.plGłosy: Adam Borodo, Jan Urbanowicz Rozdziały: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - No i co tam? 00:04:32 - Nie drapcie ceny 00:30:54 - Elon Musk od Wydawnictwa Insignis 00:38:17 - Bosh od Amazon Prime 00:50:06 - Nowości od Rode 00:58:42 - Kończymy 01:00:53 - Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luzno-przy-kawie/message

Der wöchentliche Podcast behandelt Infos News und Facts zum Thema Tesla. Diese Woche: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Preiserhöhung in den USA bei der Farbe Schwarz 01:55 Cybertruck Crab Walk Hier geht's zu Joe Tegtmeyer: https://www.youtube.com/@JoeTegtmeyer/videos 2:55 Interview mit Joe Rogan Komplettes Interview mit Joe Rogan: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7edwvm2c6Ieuzun4xtFYCJ?si=FQr3uTfyQDGQXZMT_YOOVw&nd=1 05:15 Mehr Nachfrage für das Model X? 07:13 Schlechte Nachrichten von VW 11:10 Subaru akzeptiert Teslas NACS Ladestandard 12:08 Starlink ist Cashflow positiv 13:43 Starship-Flammierbrenner 14:44 Model Highland Test in den USA 15:42 Tesla startet VPP in Puerto Rico 20:16 Giga Berlin als das Juwel Deutschlands 25:21 Megapacks in Lathrop 26:07 Tesla Versicherung in Minnesota 26:54 Cybertruck in Schwarz matt 27:53 Nächster Starship Flug nähert sich 29:25 Neues Grok AI System von xAI 36:25 Giga Berlin Lobby ist fertig 37:13 China Versicherungszahlen 37:55 Interview mit Tao Lin 43:45 Lucid Motors übernimmt NACS 46:13 Outro TeslaWelt wird präsentiert von Shop4Tesla! Erhalte 5% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte und unterstütze den Kanal: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=Teslawelt ______________________________________________________ Hier geht's zum 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 * __________________________________________________ Werdet Tesla Welt Supporter: Davids Tesla Referral Code per Anfrage an : feedback@teslawelt.de Tesla Welt Shop: https://teslawelt.myspreadshop.de/ Per Steady: https://steadyhq.com/de/teslawelt/about Oder PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download (MB)

For the longest time, when you thought about the most powerful person in the world, the person who probably came to mind was the president of the United States, the leader of the free world. But in 2023, the person who comes to mind for most people these days isn't an elected official at all. Instead, a lot of people picture a 52-year-old civilian who, through his own determination, ambition, and sheer will, has amassed an enormous amount of wealth—more than any other person on this planet—and also an enormous amount of influence over many of the most important industries in the world, especially as we look to the future. Elon Musk's biography is difficult to summarize, but that's exactly what our guest today, Walter Isaacson, has spent the past two and a half years doing: outlining Elon Musk's life to the tune of about 700 pages, in a new book simply titled Elon Musk. Isaacson is an award-winning biographer of luminaries including Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, and Jennifer Doudna. But this recent undertaking has no doubt been his most complicated one to date. That's because the man he wrote about has a story that's very much still unfolding. In fact, when Walter Isaacson started writing the book, Musk hadn't even purchased Twitter yet.  One of the questions that underlies the entire biography is this: What does it mean for a single man to have so much singular power? And though Walter doesn't answer the question explicitly, we've all had a glimpse into exactly what it means for the world during this past month. Take, for example, how when Israel briefly cut off the internet inside of Gaza as part of their war strategy to eliminate Hamas, Elon announced that he was going to provide it himself through his company, Starlink. After widespread criticism, he posted an exploding head emoji. Then, when a commenter suggested that he must have felt pressure to provide the coverage, Elon simply responded, “yeah,” with a frowny face. Musk apparently then met with the head of Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, and announced that he would, “double check with Israeli and U.S. security officials before enabling any connections.” The point, as my friend and writer Jacob Siegel put it, is that “non-state kingmakers are redefining the scope of warfare through direct intervention.” Of course, there's also Elon's newfound power over the information that all of us consume on X, Twitter's new brand. It's hard to imagine under Twitter's previous regime that we would have had access to the raw, brutally violent footage from Hamas's October 7 massacre. Elon's version of Twitter, which is less censorious than the previous guard, has allowed millions of people across the globe to see—with their own eyes—exactly what Hamas did. And yet, with those loosened rules, there's also so much genuine disinformation spread at a pace like never before. Scores of people, including elected officials like Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, are posting horrifying photos and videos of crying children from Gaza, when in reality they are photos and videos from Syria in 2013.  It has never been clearer that one man wields an enormous amount of influence over everything from social media to warfare. And the question is, should he? That's the theme of today's conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're playing you an episode of Land of the Giants that takes a walk down memory lane to the early days of Twitter and how the platform became the best and worst place on the internet. If you like it; check out the Land of The Giants: The Twitter Fantasy and revisit our interviews with Ben Mezrich, Walter Isaacson, Ronan Farrow and William Cohan, or Kara and Nayeema's own walk down memory lane on Twitter.  Enjoy! And we'll be back on Thursday with a new episode of On. This episode hosted by Peter Kafka (@pkafka) and Lauren Goode (@laurengoode) EDITOR'S NOTE: This episode contains descriptions of sexual harassment and of graphic threats of violence. This section begins after the second midroll break and lasts for about 7 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Hutchison is the founder and CEO of BookThinkers, a marketing agency for authors that Nick launched based on his success growing a massive Instagram audience of nonfiction enthusiasts. This conversation focuses on lessons from Nick's new book, Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn.We cover:* How to get the most out of the books you read

