Elon Musk Sits Down With The Babylon Bee 

Man it sure is a weird day when a politician calls someone else a freeloader.

They try to crack a joke, and Musk gives a totally serious (and wise) answer.

He might be the richest person in the world, but he is as down to earth and relatable as any middle class dude. That’s really admirable.

I love how Elon Musk handles everything with humor.

“If you could die by Irony, she’d be dead 💀” 🤣 - Elon Musk 💯

Interviewer(as a male feminist): "why do rockets look like penises? It's not fair, can we make vagina shaped rockets as well" Elon: "aerodynamics and hydrodynamics share similar properties whether biological or mechanical." Best answer ever.

Fascinating man, brilliant and seemingly loaded with integrity.

He's an incredible human. On so many levels. It's good to hear him share his thoughts even if he was super serious and not connected to the jokes. It's for a reason.

I like how they let him finish talking and get his points across without interrupting.

"I'm Irony Man. I just defeat villains' using the power of irony." - Elon Musk 😁 Love this!

Now I understand why I've been so impressed with this guy, he's just a good person with common sense

Thank you to Elon Musk--nice to hear his integrity and the ironic contrast with Elizabeth Warren. Great interview Babylon Bee.

“At its heart, wokeness is divisive, exclusionary, and hateful. It basically gives mean people a shield to be mean and cruel, armored in false virtue.” Spot on, Elon.

Twitter: bans Babylon Bee Elon: And I took that personally!

Awesome video! It was long, but I could not stop watching. Elon Musk is truly inspirational! Thank you BB and Elon!

That was excellent guys! Thankfully that you were able to have this conversation with @ElonMusk! He seems to be genuinely thoughtful and very intelligent!

"If a company does not provide great products and services, it should not exist." -- Elon Musk. I love this.

The richest man in human history and arguably the most influential, casually drinkin' a claw with Babylon Bee. 10/10 legendary content

I love how this interview started with the Babylon Bee being interiewed by Elon😂

This man is one of the most amazing human beings. He's not only stunnings brilliant...on a vast number of subjects, but he's definitely a humanitarian, which is rare considering his being bullied as a child only because he was so nerdy, small and young. He was in higher grades at a younger age.

The parody group still does better journalism than the so-called professionals.

"At its heart wokeness is divisive, exclusionary, and hateful. It gives mean people a shield to be cruel." This is a brilliant statement by Musk.

Elon just being elon here. So sweet of him to take out time for podcasts. His message is reaching us. More power to you man, truly inspirational.🙏🙏🙏

This interview was really interesting! The Bee & Mr. Musk are to be commended for spending 100 minutes on topics that really matter. It was both fun and enlightening! Thank you Elon. Thank you Babylon Bee!!

We've gone ahead and released the entire interview for everyone for free -- thanks to all our subscribers and supporters for enabling us to do this. If you already saw the original free portion, jump to 49:46 to see the rest.

I like how he talks about his friends in California like he lost them in a over seas battle or war zone.😂

Elon literally can't understand satire is when he's getting interviewed. I love it, he gives honest solutions and answers when he's supposed to be funny in the interview.

Bless his heart. He turned a simple question with room for a satirical answer and turned it to a serious scientific discussion. He is brilliant.

I love that these guys let Elon talk without interruption. They interrupt him sometimes, but he has a few great monologues that I’m eternally grateful they didn’t interrupt.

Wokness is just " a shield to be mean and cruel armored in false virtue", never has it been said or described better.

He is an odd duck but such a cool guy. For a billionaire he's pretty down to earth.

Wow, the Bee puts on a heckuva podcast. This was a brilliant and hilarious interview.

"The earth is far from overpopulated." ~Elon Musk [Love this genius, humble, gracious man.]

This Elon guy is funny. You should offer him a job.

Amazing interview. Great quality, intelligent talks in a laid back ambience. Bright Elon Musk coming straight to the point with articulate people. It is a good example of how journalism should be, in opposition of the misbehavior of main stream media throwing up these short sentences with "ism" in every accusation. Thank you Babylon Bee for giving these gems of thoughtful entertainment !

Dude is the most real billionaire in the world. He holds nothing back. It’s refreshing

“The Woke Mind-Virus is a world without humour.” -Elon Musk

Genius move making the whole interview available. God bless you!

Such an awesome conversation. Thank you all! Love Elon!!!

he is really down to earth considering his status. sounds like he had a rough childhood and had hopes for creating a better future through technology. i truly pray that God opens his heart and mind and he one day truly accepts Jesus into his heart.

