With Donald Trump's ear, what is Peter Thiel's endgame?

Nov. 29, 2016

Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel is poised to become the most politically prominent face of Silicon Valley. The PayPal cofounder bucked the liberal ideology of the nation’s tech capital by supporting Donald Trump. Now he’s part of the president-elect’s transition team.

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The Strange Politics of Peter Thiel, Trump’s Most Unlikely Supporter

Credits

Guest:

Max Chafkin - Bloomberg Businessweek - @chafkin

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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