Pivot

With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, 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. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.


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Technology
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Parler goes dark, Trump's power without Twitter...
Kara and Scott talk about how an alt-right social media app got shut down. They also discuss Trump's permanent ban from Twitter.
58 min
552
Twitter and Facebook ban Trump, the future of I...
Kara and guest hosts Casey Newton and Louis Swisher talk about the insurrection on the US Capitol and the de-platforming of Donald Trump.
42 min
553
The Trump tapes and Tesla sales soar with guest...
Kara and guest host MSNBC Anchor Stephanie Ruhle talk about the Georgia special Senate election and the leaked tapes of Trump asking to doctor votes.
50 min
554
The Wonder Woman premiere, Georgia's run off el...
Kara is joined by guest Hilary Rosen and White House reporter Olivia Nuzzi for this politically-packed episode of Pivot.
53 min
555
2021 Predictions Special: the future of markets...
Kara and Scott are joined by a slew of Friends of Pivot to look ahead at what to expect in markets, acquisitions, automation, work culture, healthcare, and media.
62 min
556
Facebook vs. Apple, Robinhood reckoning, and a ...
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's ad campaign going after Apple as both companies face antitrust lawsuits.
61 min
557
Covid vaccine in the US, Roblox IPO delay, and ...
Kara and Scott talk about the covid-19 vaccine being distributed in the United States and the apps that will trace who has gotten the vaccine.
57 min
558
Facebook's monopoly reckoning, the Pfizer vacci...
Kara and Scott discuss the FTC and 48 states bringing a lawsuit to Facebook, alleging it is a social media monopoly.
44 min
559
DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs, WarnerMedia streaming...
Kara and Scott talk about Airbnb and DoorDash's IPOs expected this week.
65 min
560
Amazon’s podcast acquisition, what led to Slack...
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon's move into podcasting companies and Salesforce buying Slack.
50 min
561
Antitrust trouble for Facebook and Google, Frie...
Kara and Scott talk about new antitrust cases being prepared against Facebook and Google.
71 min
562
What happens post-Corona, marketing "defund the...
Kara and Scott talk about an outage at AWS, Salesforce potentially buying Slack and Scott's new book Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.
61 min
563
Media consolidations, Snapchat's TikTok competi...
Kara and Scott talk about BuzzFeed acquiring the Huffington Post and other media consolidations as the industry shifts.
62 min
564
Airbnb’s IPO, Amazon breaks into the pharmacy b...
Kara and Scott talk about Airbnb's S1 and public offering in a risky moment.
65 min
565
Disney earnings, TikTok saga continues, and Mag...
Kara and Scott talk about Disney's Q4 earnings and the Board's decision that it will not declare a semi-annual cash dividend for the second half of the year.
53 min
566
Covid’s ‘second wave’ and business, Europe brin...
Kara and Scott talk about the spike in covid-19 cases and how that's affecting the stock market ånd business.
45 min
567
Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine, China looks at finte...
Kara and Scott talk about Pfizer's early success with a covid-19 vaccine and how that is effecting the stock market.
60 min
568
The endless election, Twitter keeps Jack Dorsey...
Kara and Scott talk about the seemingly endless election and how the platforms have kept false information in check.
48 min
569
Platforms prep for election, Panera CEO on the ...
Kara and Scott talk about how the platforms prepare for election misinformation in the week ahead.
45 min
570
Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple is gett...
Kara and Scott talk about Republican Senators on the Commerce Committee grilling the big tech CEOs.
48 min
571
Facebook readies the ship, Robinhood looting, K...
Kara and Scott talk about the measures Facebook will put in place if there is unrest after the election.
61 min
572
DOJ/Google showdown, RIP Quibi, and a listener ...
Kara and Scott talk about the Department of Justice filing an antitrust lawsuit against Google and their search advertising monopoly behavior.
57 min
573
The China economy boom and a Friend of Pivot on...
Kara and Scott talk about the surge of the Chinese economy this quarter and what it means for the rest of the world.
57 min
574
The iPhone and augmented reality, Facebook and ...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's new LiDAR technology on the iPhone and the avenues it may or may not open up.
46 min
575
Apple goes 5G, the Feds want to break up Google...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's iPhone event and the future of 5G.
46 min