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Previewing the Big Four's antitrust appearance, Twitter bans QAnon, and prediction on Tesla buying up companies

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott look towards next week's historic antitrust hearings as the CEOs of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon all head to Washington for the f...

Jack Ma bypasses NYSE, a Friend of Pivot on how the Lincoln Project is trolling Trump, and Netflix's earnings fail

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about billionaire Jack Ma taking his company Ant Group public in Hong Kong and Shanghai and what that means for the US stock marke...

NBC's streaming service launches without Roku or Amazon Fire TV, Apple wins a tax battle, and a prediction on Netflix earnings

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the launch of NBC's new streaming service and why it isn't on major streaming devices. They also discuss Apple's big tax bat...

Google is the latest FAANG to invest in India, Facebook might ban political ads, and civil rights advocate Rashad Robinson on the ad boycott

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Google's big investment in India; it's the latest big tech company to make big moves in the country this year. They also dis...

Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college campuses will be "mini-Wuhans", and can the Trump admin ban TikTok?

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about an audit released about Facebook's lack of civil rights practices, the groups that have pushed them on moderating their plat...

Uber buys Postmates, Taylor Lorenz talks Clubhouse, and Big Tech will testify in Congress — but Congress has already lost

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Uber's acquisition of the food delivery company Postmates and what that means for the future of that market and the ride-hai...

Facebook changes its speech policy, Amazon moves into driverless cars, and a Friend of Pivot on how suspension of visas will affect Silicon Valley

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook announcing it would change its policies around hate speech on the platform after mounting pressures from Civil Righ...

Square withholds from its merchants; Twitch’s female streamers have had enough and a Listener Mail on contact tracing apps

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about how Square has been taking about 20% off of merchant transactions, as Jack Dorsey helms both Twitter and Square. Meanwhile, ...

TikTokers take down Trump in Tulsa, a former-Google exec starts an anti-Google Google and John Rice on how to get more Black people in leadership

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about TikTokers pranking Trump out of rally goers and a new potential competitor to Google's search engine. They also discuss more...

Twitter’s new audio innovation, Apple’s dominance gets a closer look and a prediction on the impact of online trading apps on mental health

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's new feature that allows certain users to post audio recordings. They also get talk about Pinterest reconciling wit...

Bezos offers to testify, COVID-19 infections are up and Suze Orman on why emergency savings are more important than ever

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the possibility that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos might speak to the House Judiciary Committee as a part of a broad antitrust inves...

Amazon suspends facial recognition technology, Starbuck’s closes 400 stores and a prediction on Apple and search

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Amazon and IBM moving away from their facial recognition technology because of algorithm's known racial biases. They also di...

Amazon warehouse workers issue lawsuit, Alexis Ohanian steps down from Reddit board and a deeper debate on Section 230

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about a new lawsuit waged by Amazon warehouse workers alleging the company did not follow CDC protocol well enough to stop the spr...

Zuckerberg does nothing about Trump, Google’s Incognito is not Incognito?, Amazon bonds and a prediction about 2020 IPOs

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Zuckerberg doubling down on Facebook policy that allows Trump to continue posting inflammatory content on the platform. They...

How Facebook and Twitter are dealing with racist posts and Friend of Pivot Baratunde Thurston on why “now is the time to step up, show up, or shut up”

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about how protests have played out across the country and corporations responses. As US citizens take to the streets to protest po...

Fact checking Trump on Twitter, SpaceX privatizes space, and a Listener Mail question on mental health apps and big tech

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's responsibility in fact-checking and regulating Trump tweets as they slap their first misinformation label on one o...

Disney open doors to the NBA, NYSE rings the bell, plus former Facebook Exec on Zuckerberg's WFH move

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Disney open its doors to the NBA as professional sports leagues attempt to resume their seasons. Meanwhile, the New York Sto...

Spotify’s podcast boom, Amazon checks out JCPenny, Kara loves TikTok and a prediction on Shopify

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Spotify's new deal with Joe Rogan and the implications for the podcast industry. They also discuss Amazon reportedly in talk...

The DOJ readies a lawsuit against Google, Amazon tries to get into designer retail again, and a Friend of Pivot on the “plandemic”

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook purchasing Giphy and reports the DOJ is likely to sue Google for antitrust violations in the digital ad space. They...

Uber offers to gobble up GrubHub, Elon Musk is “Re-open America guy”, and a prediction on mergers in digital media

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Uber's offer to buy GrubHub, which would give the company a majority of food delivery market share. They talk about whether ...

