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System CrashSpaceX and the Foundation of Elon’s Empire ft. Lora KolodnyIn our new series Elon In Power, we’re digging into the billionaire’s history to find out how he got to this point and what his past tells us about who he is today. For our second episode, CNBC Digital tech reporter Lora Kolodny joins the show to fill us in on how SpaceX got off the ground and the role it’s played in building Musk’s empire.Subscribe to Paris’s newsletter Disconnect.Subscribe to Brian’s newsletter Blood in the Machine.Support the show2025-03-2157 min
NBC Meet the PressMeet the Press NOW – February 19Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik reacts to President Donald Trump blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. NBC News’ Tom Winter and Politico’s Emily Ngo report on the Justice Department's effort to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard and CNBC’s Lora Kolodny discuss Elon Musk's “playbook” of mass firings now targeting workers across the federal government.
2025-02-1949 min
The Daily BeansBird WatchingWednesday, December 4th, 2024Today, the conservative President of South Korea invoked martial law which was quickly voted down by Parliament; TEN current and former Fox News employees tell NBC News that Pete Hegseth’s drinking is a problem as at least six Republican Senators tell NBC they’re not comfortable supporting him; the Trump transition team has signed the agreement with the Justice Department allowing FBI background checks to begin - but will it make a difference; Elon Musk has lost his bid to get his $56B bonus check from Tesla; the judges in the Hunter Biden case...2024-12-0459 min
Talking SpaceEpisode 1612: EPA, TCEQ Cite SpaceX for Starbase Clean Water Act ViolationsEnvironmental regulators are beginning to clamp down on Starbase. The big question is: Do these enforcement actions have enough significance to force the FAA to delay launch activities at Boca Chica?
Some troubling headlines appeared on CNBC.com on Monday, August 12, 2024 concerning SpaceX’s alleged issues regarding compliance with environmental regulations that govern their activities at the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
The story by Lora Kolodny alleges that “Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in Texas, a state agency said in a notice o...2024-08-191h 50
Tech Won't Save UsElon 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...2023-10-2652 min
Tech Won't Save UsElon Musk Unmasked: Creating the Genius Myth (Part 2)Elon Musk is man, but he’s also a character that he crafted and which the media blew up to unimaginable scale. Without the media, Musk would not be the man he is today because that myth — and the way it exaggerated some of his traits and virtually hid others — was essential to his success. This is episode 2 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...2023-10-1944 minTalking SpaceEpisode 1510: Artemis III – A Different Mission?ESA’s Aeolus earth observation satellite, launched in August 2018, ended its primary mission on July 28, 2023. It still had one final mission: a safe, fiery, controlled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere conducted by the European Space Agency flight controllers. Larry Herrin provides details of the importance of this maneuver.
August 8, 2023 was Artemis II media day at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Jim Free, and the Crew of the Artemis II mission, provided an update on the upcoming lunar reconnaissance mission. Jim Free was also asked about the status...2023-08-2053 min
Moderated ContentMC Weekly Update: Why?Stanford’s Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:ActivityPub Hub A new Stanford Internet Observatory report by David Thiel and Renée DiResta found a significant issue with child abuse content in the largest decentralized social media communities that make up the Fediverse. They argue that current online safety tools must be adapted for decentralized social networks. - Cristiano Lima/ The Washington PostMeta’s Threads announced future support for ActivityPub, the technical protocol that powers the Fediverse, but Alex doesn’t think that will ever happen...2023-07-2443 min
Can We Please Talk?"Is anybody here an Elonologist??"Mike & Nick on a former President's dinner with a white nationalist, House Republicans plan to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, plus, CNBC tech reporter Lora Kolodny on her great reporting surrounding all the latest Elon Musk/Twitter news. This episode is brought to you by -Russell Stover Chocolates - Get a discount on the best tasting chocolates for the ones you love this holiday season! Visit http://bit.ly/3tqtWtd for a discount. Fresh Roasted Coffee - Visit http://bit.ly/3EtLcEd and enter in the promo code CANWEGET20 for 20% off...2022-11-291h 16
Newslit Daily🏪 FTX Expands Into Stock TradingToday’s pickCrypto Exchange FTX Expands Into Stock Trading. Crypto exchange FTX will let customers trade stocks and exchange-traded funds on its popular trading app alongside bitcoin and dogecoin. FTX on Thursday will open access to its new stock-trading service for a limited number of U.S. users, the head… (Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal)Mark Cuban supports Biden proposal to forgive $10,000 in student debt. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban told Insider that he's in favor of Biden's proposal to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower. That's a reversal from his previous position, saying cancellation bails out...2022-05-1900 min
