🧠 “The Genius Ingredient” — Elon’s biography takeaway. Twinkies’ snack sale. Google’s antitrust megatrial.

Sep 12, 2023

Walter Isaacson, biographer of geniuses like Elon Musk, discusses the common ingredient among them: curiosity. Twinkies' parent company is being acquired for $5.6B, highlighting the snack industry's importance. Google faces an antitrust megatrial, with the focus on losing its competitive mindset. The podcast also delves into a fascinating fraudulent scheme and America's obsession with parking.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Woman Who Built a Fake Work Empire

01:49 • 7min

Twinkies: From Bankruptcy to Bidding Wars

08:25 • 6min

The United States Versus Google: The Start of the Antitrust Trial

14:49 • 4min

America's Obsession with Parking: Land and Spaces Devoted to Cars

19:11 • 2min