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The John Johnston Lounge

Welcome to The John Johnston Lounge (formerly The Art of Value), where Tech, Business, & Culture collide. Join host John Johnston (JJ) for daily breakdowns of the planet"s most powerful tech billionaires. We critique the psychology, strategies, and politics of titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg. We also analyze related cultural commentary from top podcast voices like Joe Rogan and Tim Dillon. From the AI bubble to the "Rogansphere," expect critical

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00:09:16

Journalist Mehdi Hasan Confronts Young MAGA Fascists

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/22

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down how journalist and progressive Mehdi Hasan confronted a bunch of young MAGA fascists during a Jubilee “Surrounded” debate. It seemed Hasan was somewhat ambushed, thinking they were far-right conservatives, but as far-right as being openly fascist.Related episodes:What Authoritarians Have in Common & How to Build A Resistance https://youtu.be/5cnBHlXLkkUTrump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment https://youtu.be/mdbe5JN12fwIt's Time to

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00:10:26

Trump's Elon Dilemma: Why He Can’t Escape SpaceX

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/21

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that President Trump is having a difficult time cancelling any of Elon Musk’s SpaceX contracts, even though he really wants to do that, after Trump and Musk’s very pubic falling out this. We look at why it’s so difficult for the government to cancel SpaceX contracts at this point. New on The Art of Value: Politics pod: Panicked Trump Continues to Crash Out Over Epstein https://youtu.be/ZHjP5Sl4irADisclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in

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00:11:38

Aid Seekers Face Israeli Gunfire in Gaza

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/21

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down the news that Israeli forces have opened fire toward starving Palestinians who were trying to obtain food from a meagre aid truck convoy. Recent episodes:Panicked Trump Continues to Crash Out Over Epstein https://youtu.be/ZHjP5Sl4irAGlenn Greenwald Exposes FAKE PRETEXT for Iran War https://youtu.be/j6IvykZF-P4Shocking Plans For Expanding Migrant Tent Camps Revealed! https://youtu.be/ya6f2IyQvcw

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00:12:18

Panicked Trump Continues to Crash Out Over Epstein

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/20

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down how President Trump is continuing to panic over the public reaction to his alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, how he won’t properly release the Epstein Files, and how the story just won’t go away.Recent episodes:Shocking Plans For Expanding Migrant Tent Camps Revealed! https://youtu.be/ya6f2IyQvcwMILLIONS Join No Kings Protests as Trump Parade FLOPS https://youtu.be/ymswUxZ_2mATrump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment

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00:12:46

Shocking Plans For Expanding Migrant Tent Camps...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/20

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down the news that the Trump administration’s ICE force is in the process of being greatly expanded, along with a growing immigrant detention centre network. In a concerning sign, ICE will become the most well-funded law enforcement agency in the United Sates, with the intention of detaining and deporting many millions of undocumented immigrants.Related episodes:Trump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment https://youtu.be/mdbe5JN12fwAmerican

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00:12:39

Robotaxi Wars: Waymo Expands on Tesla's Turf! Uber...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/18

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how the emerging robotaxi wars are starting to heat up, with the expansion of Waymo’s geofenced area in Austin Texas, to make it bigger than Tesla’s expanded geofence. Uber has also announced another partnership with luxury EV automaker Lucid and driverless software company Nuro, to rollout robotaxis in the United States. Related episodes:DANGER: Tesla FSD Robotaxi Can Miss Railroad Crossing Arms! https://youtu.be/rX4g155ctzAThe Autopilot Jury Trial That Could

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00:14:57

Tesla Cybertruck Heading for Scrapyard of History

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2025/07/17

The Art of Value host JJ predicts that Tesla’s Cybertruck is heading for the scrapyard of history, and has been Elon Musk’s worst idea to date. JJ breaks down how sales of the Cybertruck are dwindling, having not reached anywhere near Elon’s expectations. There have been numerous problems with the Cybertruck since it was unveiled to great fanfare back in 2019.Recent episodes:The Autopilot Jury Trial That Could Cost Tesla its Future https://youtu.be/64khTO7HqB8DANGER: Tesla FSD Robotaxi Can Miss

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00:11:46

DANGER: Tesla FSD Robotaxi Can Miss Railroad Crossing...

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2025/07/16

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how a safety monitor inside a Tesla Robotaxi in Austin, Texas had to intervene to stop the robotaxi blowing through railroad crossing arms, while a Tesla influencer was riding in the back seat. Had the safety monitor not been there, it could have been disastrous. We also look at similar incidents in which Tesla Full Self-Driving (supervised) was involved. Will Tesla be able to fix this dangerous, recurring FSD error soon?Related episodes:The Autopilot Jury Trial

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00:11:18

The Autopilot Jury Trial That Could Cost Tesla its...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/15

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla is now facing its first jury trial involving a fatal accident in which its Autopilot driving system was engaged at the time. Previous court cases involving Autopilot had been either settled or dismissed, so this is the first case in front of a jury. Recemt episodes:Musk's Robotaxi Bet: Are Fans COPING with the Reality? https://youtu.be/3VeMERT9Bs8Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun Glare? https://youtu.be/2vdO3iToeKsWhy

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00:20:27

Musk's Robotaxi Bet: Are Fans COPING with the Reality?

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2025/07/14

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how some of Tesla’s chief social media influencers are coping with the very limited Tesla Robotaxi service so far, and the seemingly slow progress of robotaxi and Full Self-Driving. They claim everything is going to plan, yet after about 10 years, FSD is still making some basic errors in the wild, and it seems unlikely Tesla will be able to scale robotaxis and unsupervised FSD as fast as fans and investors would have expected. Related episodes:Tesla Just Selling

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00:15:42

Is Tesla Just Selling Elon’s Bold Claims to Pump the...

