Recode's much awaited podcast with Kara Swisher interviewing Elon Musk has finally been published; it was recorded on Halloween evening at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto and it covered a broad scope of topics: all of Elon Musk's companies, Saudi Arabia, a normal Musk work week at Tesla, a look back at 2018 and Musk's distaste for the press - to name a few.

Musk's tone during the interview was is in contrast with the spaced-out demeanor during the Joe Rogan podcast. He comes off as relatively confident, somewhat reserved and generally in a better mood. Despite this, Musk wasn't able to make it through the podcast without attacking both journalists and short sellers, despite being "optimistic" about Tesla's future. 

In the interview, Musk admits that he still tweets "without a filter" simply because he "finds things entertaining". He said in the interview that he only spends about 10 to 15 minutes a day on Twitter. When asked about whether or not he was under strict orders not to Tweet or whether he would have to change his Twitter behavior as a result of the SEC settlement, Musk replied "not really".

The "genius" followed up by giving the impression he didn't understand (or care to understand) his SEC settlement or the pertinent securities laws surrounding what got him in trouble in the first place.