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Bob Wright

Former CEO of NBC, Independent

Search every verified Bob Wright interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Robert Wright, publisher of the Nonzero Newsletter and host of the Nonzero podcast, recently released an episode featuring filmmaker Alex Gibney. During the conversation, Wright discussed Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk, describing it as "epic" and comparing it to films like Lawrence of Arabia. Wright and Gibney explored Musk's psychology, with Wright suggesting that Musk holds a worldview in which he sees himself as"player one" and others as non-player characters. Wright also commented on Musk's relationship with President Trump, noting an alliance that undergirds Musk's global power, and referenced an incident in which Musk made claims about Trump's presence in the Epstein files following a disagreement. In the episode, Wright also engaged in a broader discussion about Musk's credibility, offering his view that Musk may function more as a"bullshitter" than a"liar," since a liar must track the truth while a fabulist convinces himself of his own statements at the moment of speaking. Wright drew a comparison to Lance Armstrong, a subject of a previous documentary by Gibney, in discussing how accomplished fabulists often believe their own narratives. The episode included promotional references to Wright's newsletter, an exclusive overtime discussion, anda Discord server.

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“I think that the best liars and maybe he isn't quite a liar because maybe he's a bullshitter, I think at times he moves in and out of becoming a liar, but a liar has to keep track of the truth in a way that a bullshitter doesn't. But I do think that the best fabulists really believe what they're saying at the moment they say it. They convince themselves that what they're saying is true, even though deep down they kno”

“It's unprecedented for one person to have that much power and global power, but it's also undergirded by his alliance with, of course, the president of the United States. I think there's a line in the film, you know, and they agreed to kiss and make up after that brief Epstein blow up. But you know, Musk, that being when Musk, well, they had had a blow up and then Musk said, you know, Trump's in the Epstein files and”

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