250411 Using Grok - my experience

In my very first newsletter I included a link to a fascinating interview with Michael Saylor from November of 2021. As I was copying my newsletters over to Nostr for additional reach, engagement and safekeeping I realised that the link to the interview was broken.

I tried a few manual searches but could mot find it - so I thought to ask Grok....

It turned out that the original interview had been put behind a paywall or removed - possibly because of the Tucker/Fox relationship or maybe because of the content? Whatever - I am happy to have found it.

What is also interesting is the discussion that I had with Grok to get it:

Me - Q: I am looking for an interview of michael saylor on fox news in nov or dec 2021

Grok: I couldn’t find a specific Fox News interview with Michael Saylor from November or December 2021 based on available information. Saylor was active in media during that period, discussing Bitcoin and his company’s investment strategy, but no clear record of a Fox News appearance in those months surfaced. For example, around that time, he was on other platforms like CNBC, where he famously called Bitcoin a “safe haven” amid monetary concerns, and he posted about a November 2021 discussion with Tucker Carlson, though it was on Fox’s broader network, not explicitly Fox News. The exact details of that Carlson interaction aren’t pinned down as a formal interview either.If you’re set on Fox News specifically, I can dig deeper or broaden the search slightly—maybe there’s something adjacent. Want me to keep looking or pivot to other interviews from that timeframe?

Me: Go for it - do a deeper search.... Click here to see the full discussion in Grok

Grok's "Thought Process": First, I need to understand what the user is asking for. They want an interview of Michael Saylor on Fox News from November or December 2021.

Since I'm supposed to use the web search and browsing tools, I should start by searching for this specific interview.

Let me think about how to formulate the search query. I need to include the key elements: Michael Saylor, Fox News, interview, and the time frame of November or December 2021.

Perhaps something like: "Michael Saylor Fox News interview November 2021" or "Michael Saylor Fox News interview December 2021".

But since the user mentioned both months, I can combine them: "Michael Saylor Fox News interview November December 2021".

I should also consider that the interview might be listed under different titles or descriptions, so I might need to look for variations.

But let's start with a straightforward search.

Searching... From the search results, I see several entries related to Michael Saylor and Fox News around November and December 2021.

The first result is from Fox News itself, dated November 30, 2021, titled "Michael Saylor, business intel expert, analyzes Bitcoin on Fox Nation's 'Tucker Carlson Today'". This seems very relevant.

The second result is a video from Fox News, also dated November 30, 2021, with Michael Saylor on "Tucker Carlson Today".

The third result is from CryptoNews, dated December 1, 2021, which mentions an interview with Michael Saylor and Tucker Carlson on Fox News from November 29, 2021.

The fourth result is a YouTube video from December 1, 2021, titled "Michael Saylor Talks Bitcoin With Tucker Carlson of Fox News - Nov 29th 2021".

The fifth result is from Fox Business, but it's from 2024, so not relevant for 2021.

The sixth result is another Fox News video from November 30, 2021, with Michael Saylor on "Tucker Carlson Tonight".

The seventh result is from 2022, so not relevant.

The eighth result is from Fox Business in 2024, again not relevant.

The ninth result is a blog post from December 3, 2021, discussing the full video of Michael Saylor's interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, which was originally aired on November 29, 2021.

The tenth result is about cryptocurrency videos in general, not specific to this interview.

So, from these results, it's clear that there was indeed an interview or discussion involving Michael Saylor and Tucker Carlson on Fox News in late November 2021.

Specifically, the interview was on November 29, 2021, and it was part of "Tucker Carlson Today" on Fox Nation.

There are multiple sources confirming this:

Fox News article dated November 30, 2021.
Fox News video dated November 30, 2021.
CryptoNews article dated December 1, 2021, referencing the November 29 interview.
YouTube video uploaded on December 1, 2021, of the November 29 interview.
Another Fox News clip from November 30, 2021.
A blog post from December 3, 2021, providing context and linking to the full interview.