Tim interviews Walter Isaacson at The Bulwark's live event in New Orleans. Listen to the two discuss Walter's latest book, Elon Musk, and what it was like for the author to interact with the business magnate as he was writing the biography. This event took place on October 25, 2023.

After building an empire, now Elon Musk wants us to believe he deserves it. He built a myth of his genius, and now he's using the same to seed harmful ideologies into the public that justify how he hoards wealth to pursue the projects he should be central to humanity's future, leaving behind a ton of suffering in their wake. But is Musk's future really the one we want? This is episode 4 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won't Save Us.  Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon. The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.  Also mentioned in this episode:Astrotopia author Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Human Extinction author Émile P. Torres, science fiction author Annalee Newitz, The Information reporter Julia Black, New York Times Johannesburg bureau chief John Eligon, Insider senior correspondent Linette Lopez, and environmental compliance expert Eric Roesch were interviewed for this episode.Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance, and Liftoff by Eric Berger were the books cited.Support the show

Der wöchentliche Podcast behandelt Infos News und Facts zum Thema Tesla. Diese Woche: 0:00 Intro 1:21 Model S/X neue Farbe: Stealth Grey 2:03 Ford verliert weiter Geld mit EV Autos 2:47 Q3 Earnings Ford 4:56 Tesla verkauft Supercharger an BP 7:15 Tesla wächst schnell 8:37 Keine günstigen E-Autos von Honda und GM 10:20 Preiserhöhung für das Long Range Model Y 11:08 Supercharger Abstimmung Hier geht's zur Abstimmung: https://www.tesla.com/suggest-superchargers 11:48 Cruise Update 12:25 Cybertruck Event in einem Monat 13:08 Einigung mit GM und Stellantis 14:44 Streik bei Tesla in Schweden? 16:12 VW streicht 2000 Stellen bei Cariad 17:03 Sportsitze für das Model S geleakt 18:23 Neues Model 3 Highland überall zu sehen Video mit Nora: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1ckslB8CM 19:04 Outro TeslaWelt wird präsentiert von Shop4Tesla! Erhalte 5% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte und unterstütze den Kanal: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=Teslawelt ______________________________________________________ Hier geht's zum 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 * __________________________________________________ Werdet Tesla Welt Supporter: Davids Tesla Referral Code per Anfrage an : feedback@teslawelt.de Per Steady: https://steadyhq.com/de/teslawelt/about Oder PayPal: an feedback@teslawelt.de Twitter: https://twitter.com/teslawelt Editor: Daniel: http://instagram.com/dfmediacreations Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download (MB)

“I want to go make that happen” was twenty-one-year-old Elon Musk's thought in 1992 on California mandating a 10% market share by 2003 for Electric Vehicles (EVs). Or rejecting a job building videogames, which he loved, because “I wanted to have more impact.” As a young man he wanted to colonize Mars to ensure human […]

