Inside the Elon-Substack Drama with Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie

Published: April 13, 2023, 9 a.m.

Last week, Elon kicked off a feud with both Substack and his very own former Twitter Files ing\xe9nue (and Substack star), Matt Taibbi. Kara and Nayeema break down the battle of the bros before turning to an interview with those at the center of the storm:\xa0Substack co-founders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie.\nThe two address questions about Substack Notes (which Elon dubbed, and they deny, is a \u201cTwitter clone\u201d), the challenging business model of newsletters and their stance on free expression. Somehow, they manage to avoid uttering the name \u201cElon.\u201d Kara doesn\u2019t shy away though.\xa0\nQuestions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices