She sat inside At his business meeting, defend him on X and then travel to talk about how she raised him, the richest man in the world, but who is Elon Musk’s mother? Today, on the show, we learn everything about the model, influencer and writer Maye Musk, while dissecting her recent trip to China and her possible impact on foreign politics.
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Michael Calore: Hey Zoe, what did your mom call you?
Zoë Schiffer: I think if I told you, I would weaken a lot of my credibility, so I just said a lot of people call me Zoe.
Michael Calore: OK
Zoë Schiffer: What is my name like?
Michael Calore: If you don’t have Umlaut on E, it looks like Zoe?
Zoë Schiffer: Yes, because it doesn’t have Y, people are always confused. I thought, “Oh no, my parents called me Zoe. Don’t worry.”
Lauren Goode: oh. Yes, yes. Like Zooey Deschanel, she has a Y, right? Yes, OK.
Michael Calore: But she is Zooey.
Lauren Goode: I’ve never thought about it before.
Michael Calore: Isn’t it? Isn’t she Zooey?
Lauren Goode: No, she is Zooey.
Zoë Schiffer: Like Franny and Zooey, it is spelled Zooey, but it is Zooey, Franny and Zooey. Anyway, Mike, what were your parents, what did they call you when you were a kid?
Lauren Goode: She really has a hard time deflecting. She doesn’t want to tell us the real nickname.
Zoë Schiffer: I can’t. I just feel like I’ve already suffered from too much Impostor syndrome.
Michael Calore: For a long time, my mother mentioned me in my full name Michael, and so did my father.
Lauren Goode: What is your middle name?
Michael Calore: Seth.
Lauren Goode: Do they call you Michael Seth?
Michael Calore: In very, very rare cases.
Zoë Schiffer: Seth can indeed be your name, too. I think that feels almost appropriate.
Lauren Goode: Oh, yes. You are Seth.
Michael Calore: Will I play Seth?
Zoë Schiffer: a little. Seth rises, if you will.
Michael Calore: OK
