ON MUSK Episode Three: Storytelling and Hot Takes
The Builders · iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
Oct 16, 2026 · 45 min
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As a teaser to our upcoming series The Builders-- which kicks off with an interview with Elon Musk, we're re-airing our critically acclaimed 2023 podcast On Musk , Walter Isaacson's behind-the-scenes telling of writing the Elon Musk biography. We hope you enjoy it!
Be a storyteller, not a preacher. That was novelist Walker Percy’s legendary advice to a young Walter Isaacson. One he takes to heart in his work as a journalist at Time and CNN, and as a biographer of creative genius across the centuries—and in trying to capture someone as volatile as Elon Musk. He reflects on the challenges of…
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