I love how they ask totally satirical questions and he manages to give them a straight answer.

Elon can officially turn any question into an incredibly interesting and intriguing answer. This was awesome.

Long form, talk, intervire and debate ate simply fantastic. Thank you for a time well spent.

What I like about Elon is his razor sharp mind with the enthusiasm of a child, to understand he may not get there but is going to try regardless. He'd be an exciting employer to work for.

Richest man in the world sits at the table with a bunch of Christian satirists. Who would have thought? What a time to be alive.

1:06:05 "People that don't like corporations should not somehow think that the government is much better, because the government is... the ultimate corporation, with a monopoly on violence." -- Elon Musk

Success is about focusing Your energy on what creates results and using what you already know

Bravo Elon Musk God bless you and your family

When Elon says he's literal, he isn't kidding. Good interview guys.

I've grown to really like Elon Musk. For such a remarkable man, he's pretty damn down to earth.

The rant he went on about sustainable energy really showcased his genius. This man is a national treasure.

This was a great interview! I loved that Elon spent so much time with BB and was so forthcoming with his answers. His openness gave me some incite into Elon, the man because he was thoughtful in all his answers and yet direct. Thank you all.

He seems very genuine. I like that. I didn't realize he was so personable. I just put him on my daily prayer list.

"It gives mean people an excuse to be mean, and hide behind a cloak of virtue." That is so well stated

Thank you Babylon Bee for saving this brilliant humanitarian!!! ❤️🌹

Elon Musk seems like a great human. Out of the ordinary man. Honest, hard working, handsome and super smart. May God bless him in all he does.

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:43 Interview starts (how did Babylon Bee get started) 2:50 Elon on California 4:10 Elon on the onion and SNL becoming woke 7:44 The "woke mind virus" 9:00 Recent decline in birth rates, overpopulation 10:10 Elon on the future of sustainable energy 13:23 Back to the topic of wokeness 15:18 Elizabeth warren, taxes 16:07 Elon talks about his taxes, wealth, Tesla options & stock, SpaceX 24:40 Elon on his candy company and the role of companies in general 28:40 Who requested the interview, and CNN 29:45 Would you be Batman or Ironman or something else? 32:58 Elon on the metaverse 36:55 cheeky ad 37:24 Elon on how his career got started, what drives him to keep going, the mission of Tesla and SpaceX, climate change, multiplanetary species, humanity, aliens, etc 48:00 (When the 1 hr short cut interview ended). 54:43 At what mach does Starship encounter Max-Q? How much pressure is that? 58:48 Changes to shapes of rockets 59:28 Robots & AI, Government & regulation 1:10:50 Neuralink 1:20:37 Babylon bee Elon musk subscription tier. 1:21:32 10 set Babylon Bee interview questions: 1:21:57 1. Have you met Christian rap artist Carman? 1:22:28 2. Are you more of a Calvinist or Arminian? 1:23:51 3. You get to add one book to the Bible, what is it? (Elon goes into his journey with the meaning of life) 1:25:25 4. Cigars or Pipes 1:25:47 5. You get to hang out with 3 people living or dead, who are they? 1:26:45 6. Whisky or beer? 1:26:51 7. What would you do as the US President? 1:31:35 8. Have you ever punched anyone or been punched? 1:33:02 9. Whose concert do you go to see (any band in history)? 1:33:25 10. Would you accept Jesus into your life as your Lord and Saviour? (Elon on Jesus, the Bible, and Christian principles). Thanks for the great interview! Here's to Babylon Bee continuing to grow and providing sharp, humourous, witty critique for both sides on issues Christian, political, and more! (shout out to those Calvinist and Arminian satiritical articles all those years ago like babylonbee.com/news/local-arminian-loses-salvation-high-stakes-poker-game and babylonbee.com/news/local-calvinists-sense-superiority-visible-space ) What's missing from this video that was in the 1hr short cut interview (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BaRKd4U6Ixg.html ) - Ads and shout-outs to campaigns you may want to look at: adflegal.org/mandate angel.com/david tutletwins.com use "BEE" coupon babylonbee.com/plans Thanks to @David Okao for the timestamps on the original 1hr short cut interview.

This interview was just Elon being Elon and he's such a breath of fresh air. It could be your neighbor next door. Great interview.

I am in awe of this man! Thank you for being objective Elon!

I try my best to *not* idolize Elon Musk, but it’s too difficult - I’m a typical American, looking for heroes, and Elon makes a good ‘Wizard of Oz’ to remind us we don’t need heroes we just need to recognize the resources we already possess will take us where we want to go…

As a U-Haul dealer in California I can say yes Gavin is the best salesman ever!

