Elon Musk Unmasked: Building An Empire (Part 3)

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.

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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. • A full transcript can be found on the show's official website • .

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