<p>He’s discontinuing Tesla’s signature models, taking SpaceX public, and putting more chips on A.I. and robotics. As Elon Musk prepares for his next phase, will he rein in any of his excesses?&nbsp;</p><br><p>And in this week’s Plus segment: Elon in Epstein files.</p><br><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/faiz-siddiqui/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faiz Siddiqui</a>, technology reporter for the Washington Post’s Business Desk, author of “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/?tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk</a>.”</p><br><p>Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><br><p>Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>