Our podcast is designed to provide you with top business insights, fresh perspectives from world-class guests, and the tools you need to lead better than before. Coming up on today's episode of Better Than Before, Tony shares the quote that he's pondering this week, the National Days of Celebration for the next week, and he'll also discuss the Leadership Book Of The Month, Elon Musk, by Walter Isaacson. That and much more in this episode of Better Than Before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were honored this past week to welcome back renowned author Walter Isaacson for a Special Edition COBT episode. Walter is a Professor of History at Tulane University and a Distinguished Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He is also a good friend and someone with whom we are always thrilled to visit.   In his wide-ranging career, Walter has served as the Editor of TIME magazine, Chairman and CEO at CNN, and CEO of the Aspen Institute. As you may know, Walter has previously written on other fascinating people including Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. Most recently, he has published his latest work entitled "Elon Musk." Mike Bradley, Todd Scruggs and I were so excited to visit with Walter and hear his unique insights on his time spent with Elon, discuss the overall process of researching and writing the book, and dig in to unique anecdotes about Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter (X). We three read the book in preparation for the discussion and can absolutely recommend it. We learned a ton!   Walter begins our conversation by sharing his personal interest in writing Elon's biography as the next feature in his series of books highlighting individuals ushering in a new era. Walter shares the course of events that sparked the book, starting with a two-hour phone call followed by a tweet from Elon that confirmed his appointment as his biographer. Elon's tweet put Walter on the roller coaster of being by Elon's side for two years, witnessing everything from business meetings and interactions with his family to rocket launches and late night factory line visits. We discuss the internal purpose and sense of mission that drives Elon, the urgency he expects from everyone around him, and his unique appetite for risk. Walter and the book take us on a journey from Elon's childhood days in South Africa to emigrating to Penn to PayPal to SpaceX and up to and including his experience buying Twitter. With a lot of stops along the way! Walter shares the risks Elon took with building and launching the first at-scale private rocket company and the complicated situation he found himself in with Starlink satellites, especially in Ukraine. For those of you who are interested, we previously had the opportunity to visit with Trey Mendez, Mayor of Brownsville and tour SpaceX and found the SpaceX stories particularly interesting (episode linked here). When we weren't talking SpaceX and everything that came with it, we of course discussed Tesla, Elon's plunge into AI, what Elon refers to as "the algorithm," and many other aspects of one of the world's most impactful people. We want to thank Walter profusely for sharing his time and thoughts with us. He clearly had a fascinating firsthand experience pulling together what is an absolutely gripping read.   For those of you in Houston, Brazos Bookstore in partnership with Halliburton Labs and Veriten is hosting a live open-to-the-public discussion with Walter on Sunday, November 12th the Ballroom at Bayou Place at 5:00 PM CT. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available linked here.   We look forward to seeing Walter in Houston and hope you enjoy the book and discussion as much as we did! Our best to you all.

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt https://amzn.to/3QcSvVB INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I—this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder. After rising from an impoverished European childhood, Diesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing so, he became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world. The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great Britain's Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of mankind and refused to keep the technology out of the hands of the British or any other nation. For John D. Rockefeller, the engine was nothing less than an existential threat to his vast and lucrative oil empire. As electric lighting began to replace kerosene lamps, Rockefeller's bottom line depended on the world's growing thirst for gasoline to power its automobiles and industries. At the outset of this new age of electricity and oil, Europe stood on the precipice of war. Rudolf Diesel grew increasingly concerned about Germany's rising nationalism and military spending. The inventor was on his way to London to establish a new company that would help Britain improve its failing submarine program when he disappeared. Now, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt reopens the case and provides an astonishing new conclusion about Diesel's fate. “Equal parts Walter Isaacson and Sherlock Holmes, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel yanks back the curtain on the greatest caper of the 20th century in this riveting history” (Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author). About the author Until 2011, Douglas Brunt was CEO of Authentium, Inc. He now writes full time and lives in New York with his wife and three children. He is the author of New York Times Bestseller 'Ghosts of Manhattan' and 'The Means'. His third novel, 'Trophy Son', will be released May 30, 2017. You can lean more about Doug at www.douglasbrunt.com

En las ciudades coordinamos los recursos escasos de manera eficiente y Anna es una firme defensora de este modelo organizativo relativamente moderno. Charlamos en este podcast de los elevados precios de la vivienda y de las medidas políticas que podrían mitigar el problema. La solución pasa irremediablemente por la colaboración con los promotores, que conocen mejor que nadie este mercado. Como ya dijo Friedman: no debemos juzgar las políticas por sus intenciones, sino por sus resultados. Kapital es posible gracias a sus colaboradores: ¿Llevas meses siguiendo los contenidos de Kapital y tienes ya ganas de operar tu propia cartera de valores? Trade Republic es el bróker para dar ese salto. Las operaciones se ejecutan allí de forma simple, en una plataforma 100% transparente con millones de usuarios en toda Europa. Los precios son siempre claros, pudiendo invertir en acciones, bonos y fondos ETF desde tan solo 1 euro. Trade Republic te ofrece un amplio catálogo de productos financieros para que automatices las inversiones en un plan de ahorro único. Invertir hecho sencillo con Trade Republic. Factorial es un software de RRHH que ya utilizan más de 9.000 empresas. Sus clientes destacan la facilidad de uso y la variedad de tareas que resuelve. Desde la automatización del control horario hasta la elaboración de nóminas, pasando por el onboarding de nuevos empleados. Jordi y Bernat, los fundadores, presentan semanalmente el podcast de Itnig, en el que dan una visión realista de lo que significa emprender. Yo mismo participé en una de sus tertulias. Me ha dicho Bernat que, antes de solicitar tu demo gratuita en la web de Factorial, le agregues en LinkedIn y le digas que vienes de Kapital, para así recibir un trato especial. Muchos españoles no pueden invertir en inmuebles porque los bancos exigen un capital alto antes de conceder un préstamo y Equito App llega para cambiar esto. Esta aplicación te permite invertir en el sector inmobiliario desde tan solo 100 euros, a través de un préstamo participativo en el que los intereses varían según los rendimientos y la plusvalía del inmueble. Aprovecha el código IJT10 para obtener 30 euros de descuento en tu primera inversión de 500. Esta oferta es válida por un tiempo limitado. Entra en Equito.app para conocer todos los detalles del proyecto. Patrocina Kapital. Toda la información en este link. Índice: 2.26. La serendipia que ofrecen las ciudades. 10.50. La ciudad de los 15 minutos que ya intuyó Ildefons Cerdà. 16.51. Un transporte público eficiente destensionaría el precio. 21.45. ¿Por qué no construimos más pisos? 33.08. Una rifa nunca es una buena asignación. 36.12. El mito de los pisos vacíos. 41.48. A pesar de ser país de propietarios, se necesita el alquiler. 45.45. ¿Qué porcentaje de oficinas requiere una ciudad? 56.07. El teletrabajo perjudica a los perfiles jóvenes. 1.07.01. Externalidades negativas y positivas del talento extranjero. Apuntes: El triunfo de las ciudades. Edward Glaeser. Steve Jobs. Walter Isaacson.

