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stepen son and eli parris are for joining us on the next big idea podcast. i hope elon musk was listening, except for all the mean things that we said about em. If you're listening to this, we want your unvarnished opinions. Our emil address is podcast at next big idea club dot com. You know, did you like the form at would you like it if we brought old guests back for new conversations? Tell us what you think.

Why did Elon Musk buy Twitter? What does he plan to do with it? Is this the end of big social or a chance to reinvent it? This week, we’re interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to answer those questions with two of the smartest internet commentators we know: Eli Pariser, co-founder of Upworthy and author of “The Filter Bubble”; and Steven Johnson, writer, podcaster, and TV host.

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