You’ve almost certainly heard Peter Thiel’s name. You very likely even have an opinion about him. But how much do you actually know about him? One of the most powerful people in America is also one of the most secretive, because that lack of public visibility gives him much more room to exercise a scary amount of control over our country. This week, Adam gets the in-depth scoop on Peter Thiel with Bloomberg Business Week reporter Max Chafkin, who recently authored the book The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power.Find Max’s book at <a href="http://factuallypod.com/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">factuallypod.com/books</a>--SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/adamconover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/adamconover</a>SEE ADAM ON TOUR: <a href="https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.adamconover.net/tourdates/</a>SUBSCRIBE to and RATE Factually! on:» Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/factually-with-adam-conover/id1463460577</a>» Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/0fK8WJw4ffMc2NWydBlDyJ</a>About Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at <a href="https://www.headgum.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.headgum.com</a>.» SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1</a>» FOLLOW us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/headgum</a>» FOLLOW us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/headgum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/headgum/</a>» FOLLOW us on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum</a>» <a href="https://gumball.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/641374f4add021d015aead84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advertise on Factually</a>! via <a href="http://Gumball.fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gumball.fm</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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