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Will Musk Give Your Kid a SpaceX Share?; Inside the Secret Nathan Fielder Interview

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This week, the team speaks with Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to go behind the scenes of her viral interview with Nathan Fielder about his latest documentary, You Can See Everything — she tells us why she had to keep it a secret, and how it felt to interview a man who hates being interviewed. We also discuss why tech billionaires are feeling generous all of a sudden — Anthropic pledged to commit 5 percent of its shares to a public benefit fund, and Elon Musk promised to give a SpaceX share to every child in America. Plus: a WIRED investigation found that election offices in at least 32 states received suspicious letters, some containing white powder, just two weeks before the midterms. Articles mentioned in this episode: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything How Elizabeth Holmes Tricked WIRED—and Everyone Else Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret It Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from the newest ventures to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI)

Will Musk Give Your Kid a SpaceX Share?; Inside the Secret Nathan Fielder Interview — Uncanny Valley | WIRED