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Elon Musk did headlines again this week. As usual, was it something involving Mars, memes, Tesla and … monkey brain implants? These and other topics were the subject of a conversation Musk had on Clubhouse, the voice chat app that’s great with Silicon Valley VC guys. But Musk’s appearance may have been a turning point for the app that brought her into the mainstream. After Musk’s talk, Clubhouse’s user base nearly doubled from 3 million to 5 million almost overnight. It’s a powerful and popular format, and one that other social media companies are keen on building up in.
This week on Gadget Lab, former show co-host and senior WIRED writer Arielle Pardes joins us to discuss Elon, the Clubhouse, and where this kind of social platform is going.
Show Notes
Learn more about Elon Musk’s visit at the Clubhouse. Cover of GameStop and Robinhood is here. You can also listen to audio of the appearance of Musk’s Clubhouse.
Recommendations
Arielle recommends the wine delivery service of Eater Wine club. Lauren recommends the show Your Honor on Showtime. Mike recommends the autobiography Be Ram Dass by, well, Ram Dass.
Arielle Pardes can be found on Twitter @pardesoteric. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snack. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar keys.
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