Pivot
Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 700
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Instagram's new privacy settings, Big Tech's record profits, and the Capitol insurrection hearing.
On this week’s Pivot, Kara and Scott wonder why Instagram took so long to add protections for teens, and what Big Tech will do with its record profits.
A Pivot listener wants the details on Scott’s i…
00:49:18 |
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Tokyo Games Can't Catch a Break, Klobuchar Targets Vaccine Misinformation, and Friend of Pivot Eliot Brown
A tropical storm threatens the Olympics, Kara enjoys being the Bad Girl of GETTR, and Friend of Pivot Eliot Brown explains how WeWork's Adam Neumann attracted experienced investors, and kept his hair…
00:59:17 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin hopes, Biden picks a heavy hitter, and the Pegasus spyware scandal
Kara and Scott discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent Twitter ban, Jack Dorsey's hopes for a bitcoin "world peace," and the "joyless" Olympics. Kara has high hopes for Jonathan Kanter, Biden's pick …
00:48:27 |
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Biden vs. Facebook, the U.S. accuses China of cyberattacks, and Friend of Pivot Paxton Smith on Texas' new abortion law
Kara and Scott talk Robinhood's IPO, Netflix earnings, and Jeff Bezos' rocket ride. They also weigh in on the war of words between Facebook and President Biden, as well as the administration's stance…
00:51:24 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Big banks' quarterly earnings and economic recovery, and a prediction on space SPACs
Kara and Scott talk what the big banks' quarterly earnings can tell us about economic recovery. They also discuss Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget deal. In listener mail, we get a question abou…
00:41:14 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Regulators are cracking down on tech, and Friends of Pivot Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang on Facebook's leadership
Kara and Scott talk about Biden's broad executive order aimed at stirring competition and limiting corporate dominance. They also discuss the regulations coming out of China that specifically call fo…
00:56:10 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Q2 Quarterly Review: The State of the World According to Pivot
Pivot launches its Quarterly Review series, with a look back at the past two quarters and predictions of what's ahead. Kara and Scott discuss the biggest wins and fails of the year so far and check t…
00:57:09 |
Fri 09 Jul 2021
Facebook FTC antitrust case thrown out and Amazon vs. Lina Khan
Kara and Scott talk about a Federal judge throwing out an antitrust case against Facebook by the FTC and more than 40 states. They also discuss Amazon's motion to have newly instated FTC Chair Lina K…
00:56:08 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
Toyota's GOP contributions, BuzzFeed's SPAC and a Friend of Pivot from Microsoft
Kara and Scott talk about the revelations that the car company Toyota is the highest contributor to Republicans who voted to invalidate the presidential election. They also discuss BuzzFeed's plan to…
00:55:44 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
House Judiciary Committee antitrust bills, Microsoft hits $2 trillion, and a prediction on the future of social media
Kara and Scott talk about the six antitrust bills the House is contemplating this week and what it means for big tech and political divisions. They also discuss Microsoft joining Apple as the 2nd $2 …
00:54:30 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
American Airlines cancellations, Bitcoin mining bans, and Friend of Pivot Chuck Todd
Kara and Scott talk about American Airlines cancelling flights because of staff shortages. They also discuss China banning the mining of Bitcoin in the country. Meanwhile, the SEC is readying new cli…
01:11:34 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Amazon's worker problem, Andreessen Horowitz's new website and a prediction about inflation
Kara and Scott talk about a blockbuster story exposing worker issues in Amazon warehouses as Mackenzie Scott donates money to counteract the forces of her ex-husband's company.
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01:08:52 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Apple vs. the Trump Administration, CEO compensation broke records during COVID, and Friend of Pivot Caleb Scharf on space exploration 8:18
Kara and Scott discuss how Apple unknowingly handed over phone data of two Democratic congressmen to the Trump Administration. Then, they discuss how the pay gap between workers and CEOs grew even wi…
01:04:51 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Billionaires and the tax code, Facebook smartwatch and a listener mail question on children's screen time
Kara and Scott talk about the ProPublica report that America's wealthiest people paid basically nothing in taxes and what the country should do about it. They also discuss Facebook's upcoming smartwa…
00:56:17 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
G-7 nations' historic tax reform, Bitcoin 2021, and Friend of Pivot Jon Meacham on de-platforming Trump
Kara and Scott talk about the historic tax reform deal reached by the G-7 nations that would make the minimum global corporate tax rate 15%. Then they discuss this weeks' Bitcoin 2021 event in Miami …
00:57:18 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
The SEC goes after Elon Musk's tweets, Fauci's emails, and should Roku acquire more content?
Kara and Scott talk about the SEC saying that several of Elon Musk's tweets were not vetted before they were posted and violate a previous settlement with regulators. Then they discuss the trove of D…
00:55:16 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Uber and Lyft price surge, the Biden infrastructure bill and Friend of Pivot Casey Newton
Kara and Scott talk about Uber and Lyft rideshare prices surging as the companies struggle to find contract drivers. They also discuss hold-ups from Republican Senators and the Biden infrastructure b…
01:04:29 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Russia crackdown on social media, Amazon buys MGM, and is 5G worth the hype?
Kara and Scott talk about Russia increasing penalties and crackdowns on Google, Twitter, and Facebook. They also discuss Amazon's $8.45billion purchase of MGM Studios. In listener mail they answer a …
00:51:32 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Tim Cook takes the stand in Apple vs. Epic trial and a Friend of Pivot on app dating
Kara and Scott talk about Apple CEO Tim Cook's testimony in the final days of the Apple vs. Epic antitrust case. Scott gives a mini-lesson on why "big is bad". Then we're joined by Friend of Pivot, a…
01:06:32 |
Tue 25 May 2021
Crypto-crash, Streaming wars and tax plans with MSNBC Host Stephanie Ruhle
Kara and Scott are joined by MSNBC Host and NBC News Senior Business Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle for a lightning round about the week's news. They talk about the tough week for the crypto-market, m…
01:00:21 |
Fri 21 May 2021
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