Succession’s Creator Takes on the Tech Billionaires
Episode Date: June 12, 2025Jesse Armstrong, the Emmy Award-winning creator of HBO's "Succession," joins Offline to chat about how he made a mockery of Silicon Valley tycoons in...
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190 episodes transcribedJesse Armstrong, the Emmy Award-winning creator of HBO's "Succession," joins Offline to chat about how he made a mockery of Silicon Valley tycoons in...
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