To confirm the exact nature of the interview and to ensure it was indeed on Fox News (not just Fox Nation or another platform), I should probably look at the content of one of these pages more closely.

Since the user is looking for an interview on Fox News, and Fox News is the primary source, I should probably browse the Fox News page to get more details.

Let me choose the first result, which is directly from Fox News.

Browsing... From the browse result, I have more details about the interview.

It confirms that Michael Saylor was on "Tucker Carlson Today" on Fox Nation, which is part of Fox News, on November 30, 2021.

The interview discussed Bitcoin, with Saylor explaining its role as a solution to inflation and comparing money to "socioeconomic energy."

He also mentioned historical examples of currency collapse due to inflation and described Bitcoin as the world's first engineered monetary system with an immutable ledger.

The total supply of Bitcoin was mentioned as 21 million coins, divisible into 100 million satoshis.

The page also provides information on how to watch the interview, noting that it's available on Fox Nation, which requires a subscription, but there's a free trial available.

However, the user asked for an interview on Fox News, and while Fox Nation is part of Fox News, it's a subscription-based service.

I should check if there was also a segment on the main Fox News channel, not just Fox Nation.

Looking back at the search results, there is another entry: "Big bitcoin investor makes compelling case for crypto | Fox News Video" from November 30, 2021, which is a clip from "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" is the main evening show on Fox News, so that might be what the user is referring to.

Let me browse that page as well.

Browsing... Hmm, that didn't work. The page seems to be a general video page without specific content about the interview.

Let me try another link from the search results.

There's a YouTube video: "Michael Saylor Talks Bitcoin With Tucker Carlson of Fox News - Nov 29th 2021"

Since it's a direct link to the interview, I can browse that page.

But the browse action might not work directly with YouTube videos, as it's designed for text content.

Let me check the blog post from December 3, 2021, which mentioned the full video.

The URL is: https://www.lukethomas.com/michael-saylor-tucker-carlson-full-video-free/

Let me browse that page.

Browsing... This is very helpful.

From this page, I get a comprehensive overview of the interview.

It confirms that Michael Saylor was interviewed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News on November 29, 2021.

There was a 3-minute clip shown on the primetime show, but the full interview was 1 hour long, available to Fox subscribers on "Tucker Carlson, Today."

However, the full interview is available for free on BitChute, as embedded in this blog post.

Additionally, the page provides context about Michael Saylor's involvement with Bitcoin, including MicroStrategy's purchase of $400 million worth of Bitcoin on the same day as the interview, and Saylor's personal ownership of 17,000 Bitcoins.

It also mentions Saylor's efforts to educate about Bitcoin through interviews, podcasts, and his website.

There's a note about Saylor's past skepticism of Bitcoin, mentioning a 2013 tweet where he said Bitcoin's days were numbered.

Finally, it links to a book Saylor wrote in 2012 about the impact of mobile phones.

So, this confirms that there was indeed an interview of Michael Saylor on Fox News in November 2021, specifically on November 29, with Tucker Carlson.

To answer the user's question, I can now provide the details.

But let me make sure there isn't another interview in December 2021, as the user mentioned both November and December.

Looking back at the search results, all the relevant entries are from late November 2021, with no specific mentions of December 2021 for Fox News interviews with Michael Saylor.

The CryptoNews article is dated December 1, 2021, but it's about the November 29 interview.

Similarly, the YouTube video was uploaded on December 1, 2021, but again, it's of the November 29 interview.

The blog post is from December 3, 2021, discussing the same interview.

So, it seems there was only one interview in that period, on November 29, 2021.

Therefore, I can confidently say that the interview the user is looking for is the one on November 29, 2021, with Tucker Carlson on Fox News.

Now, to provide the final answer, I should summarize this information and include citations.

Let me think about how to present this.

I need to state that yes, there was an interview, provide the date, the show, and perhaps a link to where it can be watched.

Since the user might want to watch it, I can mention that the full interview is available on BitChute via the blog post.

But I should also cite the original Fox News sources.

In the initial search results, there are Fox News articles and videos, but when I tried to browse the video page, it didn't give specific content.

