

Episode 255: Busy Bill Gates feat Tim Schwab
Nov 16, 2023
Tim Schwab, journalist and author of The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire, joins the podcast to discuss the reality behind the conspiracy theories surrounding Bill Gates. Topics include the influence of the Gates Foundation, questioning its claims, Gates' role in the computer revolution, his approach to pharmaceutical markets, controversies surrounding private trips and power dynamics, and a sarcastic impersonation of Bill Gates addressing conspiracy theories.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Bill Gates' Influence and the Critical Lens on the Gates Foundation
01:32 • 2min
The Early Partnership and Contrasting Images of Bill Gates
03:20 • 9min
Questioning the Claims of the Gates Foundation
12:29 • 22min
Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Pandemic Response
34:18 • 17min
Influence and Controversy: Private Trips, Power Dynamics, and the Gates Foundation
51:14 • 10min
Enlightening Book Discussion and Sarcastic Bill Gates Impersonation
01:01:01 • 2min