Elon Musk has built himself a corporate empire, but how did he do it? He's styled himself at as the cofounder of Tesla, but the real innovations came from its actual founders before he took the credit and spun a ton of deceptive tales he couldn't follow through on to boost its share price. Ultimately, his interventions have had some serious consequences. This is episode 3 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won't Save Us.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Insider senior correspondent Linette Lopez, CNBC.com journalist Lora Kolodny, Ludicrous author Edward Niedermeyer, transportation journalist Alissa Walker, and climate journalist Amy Westervelt were interviewed for this episode.Ludicrous by Edward Niedermeyer, Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, and Road to Nowhere by Paris Marx were the books cited.Support the show

Jason and Karan talk about what they learned from the book Invent and Wander. The guys talk Amazon stock, Jeff Bezos, the growth of AWS and cloud, and much more. Thanks for listening!Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson - https://www.amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715/Karan - https://twitter.com/KaranMGurnaniJason - https://twitter.com/afterinvestorUranium Spotlight: Nuclear's Resurgence in a Clean Energy WorldThe latest uranium market news and events and its critical role in the energy landscapeListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

With Elon Musk seemingly destroying Twitter, we decided it was time to ask two experts whether we need to be rethinking social media as freelance journalists. Can we live without Twitter and what are the alternatives? Should we be more mindful about how our data is used? And how on earth does Mastodon work? We spoke to tech and internet journalists Chris Stokel-Walker and Steven Asarch to find the answers.The guestsChris Stokel-Walker stokel-walker.comTwitter https://twitter.com/stokelSteven Asarch https://muckrack.com/steven-asarchTwitter https://twitter.com/IAmAsarchResourcesMastodon https://mastodon.social/Blue Sky https://bsky.app/Threads https://www.threads.net/Reddit https://www.reddit.com/Discord https://discord.com/Signal https://signal.org/Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1398527491TikTok Boom by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.amazon.co.uk/TikTok-Boom-China-Superpower-Social/dp/1912454793The History of the Internet by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Internet-Byte-Sized-Chunks-Bite-Sized/dp/1789295599Google accidentally leaking AI chats by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.fastcompany.com/90958811/google-was-accidentally-leaking-its-bard-ai-chats-into-public-search-resultsRecommendationsMiles Klee, internet culture journalist https://www.rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee/Jessica Lucas, There's a Deadly Drinking Problem on TikTok https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deadly-drinking-tik-tok_n_64760b90e4b02325c5dd1b33Seth Simons, Who's afraid of Lorne Michaels? https://longreads.com/2023/08/17/lorne-michaels-saturday-night-live/Taylor Lorenz, tech journalist on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenzSophia Smith Galer, journalist https://twitter.com/sophiasgalerLaura Garcia, BBC Mundo

Apple supplier Foxconn is reportedly facing a tax investigation in China. Apple's other issue these days: Chinese e-commerce retailers are offering iPhone 15s at a steep discount, raising questions about demand for Apple products. Professor, former CEO, and biographer of both Steve Jobs and Elon Musk Walter Isaacson discusses the tricky terrain for a corporation like Apple, navigating Chinese and American geopolitics. Plus, a pivot to the Middle East. One of many, a tech entrepreneur lost his daughter in the Israel-Hamas War. Eyal Waldman, co-founder of Nvidia-acquired Mellanox, grieves for his daughter, who was among those killed in the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival. He shares his perspective on the conflict and on the road forward, hoping for a two-state road to a peaceful future.  Walter Isaacson - 01:39Eyal Waldman - 13:39 In this episode:Walter Isaacson, @walterisaacsonAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

Solomon was renowned for giving wise advice. As for putting it into practice in his own life…well, that's another story! How you can avoid the same mistake. Plus: Elon's at it again…Twitter is dead, long live X: The Everything App! Famed biographer Walter Isaacson explains the “Muskover”. 

