She sits in In his business meetings, he defends him in X, and travels to talk about how he raised him, the richest man in the world, but who is Elon Musk’s mother? Today in the program, we learn everything about the model, the influencer and the author, Maye Musk, while we dissect their most recent trips to China and its possible influence on foreign policy.
You can follow Michael Heat in Bluesky in @snackfightLauren Goode in Bluesky in @laurengoodeand Zoë Schiffer in Bluesky in @zoeschiffer. Write us at UNCANNYVALLEY@ britcommerce.
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Michael Heat: Hey, Zoë, what does your mother call you?
Zoë Schiffer: I feel that I will erode a lot of my credibility if I tell you, so I’m going to say that many people call me to abbreviate.
Michael Heat: Well.
Zoë Schiffer: This is how my name is seen.
Michael Heat: If you don’t have the Uumlaut about E, does it look like Zoe?
Zoë Schiffer: Yes, because it does not have and, so people always confuse. I’m like, “Oh, no, my parents call me Zoe. Don’t worry about that.”
Lauren Goode: Oh Correct, correct. Like Zooey Deschanel, she has the Y, right? Yes that’s fine.
Michael Heat: But she is zoo.
Lauren Goode: I never thought about that before.
Michael Heat: Isn’t she? Isn’t she Zooey?
Lauren Goode: No, she is a zoo.
Zoë Schiffer: Like Franny and Zooey, Zooey is spell, but it is Zooey, Franny and Zooey. Anyway, Mike, what did your parents called you when you were little?
Lauren Goode: She is deviating very strong. She doesn’t mean the real nickname.
Zoë Schiffer: Can’t. I feel that I already have too much imposter syndrome.
Michael Heat: For a long time, my mother referred to me by my full name, Michael, and my father did.
Lauren Goode: What is your second name?
Michael Heat: Seth.
Lauren Goode: Did Michael Seth called you?
Michael Heat: Sometimes very rare.
Zoë Schiffer: Seth could really be your first name too. I feel that feels that way almost fits.
Lauren Goode: Oh yes. You are a Seth.
Michael Heat: I present how Seth?
Zoë Schiffer: A bit. Seth Rising, if you want.
Michael Heat: Well.