Amazon might acquire AMC theaters and Friend of Pivot Stephanie Ruhle on business, CARES Act, wins and fails

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Amazon in talks to acquire AMC theaters, Uber earnings and how education will change with white collar workers at home. Scot...

Facebook's oversight board is the "League of Nations", Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's master class on leadership, and a prediction about Uber's numbers

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new oversight board and whether it will be effective in controlling content on the platform. They discuss layoffs...

Congress weighs liability for businesses, Amazon will put its $4billion profit into its supply chain, and Anand Giridharadas on "Rich Corona; Poor Corona"

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about whether or not Congress should give businesses legal protections against lawsuits from workers who contract COVID-19. They d...

Facebook pushes e-commerce business, Uber in trouble, eyes on Amazon Media Group… and a prediction: Sonos gets acquired

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook earnings during the pandemic and the company's push into e-commerce. They discuss Uber's reported lay-offs and othe...

Amazon under scrutiny; Zoom security expert Alex Stamos explains it all (and talks Facebook), plus some special Wins and Fails

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Senate Democrats being vocal about breaking up Amazon, after a report that the company lied to the House Judiciary Committee...

Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a huge quarter, Facebook makes big investment in India, Bezos takes the reins at Amazon

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Netflix's biggest quarter yet. The company doubled its projections for how many new subscribers it would acquire. They discu...

Andreessen tells Silicon Valley it’s “time to build”, Facebook/Google’s ad market hit, Friend of Pivot Rebecca Traister on women’s leadership

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Marc Andreessen's manifesto to Silicon Valley. They also discuss the PPP and the big companies that applied for those loans....

World Health Organization in the crosshairs, the robot revolution, Softbank's struggling Vision Fund and a big prediction: Amazon is going to be a $2 trillion company by 2020

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott evaluate President Trump's recent business decisions from defunding the W.H.O., to his "council to reopen America", and the public/priv...

Google and Apple team up to track COVID-19, Uber drivers face unemployment hurdles, and Robert Reich says 30% of people may be out of work by summer

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about tech giants Google and Apple teaming up to track COVID-19 cases on iPhones and Androids. They also discuss the hurdles ride ...

Dorsey donates 28% of his wealth to COVID-19, Zoom as the poster child for tech privacy and the video-game industry as Amazon enters the production game

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Jack Dorsey's $1 billion donation to fight COVID-19, as well as other tech billionaire's contributions to fight the virus. T...

Zoom isn’t as “encrypted” as you think, tech regulation amidst COVID-19, and economist Gene Sperling on being in a “jobs depression”

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about privacy issues at Zoom as we move our doctor's appointments, work, therapy, social lives and school onto the platform. They ...

Sean Hannity has a meltdown. Twitter, Facebook and Google tackle misinformation. Softbank abandons WeWork. PLUS Quibi gets a break.

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Sean Hannity defending his work at Fox News (after Kara called him out for spreading misinformation in the early days of COV...

The Internet is buckling under COVID-19 pressure, Esther Perel on our relationships in quarantine, and the possible Fox News reckoning

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Internet slow downs and how companies are coping as the country starts living their work and personal lives online. They dis...

Zoom stock surpasses airlines; MLB, NBA, Olympics are on pause — what happens to the media that covers them? And a Listener Mail about relief package guardrails.

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Zoom's immense stock value in this moment and what the company should do with new power. They discuss what is to come with s...

Stimulus package stalled, how Airbnb, Tesla and Uber fare during COVID-19, and Corey Johnson (NYC Speaker) on small businesses and New York on “PAUSE"

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the stimulus package in limbo and the Defense Production Act. They break down how tech companies like Lyft, Airbnb and Tesla...

Addressing the US economy (a note from Andrew Yang), data privacy in a public health emergency, and a listener question on the "great WFH-experiment”

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about stimulus packages and possible emergency checks to deal with the US economic crisis. We hear a bite from Andrew Yang about w...

The private/public partnership to stop Covid-19, Facebook’s board sees more shakeups, and Kara’s brother Dr. Jeff Swisher on hospitals prepping for coronavirus

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the announced public/private partnerships between major companies and the federal government. They discuss the Trump adminis...

Tech in the time of COVID-19, Congressional antitrust hearing and Google Search, PLUS a listener asks: could Amazon Care roll out COVID-19 tests?

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about COVID-19, what tech could do to help, and what we need to see from leadership. We hear from Ron Klain, who was the "Ebola cz...

