{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6823224768999864d699cad3/6823268c14bdee61415aa0b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Introducing...Elon's Spies ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6823224768999864d699cad3/1747134038000-d1079542-3e0c-4663-b33c-07ac03a36ed5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But for someone so public, there’s one part of his life that’s less well known.</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more about The Observer, the new home of Tortoise Investigates:</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content</p><p>Head to our website&nbsp;<a href=\"http://observer.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Reporter: Alexi Mostrous</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Gary Marshall</p><p><br></p><p>Original Music &amp; Sound design: Tom Kinsella</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast artwork: Jon Hill&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Executive producer: Ceri Thomas</p>","author_name":"Tortoise Media"}