With the publication of Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography, Stacie's been following up on some of the highs, lows, and general mayhem in the life and career of Elon Musk since we first covered him back in May of 2021. We really just scratch the surface on our update - a comprehensive telling of the last couple of years would easily be as long as Isaacson's entire book, and then we re-air our original origin story of Elon Musk. Want early, ad-free episodes, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Regain Couples Therapy by BetterHelp. Visit regain.com/trashy today and get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer Walter Isaacson grew up in a family full of engineers and spent his spare time making radios and televisions sets. While he became a journalist and author instead, his interest in technology and science remained and has informed his selection of biography subjects, from Albert Einstein to Steve Jobs. Walter joined David to talk about his latest biography on Elon Musk and Musk's “epic hero visions of himself,” his technological genius, how Musk's father's treatment of him affected his personality, the openness and transparency Musk allowed Isaacson, and criticism Isaacson received for getting too close to Musk during the writing of his book, "Elon Musk."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Elon Musk is man, but he's also a character that he crafted and which the media blew up to unimaginable scale. Without the media, Musk would not be the man he is today because that myth — and the way it exaggerated some of his traits and virtually hid others — was essential to his success. This is episode 2 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won't Save Us.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Science fiction author Annalee Newitz, CNBC.com journalist Lora Kolodny, Ludicrous author Edward Niedermeyer, freelance journalist Karl Bode, and Insider senior correspondent Linette Lopez were interviewed for this episode.Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, The Founders by Jimmy Soni, and The PayPal Wars by Eric Jackson were the books cited.Support the show

The acclaimed biographer spent two years in Musk's company as his subject launched rockets, built electric cars, decided to save humanity by sending us to Mars, became the richest man in the world and bought Twitter – all the while often behaving like an “absolute jerk.”

In this bonus episode, the hosts of Critics at Large dissect Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, asking how it reflects ideas about power, money, and cults of personality—from “Batman” to “The Social Network.” The critics examine how, in recent years, the idea of the unimpeachable Silicon Valley founder has lost its sheen. Narratives, such as the 2022 series “WeCrashed,” tell the story of startup founders who make lofty promises, only to watch their empires crumble when those promises are shown to be empty. “It dovetails for me with the disillusionment of millennials,” Naomi Fry says, pointing to the dark mood that the 2007-08 financial crisis and the 2016 election brought to the country. “There's no longer this blind belief that the tech founder is a genius who should be wholly admired with no reservations.”  This is a preview of The New Yorker's new Critics at Large podcast. Episodes drop every Thursday.

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Walter Isaacson - the bestselling author of biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein - as he sits down with bestselling author Michael Lewis to discuss Issacson's latest, Elon Musk. It's an astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era, a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and he took over Twitter.   The conversation was recorded on September 13, 2023 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, in 1905, produced several papers that were to change the world of physics and whose name went on to become a byword for genius. This was Albert Einstein, then still a technical expert at a Swiss patent office, and that year of 1905 became known as his annus mirabilis ('miraculous year'). While Einstein came from outside the academic world, some such as Max Planck championed his theory of special relativity, his principle of mass-energy equivalence that followed, and his explanations of Brownian Motion and the photoelectric effect. Yet it was not until 1919, when a solar eclipse proved his theory that gravity would bend light, that Einstein became an international celebrity and developed into an almost mythical figure. With Richard Staley Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and Professor in History of Science at the University of Copenhagen Diana Kormos Buchwald Robert M. Abbey Professor of History and Director and General Editor of The Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology And John Heilbron Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley Producer: Simon Tillotson Reading list: Ronald W. Clark, Einstein: The Life and Times (first published 1971; HarperPaperbacks, 2011) Albert Einstein (eds. Jurgen Renn and Hanoch Gutfreund), Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition (Princeton University Press, 2019) Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years (first published 1950; Citadel Press, 1974) Albert Einstein (ed. Paul A. Schilpp), Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist: The Library of Living Philosophers Volume VII (first published 1949; Open Court, 1970) Albert Einstein (eds. Otto Nathan and Heinz Norden), Einstein on Peace (first published 1981; Literary Licensing, 2011) Albrecht Folsing, Albert Einstein: A Biography (Viking, 1997) J. L. Heilbron, Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2020) Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon & Schuster, 2008) Max Jammer, Einstein and Religion (Princeton University Press, 2002) Michel Janssen and Christoph Lehner (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Einstein (Cambridge University Press, 2014) Dennis Overbye, Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance (Viking, 2000) Abraham Pais, Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein (Oxford University Press, 1982) David E. Rowe and Robert Schulmann (eds.), Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb (Princeton University Press, 2007) Matthew Stanley, Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I (Dutton, 2019) Fritz Stern, Einstein's German World (Princeton University Press, 1999) A. Douglas Stone, Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian (Princeton University Press, 2013) Milena Wazeck (trans. Geoffrey S. Koby), Einstein's Opponents: The Public Controversy About the Theory of Relativity in the 1920s (Cambridge University Press, 2014)

