E32: Behind the scenes of Elon hosting SNL, CDC failures, America's real-time UBI experiment & more
- May 12, 2021
- 1:23:27
- Full Episode
Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg
Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast
Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg
Referenced in the show:
NY Times - A Misleading C.D.C. Number https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/briefing/outdoor-covid-transmission-cdc-number.html
medRxiv - COVID-19 Aerosolized Viral Loads, Environment, Ventilation, Masks, Exposure Time, Severity, And Immune Response: A Pragmatic Guide Of Estimates https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.03.20206110v6.full
Business Insider - Silicon Valley VCs are at war with the ‘far left radicals’ running California https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-venture-capitalists-at-front-lines-california-recall-2021-5
NY Post - Powerful teachers union influenced CDC on school reopenings, emails show https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails/
MMA - Governor Reeves Announces End to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance https://mma-web.org/governor-reeves-announces-end-to-pandemic-unemployment-assistance/
Tweets: https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1392154915640729605 https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1392223301154447361 https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1391591653824204801 https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1391257138698375168 https://twitter.com/skepticaliblog/status/1391958173955682309 https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1390390598444609538 https://twitter.com/friedberg/status/1392551233618026496 https://twitter.com/bytecoin8
Show Notes: 0:00 Jason goes behind the scenes of Elon's SNL appearance 23:36 CDC failures, misleading information on COVID spreading outdoors 39:10 Reacting to Stanley Druckenmiller's thoughts on current Fed policy, decoupling of capital markets from policy 48:32 America's real-time UBI experiment, Business Insider's piece covering All-In 1:05:23 Friedberg's science corner: synthetic biology IPO/SPACs, stem cell breakthroughs & more 1:19:15 Should the besties start a third party? Is it possible?
Brief Summary
David Sacks shares his backstage experiences with Elon Musk at SNL, discussing the creative process and the impact of controversial jokes.
Key points
- Elon Musk's SNL Experience. A behind-the-scenes look at Elon Musk's preparation and performance on Saturday Night Live.
- The Asperger's Joke. A heartfelt moment arises when a joke about Asperger's resonates deeply with the audience.
- Elon's Unexpected Performance. Elon Musk surprises everyone with his comedic talent during SNL.
- Elon Musk's Impact on Skits. Elon Musk's presence in skits was crucial for their success, especially the Chad skit.
- Mask Mandates and Virtue Signaling. Discussion on the reasons behind mask-wearing in New York, touching on respect and signaling.
- CDC's Misleading Guidance. Critique of the CDC's outdoor mask guidance and its implications for public perception.
Episode highlights
- Elon Musk's SNL ExperienceA behind-the-scenes look at Elon Musk's preparation and performance on Saturday Night Live.“It was really nice that was really cool we have to tell stories from that sometime”2:15May 12, 2021
- The Asperger's JokeA heartfelt moment arises when a joke about Asperger's resonates deeply with the audience.“You know she sees me first and she had been there when we were doing the joke”14:09May 12, 2021
- Elon's Unexpected PerformanceElon Musk surprises everyone with his comedic talent during SNL.“Even elon's sort of haters had to concede he performed well”20:31May 12, 2021
- Elon Musk's Impact on SkitsElon Musk's presence in skits was crucial for their success, especially the Chad skit.“The more indispensable Elon was, the better the skit was.”22:29May 12, 2021
- Mask Mandates and Virtue SignalingDiscussion on the reasons behind mask-wearing in New York, touching on respect and signaling.“This is the red maga hat for team blue.”26:31May 12, 2021
- CDC's Misleading GuidanceCritique of the CDC's outdoor mask guidance and its implications for public perception.“Less than 10% is misleading when the real number is under 0.1%.”28:54May 12, 2021
- Inflation ExpectationsMarkets are reacting to rising inflation expectations that the Fed is ignoring.“The markets are now acting to establish inflation expectations that the Fed just seems to not want to do anything about.”42:39May 12, 2021
- Labor Shortages and UBI ExperimentStates are facing labor shortages as unemployment benefits disincentivize work.“We are now running a dry run with cryptocurrency and stimulus, a UBI experiment.”49:16May 12, 2021
