The Making of Elon Musk | E1: Escape from Pretoria

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Summary <p>Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues we return to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for white supremacy. Along the way, we connect the dots between a bizarre White House ambush of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to teenage Elon’s ego-powered quests in video games. Finally, was his “draft dodge” from military service a moral act or an opportunist’s exit?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests in this episode include:</p><ul><li><strong>Rudolph Pienaar</strong>, childhood friend of Elon Musk</li><li><strong>Will Shoki</strong>, South African journalist and writer</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics in this episode include:</p><ul><li>Donald Trump’s Oval Office ambush of President Cyril Ramaphosa with conspiracy theories about an anti-white Afrikaaner farmer genocide, or “white genocide” in South Africa</li><li>Elon Musk's South African childhood, including his time at Pretoria Boys High School and his approach to fantasy role playing video games</li><li>Apartheid and structural white privilege/supremacy&nbsp;</li><li>The South African Border War, conscription and draft-dodging</li></ul>

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