"if you could die by irony, she would be... dead". That was too funny

The most influential African American of all time. What a great and thought provoking interview.

Elon is the most awesome human being alive. He could be interviewed by a family of monkeys 🐒 and I'd listen to every word. His genius is so under-rated.

Finally a show with hosts that actually let their guest speak instead of being madly in love with the sound of their own voices. Elon has so many interesting perspectives on life and business and I love that all three were hanging on to every word he uttered.

I love that Elon was able to talk freely.

This interview was the best thing I've seen in a long long time. I had absolutely no idea who Elon Musk was, I really don't follow him, I'm not a fan of electric cars, but I respect his mastery of everything he tackles. I'm signing back up the Babylon Bee as soon as I get close to my bank account.

Watching him talk i feel like i can see him thinking differently than everyone else in the room, he owes a lot of his success to his "mental differences"

I'm glad Elon is doing these interviews. People don't understand him at all and this is a great way for people to gain insight about his intentions and motivations.

Elon Musk is so refreshing. A legit dude that's actually genuine. Love that guy.

The questions kept Elon moving along , good how they gave him room to grow his answer , watching the interview shows he deeply has worked out a myriad of social hiccups , lending his advice should be considered a standard as a human condition , one that he works on daily .

I like how he cracked the “Florida Man” joke and no one even acknowledged it, he just moved on with no ego damage whatsoever!

I swear, the more I learn about Elon's vision and reasoning, the more I like the guy. He has access to so much wealth yet he continues trying to take common sense approaches to fixing humanities problems.

The Babylon Bee team perfectly embodied this quote by the columnist Akbar W. Davidson: "The perfect interview is 10% asking questions, 10% discussing the responses, and 80% listening."

Elon Musk in 2024: I’m going to buy the Babylon Bee.

The wildest thing i saw for this year is Elon and Babylon talking about candy. What a channel, what a great content.

Elon never once acted like he didn’t want to be there. Thanks to everyone who made this interview happen and for sharing it with us.

“My mind says determinism, my heart says free will.” And Musk just accurately summed up a couple millennia of debate on a Christian topic he knows nothing about. He was right on target. Pretty incredible.

Great podcast guys.Elon is inspiring and he teaches you new things.

This is amazing! Great work BB!

I love that he takes his time to try and explain these big brained ideas and terminology with terms that the average person can digest. Great interview, fellas.

What would you do as President? "I would aspire to reduce the size of government." I LOVE THIS MAN.

That was brilliant. Well done Bee and well done Elon.

Wow!..absolutely amazing interview gentleman. Very well done, Mr Elon Musk is truly an inspiration. Blown away, Thank you Elon for everything you bring to our universe. May our Heavenly Father continue to bless you.

The way he said "you want to shut down chapelle man? That's crazy" was like every normal american who watched him for years on comedy central.

I think the best part of this interview was seeing just how sincere Elon seems.

The bad thing about this interview is that the guy talking about technologies to progress humanity and you take him back to your tribal politics!. US is lucky to have this guy.

I like the fact that the BB brought up Jesus without slamming it down Elon’s throat or making him super uncomfortable. That’s a true Christian. It keeps the door open. 🙏🙏🙏

This is simply brilliant. Don’t know any CEO who could talk this level of details. People should listen to him more before their criticisms.

Elon Musk, the people's billionaire.

A great statement by Mr. Musk, to provide great products and services are the reason for a company to exist.

Just watched this. Thanks. Great comments.

Imagine a modern forward thinking billionaire who is down to earth, not power hungry and isn’t out to destroy or control humanity. This is the best Elon interview I have seen and I’ve watched a lot. Good job guys! Thank you!

Elon: "I like to be very literal" Also Elon: "If you put two supers before serious, it means you're not serious"

At 13:56 on, talking about Chappelle and hearing a sensor overdub saying “FLOWER-BED!”😂😂

29:14 Bee: You could be on CNN right now. Elon (very formally): Ha ha ha ha.

I obviously knew who Elon Musk was, how could anyone not, but I really didn't know much about him. I was dismissive of Tesla And SpaceX as not being relevant to regular middle class people like me. This interview was fascinating. He's incredibly smart and articulate and can discuss just about anything without talking down to us. He even has a sense of humor. One of the best interviews I've seen.

This interview needs to go viral. I gained a lot of appreciation for this man in this interview. I never heard from him before.

He was so abused as a child, we're lucky to have him!

Impressive interview.