Planet B from X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story

Elon Musk is a rocket man. He wants humans to become 'a multi-planetary species' and talks about establishing human settlements on Mars. As President Trump talks up the Mars program while dismantling aid initiatives around the globe, Jill Lepore traces how Silicon Valley's existential catastrophism led to Musk's extraterrestrial vision of capitalism.

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Planet B from X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story is an episode from The Last Archive by Pushkin Industries.

This episode is 28:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2025.

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