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2025/07/13

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down some recent financial analysts’ opinions that at this point Tesla is mainly selling Elon Musk’s grand claims for the future, rather than the reality of the company, which is struggling to grow vehicle sales. Tesla’s robotoaxi is also off to a shaky start, and sales of Optimus robots haven’t begun. Can Tesla grow fast enough to justify its lofty stock market valuation?Related episodes:Was Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch a Scam? https://youtu.be/Kt4EYXULWcgIs Xiaomi YU7 a

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00:19:49

Is Xiaomi YU7 a True Tesla Model Y SLAYER?

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/07/11

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how China’s hottest new EV, the Xiaomi YU7, could well be a true Tesla Model Y slayer in China. The new Model Y rival has had a record number of pre-orders, and rave reviews. JJ responds to one of the recent reviews of the Xiaomi YU7, which compares it favourably with the Tesla Model Y.Related episodes:10K Cybertrucks UNSOLD! Ford F-150 Now TOP-SELLING EV Pickup https://youtu.be/gURKKJRjkMILook Out Tesla! Slate’s Under $20K EV Has 100K Reservations

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00:17:33

Elon’s Grok AI Has Toxic Meltdown After New Update

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2025/07/10

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how Elon Musk’s AI, Grok, has been spewing toxic racism since a recent update Elon wanted to make to it. Elon said that at times Grok was being “too woke” for him, but after the update it seems it went way too far to the right, or is that actually Elon’s intention?Recent episodes:Why Tesla Robotaxi & FSD Still Need to Be Supervised!https://youtu.be/uW2yK923QQAWas Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch a Scam? https://youtu.be/Kt4EYXULWcgEx-Tesla Manager Reveals Why Tesla is

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00:12:46

Why Tesla Robotaxi & FSD Still Need to Be Supervised!

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2025/07/01

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down two recent, alarming incidents involving Tesla’s self-driving software when it came to crossing train tracks. Is Tesla’s FSD and robotaxi really ready to be unsupervised soon?Related episodes:Was Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch a Scam? https://youtu.be/Kt4EYXULWcgTesla Robotaxi Debut GLITCHES as Waymo EXPANDS to Atlanta https://youtu.be/ufjE4vaQfBALatest Tesla Robotaxi Safety Errors You Need to Know https://youtu.be/EWvF5HfPQlsTesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due

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00:18:34

Was Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch a Scam?

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2025/06/30

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down and responds to a new article by Michael Spencer (AI Supremacy) about Tesla’s Robotaxi launch in Austin being a scam. The robotaxi launch comes after a long run of claims and predictions from Elon Musk about the promise of Tesla’s autonomous vehicle technology, using only cameras and AI, rather than the lidar and other sensors other autonomous vehicle companies use.Related episodes:Tesla Robotaxi Debut GLITCHES as Waymo EXPANDS to Atlanta

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00:17:30

Tesla Robotaxi Debut Glitches as Waymo Expands to...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/06/27

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down how there have been some serious glitches with the long-awaited Tesla Robotaxi rollout in Austin this week, while in the same week its main competitor Waymo is expanding operations to Atlanta, and partnering with Uber there. Can Tesla catch up to Waymo in the emerging “robotaxi wars”, or is Waymo already too far ahead, and with more reliable, safer technology?Related episodes:Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun Glare

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00:18:37

Latest Tesla Robotaxi Safety Errors You Need to Know

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/06/26

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down most of the Tesla Robotaxi critical safety errors and interventions made so far, in just the first three days of operation as a limited robotaxi service in Austin, open to invitation-only “Tesla influencers” so far. Video was been captured of many of the alarming incidents and critical interventions from the safety monitor in the front passenger seat.Related episodes:Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun Glare? https://youtu.be/2vdO3iToeKsTesla

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00:16:21

Tesla Robotaxi Phantom Braking Incident Due to Sun...

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/06/25

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down an alarming phantom braking incident that happened during the rollout of Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin. YouTuber, Tesla and EV influencer Kim Java had the phantom breaking problem during a Tesla Robotaxi ride. The question has to be asked: was the phantom braking caused by the known issue of sun glare in the Tesla Robotaxi cameras?Related episodes:Report Details Fatal Tesla FSD Crash Before Robotaxi Launch https://youtu.be/8TeTwupP6AEThousands Join Class

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00:21:20

Tesla Robotaxi ‘Laughably Far Behind Waymo’

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/06/24

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down a new article by harsh Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Elon Musk critic Dan O’Dowd, about Tesla’s Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas. Dan says the launch has been a “pathetic flop”, and that Tesla is “laughably far behind Waymo”. He gives examples of some of the potentially dangerous incidents that happened on the first day on Tesla’s limited Robotaxi service. Related episodes:Tesla Robotaxi Launch: How Autonomous Are They Really

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00:14:30

Tesla Robotaxi Launch: How Autonomous Are They?

The John Johnston Lounge ·

2025/06/23

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the long awaited Tesla Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas. The Robotaxi launch was invitation only, involving only a bunch of Tesla influencers, and the service is geofenced to a small area of Austin. The questions are asked: is the robotaxi service truly autonomous? If not, how autonomous is it? Related episodes:Tesla Asked to Delay Robotaxi & Starship Blows Up Again https://youtu.be/TFF7CekMifgTesla Robotaxi Dangerous Smoke & Mirrors Game: Electrek

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