Elon Musk wasn't always the influential billionaire he is today. To begin our dive into the myth of Musk, we need to go back to his origins — to find out where he came from, what inspired him, and how he became the man he is today. Those details set the foundation for the three episodes to come. This is episode 1 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won't Save Us.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Insider senior correspondent Linette Lopez, New York Times Johnannesburg bureau chief John Eligon, CBC documentary producer Ira Basen, and science fiction author Annalee Newitz were interviewed for this episode.Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, and The Founders by Jimmy Soni were the books cited.A full transcript can be found on the show's official website.Support the show

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, in 1905, produced several papers that were to change the world of physics and whose name went on to become a byword for genius. This was Albert Einstein, then still a technical expert at a Swiss patent office, and that year of 1905 became known as his annus mirabilis ('miraculous year'). While Einstein came from outside the academic world, some such as Max Planck championed his theory of special relativity, his principle of mass-energy equivalence that followed, and his explanations of Brownian Motion and the photoelectric effect. Yet it was not until 1919, when a solar eclipse proved his theory that gravity would bend light, that Einstein became an international celebrity and developed into an almost mythical figure. With Richard Staley Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and Professor in History of Science at the University of Copenhagen Diana Kormos Buchwald Robert M. Abbey Professor of History and Director and General Editor of The Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology And John Heilbron Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley Producer: Simon Tillotson Reading list: Ronald W. Clark, Einstein: The Life and Times (first published 1971; HarperPaperbacks, 2011) Albert Einstein (eds. Jurgen Renn and Hanoch Gutfreund), Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition (Princeton University Press, 2019) Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years (first published 1950; Citadel Press, 1974) Albert Einstein (ed. Paul A. Schilpp), Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist: The Library of Living Philosophers Volume VII (first published 1949; Open Court, 1970) Albert Einstein (eds. Otto Nathan and Heinz Norden), Einstein on Peace (first published 1981; Literary Licensing, 2011) Albrecht Folsing, Albert Einstein: A Biography (Viking, 1997) J. L. Heilbron, Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2020) Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon & Schuster, 2008) Max Jammer, Einstein and Religion (Princeton University Press, 2002) Michel Janssen and Christoph Lehner (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Einstein (Cambridge University Press, 2014) Dennis Overbye, Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance (Viking, 2000) Abraham Pais, Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein (Oxford University Press, 1982) David E. Rowe and Robert Schulmann (eds.), Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb (Princeton University Press, 2007) Matthew Stanley, Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I (Dutton, 2019) Fritz Stern, Einstein's German World (Princeton University Press, 1999) A. Douglas Stone, Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian (Princeton University Press, 2013) Milena Wazeck (trans. Geoffrey S. Koby), Einstein's Opponents: The Public Controversy About the Theory of Relativity in the 1920s (Cambridge University Press, 2014)

https://www.patreon.com/westernkabuki Juniper has been banned from by Elon with collaboration by Chaya Raichik, and it happens to coincide with us reading and shitting on Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography. There are a ton of wild details in the book, so we invited our pal and yours Jenny Tightpants to come on and talk about them with us. Follow Jenny on twitter at https://twitter.com/halomancer1

Walter Isaacson, prolific biographer and bestselling author of "Elon Musk," joins Andrew to talk about Elon's unique approach to life and business, being "all-in," Elon's Twitter addition, and the evolution of Elon's politics. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UIxidZjPOT0 Elon Musk: https://amzn.to/3PFnAAQ Follow Walter Isaacson: https://twitter.com/WalterIsaacson | https://isaacson.tulane.edu Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk is a serial monotasker. He's also obsessed with risk. What makes him tick?  Ricky Mulvey caught up with Walter Isaacson to talk about the force that is Elon Musk. They also discuss: The importance of the letter X How to craft a “cocktail of a fanatical risk taker”  And Musk's latest endeavor into “real world artificial intelligence”  Tickers discussed: TSLA, GOOG, GOOGL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Walter Isaacson Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Dan Boyd

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  OTB gets some critical feedback The boys cover Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography Is Elon going to turn around the Twitter acquisition? Bourgeous capitalism We review Lewis' Going Infinite SBF was tungsten pilled Su Zhu is jailed for contempt of court in Singapore Is FTX solvent again thanks to Anthropic? Does ETH futs ETFs mean that ETH isn't a security? Bharat Ramamurti, one of the architects of OCP 2.0, leaves the White House The Economist covers the Bitcoin lab leak hypothesis Coinbase gets a license in Singapore Content mentioned in this episode: The Economist, Did bitcoin leak from an American spy lab? Sponsor notes: Coin Metrics STATE OF THE NETWORK — Q3 2023 Wrap-Up In Coin Metrics State of the Network Issue 227, we take a data-driven look at the most important events that impacted the digital assets industry from Q3 2023

BYD is on Tesla's heels, but we all know Elon Musk loves a challenge.  (00:21) Ron Gross and Bill Mann discuss: - The jobs report, and why they're paying attention to mortgage rates, credit card delinquencies and inventory levels heading into earnings season. - Meta's plans to offer a monthly subscription to users in the EU. - Cyberattacks hitting Clorox, MGM, and Caesar's. - China's BYD heating up the race in EVs. (19:11) Elon Musk's biographer Walter Isaacson explains Musk's fascination with X and how his fixation on mission fuels his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. . (33:00) Bill and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Chevron and Burford Capital. Stocks discussed: META, CLX, MGM, CZR, TSLA, KVUE, ASR Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Ron Gross, Ricky Mulvey, Walter Isaacson Engineers: Dan Boyd 

Walter Isaacson, professor of history at Tulane and the author of several biographies, including his latest, Elon Musk (Simon & Schuster, 2023), talks about his new book.

