The SpaceX IPO Gives Elon Musk Even More Power w/ Sean O’Kane
The SpaceX IPO Gives Elon Musk Even More Power w/ Sean O’Kane  
Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us
Published On: Thu Jun 04 2026
Description: SpaceX is finally going public, and it’s bad news for anyone who wants to rein in Elon Musk. Sean O’Kane joins Paris Marx to discuss the flimsy sci-fi ideas Elon Musk is using to justify the company’s massive valuation and the way corporate governance rules are shifting to give him even more power.Sean O’Kane is a senior reporter at TechCrunch.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.Also mentioned in this episode:Paris asked listeners to fill out a survey. It will only take a few minutes!Sean wrote about the SpaceX IPO and the worrying ways it will increase Elon Musk’s power.After recording, Sean also wrote about how SpaceX is getting a major boost from the Trump administration.SpaceX has made a deal with Anthropic.Musk has a poor environmental regulation record.OpenAI bought a tech podcast.Support the show