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How Canada shaped the Elon Musk we know today
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October 20, 2025
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2:07Now PlayingYou've heard of Elon Musk, but what about his Canadian grandfather? Did grandson model himself on the great man of family lore?
Joshua Haldeman's authoritarian, top-down vision for a "perfect society" was so radical, the government arrested him for sedition. So he moved his family to a place more tolerant of his intolerance.... apartheid-era South Africa.
Decide for yourself: how familiar is Elon's worldview?
Jacob Silverman is also the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, which was released in tandem with this podcast.
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