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Horrible human being | Elon's Spies Ep2
Elon’s Spies • S1, Episode 2
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Alexi Mostrous
Investigations Editor
Gary Marshall
Narrative Editor
Tom Kinsella
Sound Designer
Ceri Thomas
Editor, Tortoise Studios
2 mins • S1, E0
Introducing... Elon's Spies
Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's a billionaire, the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and more. To his followers, he's a hero; to his critics, a far-right rabble rouser. But for someone so public, there’s one part of his life that’s less well known. Elon’s Spies investigates how this free-speech champion uses private investigators and surveillance to target everyone from whistleblowers at his companies, to online critics and people in his own life.
39 mins • S1, E1
Pedo guy | Elon's Spies Ep1
In 2018, Vernon Unsworth is at the centre of a global news story. He plays a crucial role in rescuing a young football team who became trapped in a flooded cave system. Overnight, he is a hero. But there’s a darker side of his story that’s less well known. That’s where Elon Musk and his private investigators come in...
41 mins • S1, E3
Amber | Elon's Spies Ep3
To his surprise, Alexi finds himself speaking to a local reporter at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Australia. It’s not where he thought the story would take him but it reveals a new case involving Elon and his spies.
29 mins • S1, E4
A star is born | Elon's Spies Ep 4
When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a star is born". He was referring to Elon Musk. After months of reporting on the billionaire's use of private investigators, Alexi asks whether the insights he gained from that investigation reveal how Musk will operate in his new political era, and what that means for everything in his orbit.
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