In this episode, we delve into the background of the co-president, first buddy, Phoney Stark… 

It is, of course, Elon Musk. 

The richest man on Earth dumped a quarter of a billion dollars into the US political process to effectively purchase a large chunk of the presidency. And then disciplined the Republican party by threatening to pour money into primary challengers of anyone who stood in his way. 

But what made this 'man-child' the way he is? Why is he like this? There's probably only one way to find out...

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