# The Real Reason Billionaires Want to Go to Space

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/the-real-reason-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/the-real-reason-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space.md
Podcast: [It Turns Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721)
Published: 2026-03-20T16:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://itturnsoutshow.com/episode/why-do-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/26b40982-94a6-4606-8bcb-f187abb5280d.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/the-real-reason-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space
Duration seconds: 1960

## Resource

What happens when the world’s most powerful tech leaders decide they are the architects of humanity's future? Astrophysicist Adam Becker , author of More Everything Forever , takes a hard look at the "Plan B" visions of Silicon Valley’s elite. From Elon Musk’s mission to colonize a "poisonous" Mars to Jeff Bezos’ dream of trillion-person space colonies, Becker argues that these blueprints are often more science fiction than scientific fact. Did you know you can also watch the show? Subscribe to the show on YouTube! Subscribe to our Substack!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/the-real-reason-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/the-real-reason-billionaires-want-to-go-to-space.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.