The ListenerProduction Hell Podcast: Supercharged (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Production HellPub date: 2019-12-17Notes from The Listener:Instalment from a six part series about Tesla, Elon Musk’s headline-grabbing venture best known for its electric cars. This episode focuses on the production problems that have plagued the company since the launch of its more family friendly, affordable car — the Model 3 — in 2016. It was incredibly popular right from the start, but Tesla has struggled to make enough cars to keep pace with demand. This problem has caused knock on financial problems for the company and den...2020-01-2357 min
MoonshotSupercharged: Production Hell
Since the original Roadster, Tesla has struggled to produce enough cars to meet the demand from customers. Building a car manufacturer from scratch is hard, and if there was any car to highlight that difficulty it was the popular Model 3. As Elon would say, 'Welcome to Production Hell'.Lora Kolodny's CNBC Investigation into GA4: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/tesla-workers-in-ga4-tent-describe-pressure-to-make-model-3-goals.htmlReveal's 'Tesla and Beyond': https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/tesla-and-beyond-hidden-problems-of-silicon-valley/The City Podcast 'West World': https://www.thecitypodcast.com/podcast_episode/the-city-podcast-season-2-episode-4/Lis...2020-01-1458 min
SuperchargedProduction Hell
Since the original Roadster, Tesla has struggled to produce enough cars to meet the demand from customers. Building a car manufacturer from scratch is hard, and if there was any car to highlight that difficulty it was the popular Model 3. As Elon would say, 'Welcome to Production Hell'.Lora Kolodny's CNBC Investigation into GA4: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/tesla-workers-in-ga4-tent-describe-pressure-to-make-model-3-goals.htmlReveal's 'Tesla and Beyond': https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/tesla-and-beyond-hidden-problems-of-silicon-valley/The City Podcast 'West World': https://www.thecitypodcast.com/podcast_episode/the-city-podcast-season-2-episode-4/...2019-12-1757 min
Power Passion PodcastPower Passion Podcast #5 - Brittany Spears, robot taxis & Transgenderism.Mason and Larry bring you the latest events from the 24 hour news cycle. Brittany Spears, robot taxis, biased media pushed by Google and more!
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Pratt, Tyler. 2019. "Cal Poly Faculty Vote To Remove Chick-Fil-A From Campus"...2019-05-2750 min
Accelerate Good with Fast ForwardThe Future of Free KnowledgeBrewster Kahle, Internet Archive's Founder & Digital Librarian, has spent his career dedicated to universal access to knowledge. In an age of digital distrust, can we course correct as we pursue an open Internet? Brewster discusses with Lora Kolodny, CNBC Tech Reporter. This is a recording of their conversation at Fast Forward's annual summit, Accelerate Good Global, on April 3rd, 2019.
2019-05-0126 min
Climate OneInsane Mode: Tesla’s Wild RideDespite having the top-selling luxury car in 2018, and a loyal if not rabid customer base, Tesla has been facing major challenges. In August, maverick CEO Elon Musk was slapped with SEC charges over some rather misleading tweets. That move cost him and the company millions in fines and forced Musk to step down as chairman. Other skidmarks for Tesla include production delays, shareholder skittishness and some well-publicized workplace complaints. Host Greg Dalton invites three journalists and Tesla-watchers to assess the health of Tesla, its overall impact on the auto industry and its future as a leader in the green economy.
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Distilling Venture CapitalIs A Startup Co-founder Essential?When you read about startups or startup accelerators, you almost hear about teams of co-founders. That’s because there most often, having co-founders is the right way to go. But can a solo founder succeed? What’s a poor startup founder to do if s/he can’t find the right co-founders? Just hang-out and wait? In this episode of Distilling Venture Capital, I look at these questions. Below are some of the articles and resources that I mention. For the detailed show notes and bonus information about Nic Brisbourn go to MarkWKing.com/5 Startups Are Ha...2017-04-0921 min
Writing in Real LifeEpisode 74: The One not Sponsored by Sesame PlaceA brief clarification from last week. Sesame Street vs. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…to the death! Is a young writer more impressive than an old one? Who do you try to make happy when you write, and should it always be yourself? Practice vs. raw talent. Barry rants briefly about VOYA. Links: Sesame Place | Sesame Street Theme Park in Pennsylvania Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Disney Junior Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - 'Hot Dog Dance' - Disney Official - YouTube Lora Kolodny's tweet about 30 under 30 lists Frank McCourt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Levitz Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler | Amazon | BN.co...2016-09-3030 min