Drew is locking Roth in to do a whole lot of baseball talking, because it's the Haterrrrr's Guiiiide to the 2023 MLB Playoffs! Who's fun, who sucks, who's gonna win it all, and who do we wish would win it all? But we also take an aside to talk about Michael Lewis, Walter Isaacson, and how they suck now. And as always, we Remember a Guy and dive into the Funbag. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Sponsors- Power Ten, available now in your podcast app!- Tab for a Cause - Raise money for charity while browsing the web at tabforacause.org/distraction Credits- Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth- Producer: Eric Silver- Editor: Brandon Grugle- Production Services & Ads: Multitude- Subscribe to Defector! About The ShowFrom Defector Media: Former Deadspin writers Drew Magary and David Roth should really stick to sports. Sure, their new indie sports podcast will break down the week in sports: the Mets grounding into quadruple plays, NBA players getting testy on the court and horny on Instagram, Bill Belichick cutting 80% of his roster just to keep himself interested, horrifying takes from sports talk radio that need to be broken down, etc. But these two men and their guests will have their fair share of off-the-field issues they'll also have to address: stupid Funbag questions, bad tweets from bad people, pointless food arguments, and even less. Every week is a VERY long week these days. We could all use a little Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.

In this bonus episode, the hosts of Critics at Large dissect Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, asking how it reflects ideas about power, money, cults of personality—from “Batman” to “The Social Network.” The critics examine how, in recent years, the idea of the unimpeachable Silicon Valley founder has lost its sheen. Narratives, such as the 2022 series “WeCrashed,” tell the story of startup founders who make lofty promises, only to watch their empires crumble when those promises are shown to be empty. “It dovetails for me with the disillusionment of millennials,” Fry says, pointing to the dark mood that the 2007-08 financial crisis and the 2016 election brought to the country. “There's no longer this blind belief that the tech founder is a genius who should be wholly admired with no reservations.” This is a preview of The New Yorker's new Critics at Large podcast. Episodes drop every Thursday. 

In this bonus episode, the hosts of Critics at Large dissect Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, asking how it reflects ideas about power, money, cults of personality—from “Batman” to “The Social Network.” The critics examine how, in recent years, the idea of the unimpeachable Silicon Valley founder has lost its sheen. Narratives, such as the 2022 series “WeCrashed,” tell the story of startup founders who make lofty promises, only to watch their empires crumble when those promises are shown to be empty. “It dovetails for me with the disillusionment of millennials,” Fry says, pointing to the dark mood that the 2007-08 financial crisis and the 2016 election brought to the country. “There's no longer this blind belief that the tech founder is a genius who should be wholly admired with no reservations.”  This is a preview of The New Yorker's new Critics at Large podcast. Episodes drop every Thursday. 

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Episode 500: Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talks to Jason Yanowitz (https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz) founder of Blockworks, which covers crypto news, information and analytics. Jason shares the revenue numbers behind Blockworks, the secret to hosting profitable events, and why he would put 100% of his portfolio in crypto if his wife would let him.  Want to see more MFM? Subscribe to our YouTube channel here. Want MFM Merch? Check out our store here. Want to see the best clips from MFM? Subscribe to our clips channel here. — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com/ Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Try Shepherd Out - https://www.supportshepherd.com/ • Shaan's Personal Assistant System - http://shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant • Power Writing Course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing • Small Boy Newsletter - https://smallboy.co/ • Daily Newsletter - https://www.shaanpuri.com/ — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:45) Blockworks revenue and profitability (4:00) How to crush it with a conference (10:00) Conferences are really 3-day marketplaces (15:00) Jason's accidental MLM success story (23:00) The difference between MLMs and pyramid schemes (27:00) How Sam Ovens inspired Blockworks (30:00) The fallacy of founder origin stories (35:00) How Sam is optimizing his life (40:00) Business Idea: Beehiiv for Conferences (45:00) Business Idea: Hair transplants for the masses (48:00) Blockworks Research (55:00) Where is Jason putting his money? (1:00:00) How Sam thinks about crypto — Links: • Blockworks - https://blockworks.co/ • Blockworks Research - https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ • Blockworks Twitter - https://twitter.com/blockworks_ • Jason's Twitter - https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz • Sam Ovens Consulting company - https://www.consulting.com/ • Peter Turchin - https://peterturchin.com/ • beehiiv - https://www.beehiiv.com/ • Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/ • Splash - https://splashthat.com/ • Hopin acquisition - https://tinyurl.com/2zn2kk3p • ‘Elon Musk,' by Walter Isaacson - https://tinyurl.com/bde53vpr • Jeff Bezo's Regret Minimization Framework - https://tinyurl.com/m34hmyfk Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. — Other episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto • #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • ​​​​#218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

A New York Judge ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud and lied about his net worth for years, saying the former president's financial statements were “based in a fantasy world.” Meanwhile even more Democrats, including New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, are calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign. Plus, a one on one with Walter Isaacson, author of the new Elon Musk biography. Joyce Vance, Tim O'Brien, Sam Stein, Reed Galen, Robert Gibbs, and Brandy Zadrozny join.

