The Peter Thiel Paradox

David Runciman and Thomas Jones

David Runciman talks to Thomas Jones about Silicon Valley’s best known investor-provocateur, his prescience, his mistakes, and why, despite his ultra-libertarian ideology, he owes so much to the state. 

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Music by Kieran Brunt / Episode produced by Eliane Glaser / Series Producer: Anthony Wilks

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