Twitter’s new board, Silicon Valley vs. Washington’s approach to COVID-19, and Aminatou Sow joins to discuss women in leadership

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the deal reached at Twitter, the fate of Jack Dorsey and his tenure as CEO. They discuss how big tech companies have been st...

Fed cuts interest rates (and banks lobby for deregulation), Facebook’s Libra fades… Dorsey’s next move and moments of happiness

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and big banks asking for deregulation. They talk through how COVID-19 may halt the ...

S&P hits a low, Jack Dorsey faces activist investors at Twitter and election technology — Kevin Roose joins to discuss

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

.Kara and Scott talk about the stock market's recent lows -- and how that may be a good thing for millennials. They speculate about Jack Dorsey's tenu...

Bob Iger exits — what’s going on at Disney? The stock market takes a coronavirus hit. PLUS Is “coffee” a disruptable industry?

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott speculate about what is happening at Disney following Bob Iger's abrupt exit. They talk about the stock market's tumble in reaction to ...

Coronavirus hits the global supply chain, the demise of at-home-trading and updates on the Saudi infiltration of Twitter

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the spread of coronavirus and how it is affecting the global supply chain. They discuss Bernie Sanders' win in Nevada and wh...

The debate after the debate (Kara and Scott assess Nevada), Bezos and Buffet: who is the “better” billionaire and a big prediction on Zoom

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott have a lot of thoughts about the Nevada debate and how the candidates should be marketing themselves. In Listener Mail, we get a questi...

The EU takes on AI, the US vs. Huawei continues, Airbnb is in the red, and a Friend of Pivot on your children’s data privacy

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the big players in Silicon Valley headed to the EU where they are debating new regulations on artificial intelligence. In mo...

Amazon pays taxes (and fights for JEDI), SoftBank gains on Sprint and what ClassPass tells us about the fitness economy

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about what it means for Amazon to be paying (minimal) taxes, as Jeff Bezos is "going Hollywood", and the company battles with the ...

The Oscars' rebrand, Uber’s ‘yoga babble’ earnings call, and Friend of Pivot Andrew Ross Sorkin calls Instagram the 'Super App'

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about The Oscar's and how the award is being rebranded. They discuss Uber's most recent earnings call and whether or not they'll a...

Tech meltdown in Iowa, Sheryl Sandberg’s engagement (Kara and Scott debate), One Medical and US healthcare disruption and a Tesla prediction

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about technical difficulties at the Iowa caucuses. They disagree about whether Sheryl Sandberg's engagement announcement was a PR ...

IBM leadership shuffle, Amazon earnings, plus "Friend of Pivot” Jon Lovett pops in from Iowa to talk Trump’s inevitable ad operation

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about IBM's new CEO as the company struggles to keep up with cloud computing. They also discuss Zuckerberg's "new approach to soci...

US budget deficit will hit $1-trillion; AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, FB earnings breakdown; and Britain sides with China on Huawei

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the Congressional Budget Office projecting that the U.S. budget deficit will pass the $1 trillion threshold in 2020. They al...

Kara’s back in action; a listener question on WeWork’s impact on co-working companies, and a pop culture quiz

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the spread of coronavirus and how it is affecting China. They discuss how the story of Kobe Bryant's tragic death played out...

Bezos vs. the world, retail in India and Scott’s earnings predictions

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott co-hosts with Erica Anderson (Pivot's indomitable Executive Producer!) and they talk about the Saudi's hacking Jeff Bezos' phone. They talk abou...

Trillion dollar companies and tax season; how the “Black List” shapes Hollywood’s big business… and is podcasting coming for radio dollars?

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara talk about Google becoming the world's fourth trillion-dollar company ... and who is actually paying taxes on all of it? They discuss world leade...

Gloves off over privacy, from Apple to Microsoft to Grindr. PLUS Scott's big 2020 bets.

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott argue about whether the government should have the right to hack into phones of suspected criminals. In a reversal of strategy the hist...

Will Casper go public? How will Softbank’s latest fail affect Asia? And how will Sundar Pichai move Google forward?

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Casper's S-1 and how it compares to other internet retail companies like Away and Warby Parker. We also get a rant out of Sc...

Social networks' minimum effort to be less toxic, Listener Mail from Australia, and fails at CES

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's decision not to change their political ad policies. They also discuss Facebook banning "deep fakes" and Teen Vogu...

