Elon Musk has more money than anyone else in the world. Sometimes it seems like the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has the most disruptive, influential companies, too. And this week, Musk reached a $44 billion deal to bring something even more iconic under his ownership: Twitter. What could a billionaire want with a social media platform – and what could that mean for the rest of us?

In this episode: 

Alex Shephard (@alex_shephard), staff writer at The New Republic

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Connect with us at @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Elon Musk has more money than anyone else in the world. Sometimes it seems like the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has the most disruptive, influential companies, too. And this week, Musk reached a $44 billion deal to bring something even more iconic under his ownership: Twitter. What could a billionaire want with a social media platform – and what could that mean for the rest of us?
In this episode: 
Alex Shephard (<a href="https://twitter.com/alex_shephard">@alex_shephard</a>), staff writer at The New Republic
This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Connect with us at @AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"> Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook.</a>

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.

With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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