#59 Following Intellectual Curiosity with Thomas Tull

It's just one of those things. when when you look at it and kinda unpack what happened You know, you just have to Try to stare at the facts as they are and and see what you could do better. Hello and welcome.

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On the show today is the normally reclusive businessman Thomas Tall. Thomas was the chairman and CEO of Legendary Entertainment. He produced more than thirty films that together have grossed more than thirteen billion dollars worldwide at the box office. Movies like Straight Out of Compton, Godzilla, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, and so much more. Today he's living his dream as part owner of his favorite childhood sports team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's running Telco and buying companies and investing. He was early money in Magic Leap, Pinterest, Oculus, which sold to Facebook.

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