Ding-Dong of the Week
Compared to you, the listener of this podcast, Elon Musk doesn't have a very high tax bill. He got a little defensive about this on Twitter, saying something sort of convoluted about Tesla stock prices, but he might be missing the point. Also! He's planning to accept Bitcoins in exchange for cars once again someday. AND he likes to put video games in cars. All that and Jeff Bezos's voice. Do you have any idea what he sounds like? (spoiler: pretty goofy!) You will after you listen to this episode. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk and His Whole Cryptocurrency DealDing-Dong of the Week
A deep dive into Elon Musk's history with cryptocurrency, and an attempt to understand what he's trying to accomplish by—for instance— tweeting an acrostic that spells "CUM." music credit: Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk's Autopilot Caused(?) Another Deadly Car CrashDing-Dong of the Week
A deep dive into self-driving Teslas and how you probably shouldn't use one. It's not fun to talk about someone dying (), but it's worth noting that the excuses Elon Musk and Tesla give for their fully self-driving cars causing deaths aren't very good. Also, a little bit more about company towns, in light of the company town Elon appears to be building. And a silver medalist who is flamin' hot. Music credit: License: NOTE: A previous version omitted the text “(?)” from the title. We regret the error(?).
info_outline Elon Musk Hosts SNL (with Seth Simons)Ding-Dong of the Week
Freelance journalist Seth Simons visits the Institute of Ding Dong Studies to discuss the comedy stylings of billionaire Elon Musk. For more from Seth, check out . music credit: Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk's Role in This Whole Gamestonks ThingDing-Dong of the Week
Why did Elon Musk tweet "Gamestonks"? For that matter, why does he do anything? Also: Elon's into Bitcoin now, and SpaceX is being investigated by the FAA. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk Is Hiring People to Deal with Twitter for HimDing-Dong of the Week
Elon Musk fired Tesla's public relations department in October, and replaced it with saying whatever he wants all the time on Twitter. But now he's hiring people to deal to relate, if you will, with members of what you might call "the public" on Twitter. Also, his common law wife may or may not have given COVID-19 to Dave Chapelle. Also, he wants to dig tunnels under Miami. And his flamethrowers are causing problems for people. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk Has a Great Deal of MoneyDing-Dong of the Week
Elon Musk has more money than you, even if you are Jeff Bezos. Also, he thinks you should use Signal. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk's Immunity from Actual CriticismDing-Dong of the Week
Elon Musk doesn't care for pronouns, one of the more common parts of speech. Seems like it must make it hard for him to talk. LOL. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk's Former SpaceX Employee's Arbitration NightmareDing-Dong of the Week
An LA Times story tells the story of an internal whistleblower at Tesla who just wanted to improve the products she was working on, but got fired, and now lives in a personal hell of her former employer’s making. The silver medal recipient is the only person richer than Elon Musk. Music credit: License:
info_outline Elon Musk Wins a German Billionaire AwardDing-Dong of the Week
Elon Musk has won an award this week. No, not The Golden Bell of the Ding-Dong, the award he wins every week here on our show, but an award from a German media conglomerate called Axel Springer. It's called The Axel Springer Award, and if you bet that Elon would say some dumb stuff at the interview the folks at Axel Springer conducted, you're a winner too. Music credit: License:
info_outlineIt's election week. Joe Biden looks to be the winner, but Elon Musk was elected to four more years of being Ding-Dong of the Week! He got bullied online, and then whined that the person making fun of him was a "chad," and was celebrated by the Wall Street Journal as the new kid on the block in the world of military contractors. We at DDOTW thought there was no way this guy could possibly make it into the show in a week so dense with news, but Elon had other plans.
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