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SpaceX IPO, Epstein Shocker & Austin Metcalf vs Karmelo Anthony’s Parents | PBD #817
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The episode opens with a motivational music clip before Patrick Bet-David jumps straight into teasing an extraordinary call he received about 33 regular SpaceX employees each set to receive $200–$400 million from the IPO. He then previews the other major stories: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's forthcoming book 'Regime Change,' which covers the Epstein file chaos inside the White House; the Austin Metcalf murder case and Karmelo Anthony's sentencing; the TPUSA AI-voice controversy; the Iran situation; Karen Bass's brother suing the city she runs; the tattoo-related Plattner story; Hunter Biden's surprisingly entertaining Twitter presence; and a Mexico vs. South Africa World Cup match. The segment functions as a rapid-fire agenda overview with the crew riffing and joking to warm up the audience.
Approximately 33 non-executive SpaceX employees — not C-suite, VPs, directors, or managers — are each expected to receive between $200 and $400 million from the SpaceX IPO.
Roughly 33 non-executive, non-managerial SpaceX employees are each expected to receive between $200 and $400 million from the SpaceX IPO. These aren't VPs or directors — they're the people who believed in the mission and stayed when everyone else left for Google or Facebook.