This week on Rational Security, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare colleagues Eric Ciaramella and Saraphin Dhanani, the latter for her last episode of RatSec before departing Lawfare, to break down the week's big national security news stories, including:“UNGA UNGA Party.” President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy made back-to-back addresses to the U.N. General Assembly, which is gathered in New York for its annual summit this week. What should we make of their statements? Might this be a turning point for the conflict—and, if so, in which direction?“Et Tu, Modi?” Canada has leveled a serious allegation against the government of India: that it was directly involved in the recent assassination of a Sikh separatist leader (and Canadian citizen) on Canadian soil—something that promises to complicate U.S. efforts to bring India into the fold as a balance to China. How credible are these claims and what might they mean?“Ransomwhere?” The Biden administration has struck a deal with the government of Iran, exchanging several imprisoned Iranian nationals and $6 billion in frozen oil revenue for five U.S. nationals held by Iran and their spouses. Is this negotiating with terrorists, a new opening for Iran negotiations, or something else entirely?For object lessons, Quinta recommended Tyler Austin Harper's penetrating review of Richard Hanania's “The Origins of Woke.” Eric also went the critic's route and passed along Gary Shteyngart's withering review of Walter Isaacson's new Elon Musk biography. Scott urged anyone with a junior mycologist at home to run out and find Elise Gravel's charming “The Mushroom Fan Club.” And Saraphin gave a double-headed finale: BBC's controversial documentary “India: The Modi Question,” which has been banned in India; and David Brooks' recent article, “How America Got Mean.”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the risk of a government shutdown growing and time running short, the House speaker faces a number of challenges. The Wall Street Journal explains. And ABC reports on what the looming government shutdown could mean for you. Ahead of her final game for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, ESPN takes a look back at Megan Rapinoe’s 10 best moments. In college football, Sports Illustrated has the story of how new Colorado coach Deion Sanders has transformed both the team and the sport more broadly. On this week’s episode of In Conversation, biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the reach, influence, and limitations of Elon Musk.

This week on Rational Security, with Scott traveling, Quinta and Alan were joined by Lawfare Senior Editor Molly Reynolds to break down the week's big national security news stories, including:“What is Impeachment, Really?” Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has announced an impeachment inquiry against President Biden seemingly with the goal of finding something to impeach him over. Will this do anything to hold back the right flank of McCarthy's caucus from coming for McCarthy's speakership? “The Investigation of the Investigation of Donald Trump.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman and fearless Trump defender Rep. Jim Jordan has fired back against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over the Georgia state indictment of Donald Trump, announcing that he's planning to investigate Willis for engaging in what he terms a politically motivated prosecution. Willis has responded by accusing Jordan of seeking “to obstruct a Georgia criminal proceeding.” What kind of authority, if any, does Congress actually have to conduct this kind of oversight?“Still Musky.” A new biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson has sparked controversy thanks to Isaacson's description of a decision by Musk to turn off Starlink coverage near Crimea to block a Ukrainian maneuver. Isaacson has already walked back his own reporting … but the incident still raises questions about Musk's power on the global stage and his ability as a private actor to shape the course of war.For object lessons, Alan recommended the novel “Song of Achilles.” Molly shared a PBS documentary series about the Troubles called Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, and Quinta shouted out the HBO documentary series Telemarketers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about Elon Musk being attacked by CNN's Jake Tapper, and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow over a misinterpreted portion of Walter Isaacson's new biography on Musk about his use of Starlink in the Ukraine War; “The View's” Ana Navarro suggesting that illegal immigrants should be spread throughout the country to handle the migrant crisis; NYC Mayor Eric Adams realizing that maybe being a sanctuary city is making NYC's migrant crisis worse; Alejandro Mayorkas claiming that the Biden administration's approach to immigration is working; “The View's” Alyssa Farah Griffin having a bad feeling about Biden being able to beat Donald Trump; Kristi Noem formally endorsing Trump in the 2024 election; Tucker Carlson's two pieces of advice for conservatives; and much more. WATCH the MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE segment of the show here: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today's Sponsors: Bambee - Looking for HR management for your small business? With Bambee you can change HR from your biggest liability to your biggest strength. Schedule your FREE conversation today! Go to https://www.bambee.com and type in RUBIN under PODCAST