However, the first search result, the Fox News article, does provide details.

Let me make sure I have that.

In my earlier browse call for the Fox News article, I got details about the interview content.

So, I can use that as well.

But for the final answer, I think providing the date, the show, and a link to the full interview would be sufficient.

Since the user asked for "an interview," implying they might want to access it, I should provide a way to do so.

The blog post provides a free way to watch it on BitChute.

But I should also mention that it was originally aired on Fox Nation, which requires a subscription.

However, since the user might not want to subscribe, the BitChute link could be helpful.

But I need to be careful with linking to external sites, especially if they might not be official.

Let me check if Fox News has the full interview available.

From the search results, the first link is an article, not the video.

The second is a video, but when I browsed it, it didn't give content.

Perhaps I can try to browse another Fox News video link.

There's another one: "Bitcoin is attracting a 'massive amounts of capital': Michael Saylor | Fox Business Video" but that's from 2024, not 2021.

In my initial search results, the relevant ones are from 2021.

Let me list them again:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-saylor-business-intel-expert-analyzes-bitcoin-on-fox-nations-tucker-carlson-today (article)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6284404796001 (video)
https://cryptonews.com/videos/bitcoin-michael-saylor-orange-pills-tucker-carlson-the-amazing-full-interview-nov-29th-2021.htm (CryptoNews article with video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeVWGUq9GNY (YouTube video)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6360111042112 (2024, irrelevant)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6284441069001 (another video, but browsing didn't give content)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6306920842112 (2022, irrelevant)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6365541074112 (2024, irrelevant)
https://www.lukethomas.com/michael-saylor-tucker-carlson-full-video-free/ (blog post with full video)
https://cryptonews.com/videos/ (general crypto videos)

So, for official Fox News content, I have:

But when I browsed the video URL, it didn't give specific content, probably because it's a video page.

Perhaps these are clips, not the full interview.

From the blog post, it mentions that there was a 3-minute clip on the primetime show, and the full 1-hour interview was on Fox Nation.

So, probably, the Fox News video links are for the short clips, while the full interview is on Fox Nation, which might require subscription.

But since I can't access Fox Nation directly, and the blog post provides a free alternative, I think it's acceptable to mention that.

However, I should prioritize primary sources.

Perhaps I can find if Fox News has made the full interview available elsewhere.

But given the time constraints, and since I've already used several actions, I think I have enough information.

Let me summarize what I have:

There was an interview of Michael Saylor with Tucker Carlson on Fox News on November 29, 2021.
It was part of "Tucker Carlson Today" on Fox Nation.
There was a 3-minute clip shown on the primetime "Tucker Carlson Tonight" show.
The full 1-hour interview is available on Fox Nation (subscription required) or on BitChute for free, as linked in the blog post.
The interview discussed Bitcoin, its role in combating inflation, and its technological foundation.

Now, for the final answer, I need to present this concisely, with citations.

Let me think about how to format it.

I should start by confirming that yes, there was an interview, provide the date and details, and then list the citations.

Since the user might want to access it, I can mention where it can be found.

But I need to be careful with linking to non-official sources.

Perhaps I can say that the interview is available on Fox Nation, and also provide a link to the blog post that has it on BitChute.

But since this is a text-based response, and I'm not sure if links are allowed or if they will work, maybe I should just describe it.

In the initial instructions, it says to include citations, so probably links are fine.

In the workflow example, it included links in the citations.

So, I can do that.

Let me draft the final answer.

Yes, there was an interview of Michael Saylor on Fox News in November 2021. Specifically, Michael Saylor appeared on "Tucker Carlson Today" on Fox Nation on November 29, 2021. During this interview, Saylor discussed Bitcoin as a solution to inflation caused by governments printing money and described Bitcoin as the world's first engineered monetary system with an immutable ledger. A 3-minute clip of this interview was also aired on the primetime show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Fox News. The full 1-hour interview is available on Fox Nation (which requires a subscription) or can be accessed for free on BitChute through a blog post that embedded the video.

Citations: