{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63829b027823850011449d40/691da4797b9e972a6b672cac?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Elon Musk Goes Thud! (2019)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63829b027823850011449d40/1766230759007-184f2a9b-4ed0-41b1-9aee-4b0cd9b8ec38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>If you pay attention to the internet, you're probably really sick of hearing about Elon Musk. While his many public failures and embarassments have been making headlines throughout the 2020s, in the 2010s a slightly more respected Elon Musk bankrolled an internet satire startup helmed by former The Onion leadership. It was called Thud!, and there's a reason you've probably never heard of it.</p><p><br></p><p>Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod</p><p><br></p><p>You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodThudDoc</p><p><br></p><p>Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas</p><p><br></p><p>For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Created and Hosted by</p><p>Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/</p><p>Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter</p><p><br></p><p>Produced and Edited by:</p><p>Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster</p><p><br></p><p>Intro and Outro music is \"in failure\" by steveisbroke off of their album \"steve and his week of wonders\", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders</p>","author_name":"Jay Brandstetter & Winslow Dumaine"}