Elon, Inc.
Transcript: Did Musk Buy Twitter to Keep His Movements Secret?
Read the discussion of Musk’s pricey disdain for anyone tracking his private plane from the latest episode of Elon, Inc.
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In this bonus episode, Max Chafkin sits down with Bloomberg social media reporter Kurt Wagner to talk about Wagner’s new book, Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter’s Soul. So why did Elon Musk buy Twitter? Chafkin and Wagner explore three theories—including that Musk bought Twitter to confound a guy tracking his private jet.
Here’s a lightly edited transcript of the conversation. Listen in full below, learn more about the podcast here and subscribe on Apple and Spotify to stay on top of new episodes.