Trump vs. Iran on Twitter, more on HQ2 incentives, and 'mandatory happiness'

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about how Trump has been escalating US conflict with Iran on Twitter. They also discuss how politics were downplayed at the Golden...

California is regulating consumer data privacy, the gig economy revisited, and Tesla’s big stock spike.

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott are back to talk about a suite of new regulations in California that will give consumers agency over their data and gig workers more pr...

"Friends of Pivot" breakdown the big stories of the decade

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott look back at the 2010s and the biggest stories of the decade with the help of some friends. With cameos from Colorado Senator Michael B...

Impeachment… it happened, Peter Thiel’s influence at Facebook, and prediction: “FedEx gets acquired"

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about what impeachment might mean for business. Also they talk about Peter Thiel's influence behind the scenes at Facebook and the...

What’s up with the China/US trade deal, why haven’t “smart guns” popularized, and who is going to stream the NFL?

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the "Phase One" trade agreement between the US and China and what it means for big tech. It's the anniversary of the tragic ...

Netflix Golden Globe noms, bipartisan agreement on encryption, and Amazon's plan for fashion

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Congress' hearing on regulating end-to-end encryption on messaging apps. They discussJack Dorsey's tweet storm about buildin...

A letter to Twitter, Uber's data transparency, and Away proves startup culture is rough

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about a letter Scott wrote to the board about concerns at Twitter. They discuss Uber's data report on sexual assault that occurred...

CEO’s are out (literally), France's "digital service tax” is in, and 'innovator privilege’

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about leaderships shifts at Google -- Larry and Sergey are out and Sundar Pichai is in. In Friend of Pivot we hear from French law...

Dorsey moves to Africa and streaming platforms trump movie theaters

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Pivot 2x! Our first twice weekly episode. Kara and Scott talk about the future of Twitter as Jack Dorsey announces he's off to live in Afri...

London gives Uber the boot, the billionaire's 2020 strategy, and streaming wars continue

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Uber getting kicked out of its biggest EU market, London. They parse out the ad, media and digital strategy of Michael Bloom...

Trump lies about Apple, HBOMax fumbles its brand, Juul gets sued

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about how Apple CEO Tim Cook, let Trump get away with lying about being responsible for building a 2013 factory. They also talk ab...

Big Tech wants to be your wallet and your healthcare provider. What could go wrong?

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about all the Silicon Valley companies rolling out credit cards and checking accounts. Google is also partnering with a Catholic n...

Twitter and the Saudis, Facebook’s 'Switcharoo', and the 2020 digital ads race

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about former Twitter employees who were spying on user data for Saudi Arabia. They also talk about a big leak of internal Facebook...

Twitter will stop running political ads ... your move, Facebook

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott celebrate Jack Dorsey announcing that Twitter will not be running political ads anymore. That puts Facebook on the spot. They talk abou...

The screw-up-billionaire, quantum computers, and the skewering of Zuckerberg

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott take a victory lap as SoftBank buys out Adam Neumann, the founder of weWork for a cool $1.7 billion. They talk about what the future mi...

Mark Zuckerberg the free speech jester, and Marc Benioff the class traitor

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott met up at Stanford University (where they were both rejected from) for a live Pivot! They talk about the decline of applicants to elite...

LIVE at the Podcast Upfronts in NYC!

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott meet up at the Podcast Upfronts in NYC. And we make a special announcement...wait for it... WE'RE GOING TO 2 DAYS A WEEK! BOOM! They al...

Going after venture capital culture and the unicorn industrial complex

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about feuds with VC's, billionaires paying fewer taxes than the working class and tech companies folding to Chinese state media pr...

Mark Zuckerberg’s leaky staff and the silver lining to WeWork’s downfall

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Someone inside Facebook secretly recorded Mark Zuckerberg for two hours and sent the audio to The Verge’s Casey Newton; Kara interviews Casey about ...

LIVE from Toronto, Kara and Scott go international!

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott are live at the Elevate in Toronto -- Pivot's first international appearance! They talk about the continued implosion at weWork and CEO...

Uber is 'disruptive and drunk', weWork is 'just drunk', and Pivot turns 1!

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy 1st anniversary to Pivot! Kara and Scott talk about weWork's halted IPO (we'll take partial credit). They talk about Amazon manipulating its alg...

'I love Amazon. Let's break it up'

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott joins Land of the Giants host, Jason Del Rey, live on stage at the Code Commerce conference in New York City. Scott tells Jason that Amazon need...

