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#206 Pt 1 – Hot Takes: Is Elon Musk That Bad? His “Credentials”, Twitter, X, Vector Images & His Work Ethic With Matt of Bust Builders
This episode is the first in a new series “Hot Takes” where Mike & Matt discuss opinions that could be considered controversial and for the premiere episode, Elon Musk is the topic! In more detail, Matt first explains why he is interested in Elon Musk and why there is such controversy surrounding him. Matt then confirms Elon’s “credentials” and personal life, before delving into his work ethic and expectations of when working for Musk, his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience and the Twitter/X buyout, his chosen lack of privacy and more. In part 2, Matt goes into detail about Musk’s buying of Twitter (now X), including the purchase itself, the mass firings and his potential mindset. Matt then delves deeper into Musk’s businesses, including SpaceX and Musk’s “Australian battery”, as well as Musk’s “failures”. The conversation then finishes with Matt talking about his new business; Bust Builders! Please note this conversation was recorded in early July, so anything of note since then would not have been considered! Find Bust Builders on Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bustbuilders - or on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/bustbuilders.co.uk Check out episodes 202 & 203 for an introduction to Matt, his immigration from Australia to the UK, his 3-month-long hike in America and more! Be sure to check out the first two episodes in Mike’s weekly discussion show for the new Star Wars series; Ahsoka – listen on the feed of Comics In Motion or watch the video version on YouTube; https://pod.fo/e/1e8f75 & https://youtu.be/62k2DEV3uxs If you want FREE BONUS CONTENT, please screenshot your reviews & ratings of the show and send them to Mike via social media or email and he’ll send you an episode of Afterthoughts of your choosing! To support Mike, as well as rating/reviewing, you can share the show on social media or support financially! You can give a one-off payment/donation at https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat or you can subscribe monthly at https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat - either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give - any and all support of this nature is hugely appreciated! Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com The last episode of GCC was a Patreon special about Mike & Megan’s time in Somerset. The last standard episode was ep 205, where Mike spoke with Nada Maktari; poster illustrator, cosplayer and architecture student! In detail, Nada & Mike discuss how Nada met Temuera Morrison, before delving into the variety of movie posters Nada has made. Nada then talks about why she started studying architecture at university and what studying architecture actually entails, how that impacted her poster creation and more. Towards the end, Mike & Nada talk about Nada’s cosplay and how & why she started cosplaying, plus going to filmed locations and more! MORE FREE CONTENT: 5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and a bonus prediction/wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff - https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: https://pod.fo/e/1df29c Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U Mike was the judge on a recent Comics On Trial where Tony Farina & Scott Weatherly each give their stance on whether or not Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull deserves to be held in the same
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