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
Internet’s Luigi Obsession, Biden Pardons, and Guest R.J. Cutler
Kara and Scott discuss President Biden’s clemency announcement, Rupert Murdoch’s succession scheme backfires, and GM scraps its Cruise robotaxi program. Plus, the entire internet tries to analyze Lui…
01:12:41 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
TikTok Ban Looms, Trump's AI and Crypto Czar, and Guest Vivian Tu
Kara and Scott discuss TikTok's latest legal setback, and what Donald Trump will do (if anything) if the ban goes into effect next month. Then, Trump appoints investor, podcaster, and Elon minion, Da…
01:12:28 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
CEO Shooting, Bitcoin Surge, and Bezos’s Trump Optimism
Kara and Scott discuss the highlights from The New York Times DealBook Summit, including Jeff Bezos saying he’s “optimistic” about a second Trump term, and Sam Altman trying to make nice with Elon Mu…
01:02:02 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
Hunter Biden Pardon, Kash Patel for FBI Director, and Guest Lauren Greenfield
Kara and Scott discuss the Hunter Biden pardon, and its repercussions for President Biden. Then, President-elect Donald Trump selects Kash Patel to run the FBI, and new reports raise questions and co…
01:17:34 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
How Trump’s Second Term Could Be Bad For EVs, But Great For Tesla | Decoder
Happy Thanksgiving! Pivot is off for the holiday, so we're bringing you an episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Nilay is talking about something we've discussed a lot on Pivot — Elon Musk, Donald Tru…
00:37:36 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Bluesky's Moment, Crony Capitalism, and Guest Julie Scelfo of MAMA
Kara and Scott discuss the "Glicked" effect on the box office, and Amazon's new $4 billion investment in Anthropic. Then, Elon Musk and Vivek Rameswamy bring their Silicon Valley buddies into the Dep…
01:30:25 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
DOJ's Google Breakup Plan, Nvidia's Earnings, and Comcast's Cable Spin-off
Kara and Scott discuss Nvidia's latest blockbuster earnings, the DOJ's proposal that Google sell its Chrome browser, and Comcast's plan to spin off its cable networks into a new company. Plus, the la…
01:09:38 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Joe and Mika's Mar-a-Lago Visit, Big Tech Derails KOSA, and Guest Kristy Caylor
Kara and Scott discuss Morning Joe anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealing they paid a visit to Donald Trump to "restart communications," and the sheer brilliance of The Onion buying Al…
01:15:27 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Trump’s Controversial Picks, Bluesky’s Pop, and Spotify’s Subscriber Jump
Kara and Scott discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to deliver on his campaign promise to stop the TikTok ban, and the latest earnings from Disney and Spotify. Then, Trump is on a roll announ…
01:14:45 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Stock Market Surge, Kara's X Defection, and Guests Samantha Bee and Joanna Coles
Kara and Scott discuss Wall Street hitting new highs in the wake of Trump's victory, and whether Trump will face off with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Then, how big a role did right wing media play in th…
01:17:15 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
How Trump Will Impact the Economy, Big Tech, and Social Media
Kara and Scott trade Election Day stories, and discuss where they went wrong with their predictions. Then, a deep dive into what a second Trump term means for the economy, crypto, Big Tech (including…
01:12:55 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Election Predictions, Comcast Spinoff Plans, and Guest Dan Harris
Election Day has finally arrived! Kara and Scott discuss the last-minute polls, the debate over equal time on TV, and how this became the "Elon Election." Plus, the final predictions about the race. …
01:11:05 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
Big Tech Earnings, Trump Media Stock Plunge, and Guest Margaret Brennan
Kara and Scott discuss the rise and fall of Trump Media stock, and whether or not it's an accurate predictor for the election. Plus, Biden's "garbage" comments create a headache for Democrats, Trump …
01:18:49 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
AI Basics: Why AI Is Not a Job Killer
Kara and Scott are back with part two of Pivot's special series on the basics of artificial intelligence. How is AI revolutionizing the workplace? And what are the skills workers need to learn to sta…
00:22:16 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Trump's Rally, Bezos Backlash, and Guest Daniel Lubetzky
With one week to go until the election, Kara and Scott discuss Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, and the role of Jeff Bezos in The Washington Post's decision not to endorse a presidentia…
01:09:24 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Trump & Fascism, Character.AI Sued for Teen Suicide, and Tesla Beats Earnings Expectations
Kara and Scott discuss Apple scaling back production of Apple Vision Pro headsets, and a mother suing Character.AI, claiming a chatbot encouraged her teenage son to commit suicide. Then, Tesla’s Q3 e…
01:15:04 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
AI Basics: How and When to Use AI
Kara and Scott are back in your feeds for a special series on the basics of Artificial Intelligence. What should you use it for? What tools are right for you? And what privacy issues should you watch…
00:23:20 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Elon's Million Dollar Giveaway, OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions, and Guests Chantal Fernandez and Lauren Sherman
Kara and Scott discuss Disney's succession plans, and Netflix's latest blockbuster earnings. Then, a new report details tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. But could the two companies realisticall…
01:11:00 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Trump’s Strange Playlist, Kamala on Fox, and Elon’s Robot Fail
Kara and Scott discuss the latest from the campaign trail: VP Kamala Harris’s potential Joe Rogan appearance, former President Trump’s musical rally, and Elon Musk’s $75 million donation to his pro-T…
01:06:04 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Bill Gates on How to Tax the Rich, AI, Misinformation, & the Election | On With Kara Swisher
Pivot is off for the holiday! In the meantime, we're bringing you an episode of On With Kara Swisher.
Kara is chatting with Bill Gates, the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, and the co-chair of…
00:55:47 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
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