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Elon Musk’s Terrifying Power: Reacting to Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ | Parting Shot Podcast

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OCT 27, 2026 at 03:54 PM EDT

H. Alan Scott reacts to Alex Gibney’s new documentary film Musk, and his biggest takeaway is fear. The power Elon Musk holds is vast and wide, begging the question: should a single individual hold this much power? From AI to international relations via his Starlink service, Musk wields immense influence, and Gibney’s documentary does a fantastic job of laying it all out. 

H. Alan caught the film at the inaugural Ojai Documentary Film Festival, where Musk served as the opening night feature. The fact that the festival had a packed house for a four-hour film says a lot about the event and the broader cultural moment documentary films are experiencing right now. 

Joining H. Alan to discuss Musk is Newsweek Senior Reporter Lauren Giella. Together, they break down the cult of personality around Elon Musk, the surging popularity of documentaries, and why the Ojai Documentary Film Festival speaks to the current documentary boom. Listen to their full conversation on this episode of the Parting Shot Podcast. 

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