{"author_name":"Scamfluencers","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/scamfluencers/episodes/bbdd0ee3-d76e-4964-b2e5-1dadf6f24b3b","description":"<p>When Elon Musk bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he made headlines for the mess that followed — including flip flopping on the deal and immediately firing most of the site’s employees. In this special episode of <em>Scamfluencers</em>, Scaachi Koul talks with New York Times reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac about their new book <em>Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter</em>. They explain how Musk leveraged his Silicon Valley clout to take over, and tank, everyone’s favorite hellsite and we’re left wondering: is Elon Musk the ultimate Scamfluencer?</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to Scamfluencers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/scamfluencers/ now.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/scamfluencers/episodes/bbdd0ee3-d76e-4964-b2e5-1dadf6f24b3b/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Elon Musk: Too Big to Scam","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}