Peter Thiel is unlike any other Trump tech bro. As well as a wildly successful investor, he’s seen as a thinker - the philosopher king of Silicon Valley. Thiel’s acolytes in the tech world and Washington include vice-president JD Vance but his relationship with the Trump camp is complicated. And there are still questions about what, if anything, he wants with the president.In the final episode of this season of Tech Tonic, Murad Ahmed speaks to FT columnist Gillian Tett about Thiel’s political philosophy, and to Tabby Kinder, the FT’s West Coast financial editor, about his influence in Silicon Valley.Free to read:<a href="https://on.ft.com/45U78qi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley funded the sudden rise of JD Vance</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4eubRBe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A time for truth and reconciliation (written by Peter Thiel)</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3GsCB8D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How a little-known French literary critic became a bellwether for the US right</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3TZ4JmQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Palantir’s ‘revolving door’ with government spurs huge growth</a>This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Murad Ahmed and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design by Sam Giovinco. Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Original music by Metaphor Music, Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz are the FT’s acting co-heads of audio.<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b9ec78ec-084b-44fb-9a91-c6f00d499617" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> 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.

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