On Musk with Walter Isaacson
5.0/5
Critic Rating
A single scientific breakthrough changed the future of humanity, setting off the third great revolution of modern times. As with any revolution, things didn’t happen neatly or quietly. One figure stood at the center of it all: Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who co-created CRISPR. Her invention signified the arrival of a newfound ability to edit our genes, as simply as we edit a sentence, with a word processor. From Walter Isaacson - the bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs – and journalist Evan Ratliff (Mastermind, co-host of the beloved Longform podcast) comes a behind the scenes look...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Keelin • Mentally? A Magpie. • Dec 20, 2023
"A podcast like this offers listeners something that many others don’t. This style of interview podcast keeps things fresh in each episode, gives you context on both the main subject, and the expert on said subject, and is balanced enough to make you question your perspective, just a little bit. You don’t feel like you’re getting into the weeds of the story, but you also don’t feel like you’re missing details that round out what you’re hearing."
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Dec 18, 2023
"...focuses a critical lens...It actually delivers a sobering account...incredibly intimate view into one man’s life, but not without stating a few rules of the road first, the biggest of which being that Musk couldn’t control the outcome or contents of his biography..."
