On the latest episode of the Chill Podcast, McG sat down with Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Elon Musk.
Through a combination of persistence, luck, and good timing, MacGyver “MacG” Mukweho's podcast features an interview with Errol Musk, father of billionaire Elon Musk, in the latest episode.
“Elon Musk is going to play a big role in American politics for the next four years. And he was born here, so the man who shaped the entire world was shaped by South Africa. Raise him up. I knew I had to talk to the people who were there,” McG said. The Citizen.
After the U.S. election, President-elect Donald Trump appointed Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly created Office of Government Efficiency.
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Landed in an interview with Erol
Episode 613 of the podcast Chill with McG featured Errol, and the two talked about everything from Errol's upbringing to how the 78-year-old dated and ultimately impregnated his stepdaughter. I spoke.
“But it wasn't easy to get him,” McG asserted. The interview took place in Langebaan, Western Cape, where Podcast and Chill staff were flown in.
“Securing this has taken tireless work and research and persistence. But it is what it takes. We have a team dedicated to this, this is what we live for. “It's about shining a light on parts of the world that you don't get to see very often,” the broadcaster gushed.
McG said it took about a year to approve Errol as a guest.
“It took me a year to get in touch and find him. Then I had to schedule a time that worked for him and fly out to Cape Town to film the episode,” he said. spoke.
“I hope to bring you an interview with Elon one day. But in a way, an interview with Errol is rather unusual. We know a lot about Elon, but before this interview, I How much did our people know about his father?”
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interview
During the interview, Errol spoke freely whenever McG asked him a question. The Podcast and Chill guest has denied ever abusing his ex-wife and Elon's mother, May, but she still won't talk to him.
The two divorced 44 years ago.
“No, I never abused her. She made it all up,” Errol said.
in her book women make plansMay claimed that Errol had threatened to cut her face off with a razor blade and that she had had issues with infidelity, among other claims.
However, Errol flatly rejected these claims.
“Kids can't say that because they've never seen anything like that. There's no truth to that at all. I don't know why she did that. [sic]”
Looking back on the interview, McG said he was surprised by most of what Errol said.
“Hey, what wasn't shocking? You want to hear about money that lasts for 200 years? It's in that interview. The story of raising several children and one of them becoming the richest man in the world. You want to ask about it? It's in the interview,” McG said.
McG said that through the podcast, he seeks to give South Africans a holistic view of the world around them and the forces, large and small, that are working to shape our society.
“So you'll see us interviewing everyone, from the everyday slay queens to the most powerful people in the world.”
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podcast and chill
The first Podcast and Chill episode aired in July 2018 and, despite controversy, grew to become the largest audience on the African continent.
“You see, when I started this podcast, I was turned down for an interview with Sho Madjozi because her team said she didn't have too many followers at the time,” he shared.
“We've always tried to get interviews that people think are too big for us. We've always pushed ourselves. Black Coffee, Julius Malema, John Steen. No one expected me to interview Heisen, Dame Dash, or Errol Musk.”
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can't stop
In October MacG published a book. can't stop. In September, McG told Barron's that he decided to write the book “to leave a legacy.”
It's been over a month since its release, and it seems to be well received by viewers.
“The response has been amazing, with many people telling me they finished the book in just a few sittings,” he said.
According to the podcaster can't stop has created an exclusive book Christmas list for 2024.
“We are currently printing the second edition of this book, but there are only about 100 copies left of the first edition, so the response has been overwhelming.”
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