Timcast IRL #509 - Elon Musk Twitter Buyout E...

Tim, Phil, and Ian are joined by Arynne Wexler and Luke Rudkowski to discuss a potential drone attack against California, Iran striking a US-owned oil tanker, gas prices skyrocketing in California, Republicans betraying America, Trump endorsing Brandon Herrera, and markets predic ...  Show more

Tim, Phil, and Ian are joined by Leonarda Jonie and John Rocker to discuss support for the Iran War collapsing, Tim debating Leonarda on Iran, Lindsey Graham roasted for saying he's with Israel, and CNN deleting a post after claims they defended NYC bombers. SUPPORT THE SHOW BUY ...  Show more

Nilay Patel, Editor-in-Chief of The Verge and host of the Decoder podcast, talks with Jon about Elon Musk’s newest and thorniest business venture: purchasing Twitter. In a recent article, “Welcome to Hell, Elon,” Patel describes the quandary that awaits the Tesla founder and argu ...  Show more

The saga around Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter has been just that: a months-long soap opera involving lawsuits and subpoenas, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, even a town hall. But why does Musk — one of the world's richest and arguably most influential men — want wi ...  Show more

Elon Musk’s recent investment in Twitter has turned a high-profile and frequent user of the platform into the company’s largest stakeholder.

At first, the involvement of Mr. Musk, the C.E.O. of Tesla, was seen by the social media giant as a chance to gain a powerful ally ...

Twitter is about to suck for you. But it’s going to suck for self-proclaimed “Chief Twit” Elon Musk too. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary and The Verge’s Nilay Patel explain. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bull ...  Show more