She's inside During his business meetings, he defends him on X and travels to give conversations about how she raised him, the richest man in the world – but who is Elon Musk's mother? Today in the show we learn everything about the model, the influencer and the author, Maye Musk, while we dissect her most recent trips to China and her possible influence on foreign politics.
You can follow Michael Calore on Bluesky on @snackfight, Lauren Goode on Bluesky on @Lainurengoode and Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky on @zoeschiffer. Write us at uncannyvalley@CBNewz.
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Michael Calore: Hey, Zoë, how does your mother call you?
Zoë Schiffer: I feel that I will erode a lot of my credibility when I tell you, so I will just say that many people call me so short.
Michael Calore: OK.
Zoë Schiffer: What is my name like.
Michael Calore: If you don't have the Umlaut about the E, it just looks like Zoe?
Zoë Schiffer: Yes, because it doesn't have the Y, so that people always get confused. I am: “Oh, no, my parents call me Zoe. Don't worry.”
Lauren Goode: Oh. Right, anyway. Just like Zooeey Deschanel, she has the y, right? Yes, okay.
Michael Calore: But she is zooey.
Lauren Goode: I have never thought of that before.
Michael Calore: Isn't she? Isn't she ZOOEY?
Lauren Goode: No, she's zoeey.
Zoë Schiffer: Like Franny and Zooey is spelled as Zoaey, but it is Zooey, Franny and Zooey. Anyway, Mike, what do your parents do, what did they call you when you were small?
Lauren Goode: She bends very hard. She doesn't want to tell us the real nickname.
Zoë Schiffer: I can't. I just have the feeling that I already have too much imposter syndrome.
Michael Calore: For a long time my mother referred to me through my full name, Michael, and my father too.
Lauren Goode: What is your middle name?
Michael Calore: Seth.
Lauren Goode: Have they called you Michael Seth?
Michael Calore: With very, very rare cases.
Zoë Schiffer: Seth can really be your first name. I feel that it almost fits.
Lauren Goode: Oh, yes. You are a Seth.
Michael Calore: Do I present as Seth?
Zoë Schiffer: A bit. Seth Rising, if you want.
Michael Calore: Okay.
Lauren Goode: Yes. Seth goes to many live music shows. Yes.
