Elon Musk&rsquo;s origin story keeps changing. First, he was Tony Stark, or Iron Man. Not too long ago, he compared himself to Batman. Arguments started online over whether or not Musk is a real-life Bruce Wayne. In this episode, Jill Lepore looks at the original &lsquo;Caped Crusader&rsquo;, created back in 1939. Batman&rsquo;s origin story is bound up&nbsp;with fascism. And every time Musk is compared to Batman it raises a very old question about the Dark Knight: is Batman fighting fascism, or is Batman &mdash; a brooding, fabulously wealthy vigilante &mdash; somehow, himself a fascist?See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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