# Behind the News: Elon’s World w/ Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff

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Podcast: [Jacobin Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jacobin-radio-756401)
Published: 2026-04-27T14:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, authors of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed , on Elon’s world and what he wants to do to ours. Behind the News , hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.

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