Is Muskism the new Fordism? Plus, the maverick psychiatrist who studied life after death

Late Night Live — Full program podcast · Jun 3, 2026 · 54m

Elon Musk looks set to become the world's first trillionaire when his company SpaceX goes public on the stock exchange. A new book asks if we're living in an age of 'Muskism'. Plus, the story of Dr Ian Stevenson, the distinguished 1950s psychiatrist who become a leading figure in the controversial field of 'parapsychology'' where he tried to prove the existence of consciousness after death.

Guests:

Ben Tarnoff, writer and technologist, co-author of Muskism: A guide for the perplexed

Jesse Bering, professor of psychology at University of Otago, author of The Incredible Afterlives of Dr…