Ryan Knutson

The Saudi government and the Saudi wealth fund did not respond to requests for comment. Why does MBS need the line? Why not just build a fancy yet achievable city?

The Saudi government and the Saudi wealth fund did not respond to requests for comment. Why does MBS need the line? Why not just build a fancy yet achievable city?

The Saudi government and the Saudi wealth fund did not respond to requests for comment. Why does MBS need the line? Why not just build a fancy yet achievable city?

So then it's not just about changing Saudi Arabia or even reinventing the idea of a city. It's also about...

So then it's not just about changing Saudi Arabia or even reinventing the idea of a city. It's also about...

So then it's not just about changing Saudi Arabia or even reinventing the idea of a city. It's also about...

MBS was aware that his plans for Neom and Saudi Arabia were ambitious. He's often said that achieving even half of his ambitions would be a win and transformative for his country. But to achieve even a small percentage of the Neom vision would require a massive effort and huge numbers of people willing to move to a remote corner of the desert to make it all real. That's coming up.

MBS was aware that his plans for Neom and Saudi Arabia were ambitious. He's often said that achieving even half of his ambitions would be a win and transformative for his country. But to achieve even a small percentage of the Neom vision would require a massive effort and huge numbers of people willing to move to a remote corner of the desert to make it all real. That's coming up.

MBS was aware that his plans for Neom and Saudi Arabia were ambitious. He's often said that achieving even half of his ambitions would be a win and transformative for his country. But to achieve even a small percentage of the Neom vision would require a massive effort and huge numbers of people willing to move to a remote corner of the desert to make it all real. That's coming up.

Beginning around 2020, hundreds and then thousands of people packed up their lives and moved to the Saudi desert to deliver Neom, MBS's dream. One of them was Andy.

Beginning around 2020, hundreds and then thousands of people packed up their lives and moved to the Saudi desert to deliver Neom, MBS's dream. One of them was Andy.

Beginning around 2020, hundreds and then thousands of people packed up their lives and moved to the Saudi desert to deliver Neom, MBS's dream. One of them was Andy.

And where are you from, Andy Wirth?

And where are you from, Andy Wirth?

And where are you from, Andy Wirth?

Andy is an executive in his early 60s. For much of his career, he ran ski resorts, big ones like Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows near Lake Tahoe.

Andy is an executive in his early 60s. For much of his career, he ran ski resorts, big ones like Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows near Lake Tahoe.

Andy is an executive in his early 60s. For much of his career, he ran ski resorts, big ones like Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows near Lake Tahoe.

Andy will tell you he's been very fortunate in his career. He's made enough money to only take on projects he really cares about. And in early 2020, he heard about one that seemed to fit that bill.

Andy will tell you he's been very fortunate in his career. He's made enough money to only take on projects he really cares about. And in early 2020, he heard about one that seemed to fit that bill.