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Welcome to The John Johnston Lounge, where tech, business, politics, and culture collide. Join host John Johnston (JJ) for a daily breakdown of some of the most powerful tech companies and people. JJ goes beyond the headlines to critique the unusual psychology, strategies, and politics of tech billionaires Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX), Sam Altman (OpenAI), Peter Thiel (Palantir), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), and others. Whether it's an inflating AI bubble, a Silicon Valley coup, or the politics of the "Rogansphere," we cover it with critical depth, zero sycophancy, and a healthy dose of humor!
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to The John Johnston Lounge, where tech, business, politics, and culture collide. Join host John Johnston (JJ) for a daily breakdown of some of the most powerful tech companies and people.
The John Johnston Lounge is hosted by John Johnston. The show has published 894 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Elon Musk Is In A Full Midterm Panic" (30 October 2026, 14 minutes), "“They’re Scared”: Jennifer Welch Exposes Musk & Zuckerberg" (29 October 2026, 12 minutes), and "Elon Musk’s $180M Attack on Talarico BACKFIRES Instantly" (27 October 2026, 15 minutes).
The John Johnston Lounge publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 894 episodes.
Booking probability for The John Johnston Lounge is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The John Johnston Lounge requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The John Johnston Lounge's contact route on record: verified email.
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John Johnston hosts The John Johnston Lounge, a technology podcast with 894 episodes published.
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down what Kara Swisher just said about Elon Musk potentially facing Congressional Investigations after the Midterms, relating to DOGE and SpaceX’s Starlink operations, which will depend on the...
The John Johnston Lounge
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Jennifer Welch on the I’ve Had It podcast has criticized both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg for their “dirty dealing” to do with elections in both the United States and Brazil. Welch...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk is spending a massive amount of money on an Midterm election campaign in Texas, against Democrat James Talarico, and he’s also attacking Talarico on Elon’s own social media...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk is continuing to threaten people online, who are calling for some serious accountability for him. Elon has threatened The Bulwark Podcast, and Tim Miller has responded to...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down why Elon Musk is threatening to sue popular ‘I’ve Had It’ podcaster Jennifer Welch over her harsh criticism of him. This comes a day after Elon threatened another prominent podcaster, Kara...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk has been lashing out at podcaster and journalist Kara Swisher, and others, after Swisher implied that Elon knows that fate is coming for him eventually, in the form of...
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John Johnston (JJ) reacts to part of a new video that suggests the spectacular Tesla Roadster “demo” may have used a magnetized ramp, not only suction from the car’s fan system, to help it up the ramp and hold upside...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the new Tesla Roadster “demo”, which was more Hollywood stunt than product demo. Except for the potentially workable “fan car” system, will much of the other tech involved ever see the...
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John Johnston (JJ) gives an update on how the AI bubble is currently playing out, including an AI neocloud company, Coreweave, that looks to be in trouble. Is it the “canary in the coal mine”, in terms of the ballooning...
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ohn Johnston (JJ) breaks down the news that Ukraine was blindsided by Elon Musk’s Starlink being cut off, severely disrupting military drone operations during a Russian attack. Elon Musk is blaming President Trump...
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John Johnston (JJ) reacts to some of the MUSK documentary maker Alex Gibney’s comments on the current media environment, and how he’s been attempting to navigate it with the release and distribution of his MUSK movie...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the news that Elon Musk has now become by the largest U.S. midterm election donor, to try and save Republican’s Senate majority with some of the biggest political donations in history...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down part of an interview with MUSK documentary maker Alex Gibney, by Mehdi Hasan. Gibney describes how he thinks that Elon Musk is in part a classic trickster or “confidence man”, rather than...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down a brief part of an extensive interview with MUSK director Alex Gibney, and ex-wife Justine Musk, from On With Kara Swisher, about the new MUSK documentary and Elon Musk the flawed person...
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John Johnston (JJ) asks the question: was the recent, very public breakup of Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis just a PR move, more to do with business and geopolitics than for personal reasons? Drey, from The Drey Dossier...
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John Johnston (JJ) reacts to part of a recent On with Kara Swisher interview with the maker of the new MUSK documentary, Alex Gibney, and with Elon’s first wife Justine Musk. Gibney describes Elon as unhinged but with...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how billionaires in multiple countries are “donating” to political parties and third party groups in order to influence politics and elections in their favor. JJ discusses what’s currently...
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John Johnston (JJ) discusses and reacts to some of the recent thoughts of tech oligarch or “broligarch” Peter Thiel, and some of his high profile critics: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. Is Peter Thiel more dangerous to...
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John Johnston (JJ) breaks down Elon Musk’s apparent hypocrisy when it comes to working with and praising China and its leader, while at the same time (falsely) blasting Democrats, and even one high profile MAGA...
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John Johnston (JJ) gives an update on how the AI Bubble is playing out so far, and the cracks that are starting to show, especially in financing associated with the massive AI data center buildout. Referenced videos...
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