LIVE! From the Lesbians Who Tech Summit

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk at the annual Lesbians Who Tech Summit in New York City. Scott is dubbed a #LezBro. They discuss 48 state AG's putting forth an an...

Is Uber super f*cked? Let’s ask “Super Pumped” author Mike Isaac

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott bring on NYTimes reporter, Mike Isaac, to talk about his new book "Super Pumped: the Battle for Uber". They pick his brain about all th...

Peloton “sells happiness” and bedbugs take over Twitter

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk Peloton's S-1 ... is it the WeWork of exercise or an innovation in happiness? They also talk about Facebook's newest attempt to un...

DoorDash is still stealing tips. And is Tesla for sale?

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott are back in the studio to talk about Trump bringing foreign policy to Twitter, state AG's taking on big tech and Tesla possibly being b...

LIVE! From NYC it's Kara and Scott

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott meet up in New York City for an extra, unfiltered Pivot in front of a live audience. They recap some of the news already happening this...

Sharks, WeWork & Tumblr's tumble from grace

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott take on sharks, summer in New England, WeWork's IPO and Tumblr's fall. They also talk about how trade-wars with China are slowing down ...

Hate on 8chan and why Scott's not quitting Equinox

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about Cloudfare dropping 8chan after its latest link to domestic terrorism and hate speech. They also talk about SoulCycle and Equ...

Facebook wants to read your mind. What could possibly go wrong?

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the debates and how questions about big tech...well, didn't really come up. They also talk about Amazon and Apple earnings a...

The Mueller hearing, Facebook's fine, and revisiting The Case of Al Franken

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, your hosts Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway revisit the democratic presidential nominee race, and talk about the Mueller hearing. In wins an...

Peter Thiel is Pennywise, Trump's racist tweets, and Kara meets the Yang Gang

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Scott wants to scoop on all of Kara's interviews with presidential candidates. Then, Scott and Kara chat Facebook's measly $5 billion fine ...

Epstein's Out, Rapinoe's In, Plus a Social Media-Less Summit

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway are together in D.C.; we repeat: they are together in D.C.! They chat Jeffrey Epstein and double jeopardy, P...

Fish and Chips and Biden and Harris and Reddit and Twitter

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kara calls in from London! In addition to their excitement for the Women's World Cup, Scott and Kara talk about Zuckerberg's Aspen intervie...

TikTok, Time's Up on Facebook's Content Moderation Sites

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Scott Galloway is away, Kara Swisher will play... with The Verge's Casey Newton! This week, Kara and Casey get down and dirty about Bodies in Sea...

Facebook's New Money and Slack's New Valuation

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kara is in New York! And Scott's in... France? So close yet so far as usual, our hosts chat about Facebook's venture into cryptocurrency, T...

Pivot LIVE! From the 2019 Code Conference

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Pivot is live from the Code Conference in Arizona. Kara and Scott talk regulations for the tech industry and why we need more female CEOs ...

The FTC and DOJ are Stayin' Alive, and YouTube backtracks on bigotry

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kara and Scott talk breaking down the big boys (Facebook, Google, etc) and YouTube kicking out the bad boys ("free speech" haters). Wins an...

Deepfake takedowns, white supremacy on Twitter, and the companies boycotting anti-abortion states

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pivot takes up the internet-age-old question of Facebook's responsibilities as a media company. And, should businesses be boycotting states that are p...

Medium's "Shampoo Effect," and Tesla, coming undone?

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The hosts opine on Medium, L'Oreal, and Quora. Scott critiques WeWork's EBITDA reporting, as well as the final GoT plot. Kara's back from Canada and h...

Alabama's big fail, Uber's disastrous IPO, and the Facebook breakup debate

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recode's Kara Swisher and NYU's Scott Galloway discuss Chris Hughes' Facebook breakup proposal, Away Travel's big funding, how southern states are try...

Chris Hughes' Case Against Facebook, Strikes on IPO Week, GoT vs Avengers

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Union Scott" shows up to discuss the work stoppages at Uber and Lyft. Kara asks whether tech money for candidates is tainted. And the hosts analyze G...

Facebook's privacy fakeout, WeWork's reckless IPO, and Reagan the welfare queen

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott discuss Facebook's new focus on privacy; what comes after the Web 3.0 era; and what Oprah has to say about Scott's new book. Enjoy more...

The FTC & the "Algebra of Deterrence"

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kara and Scott talk about the FTC's fine on Facebook -- it's basically a "parking ticket". They also talk about the bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Su...