On with Kara Swisher

It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Every guest on On with Kara Swisher

286 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Demis Hassabis

   Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind and the Battle Over AI Safety · May 2026

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   Derek Thompson
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   Mark Cuban

   "Burn Book" Takes SxSW, with "Mensch" Mark Cuban · Mar 2024

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   Sam Altman

   Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Future of Artificial (General) Intelligence · 3 episodes

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   Yann Lecun

   Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source · Dec 2024

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   Geena Davis

   Are You “Dying of Politeness”? Geena Davis Explains. · Jan 2023

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   Patrick Radden Keefe

   Patrick Radden Keefe On Lies, Conspicuous Wealth & Moral Rot · May 2026

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   Jamie Lee Curtis

   Jamie Lee Curtis and Donna Langley Take Us Inside Hollywood · Mar 2023

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   Ben Stiller

   Why Ben Stiller Made 'Severance' (and Doesn’t Care About What Elon Says About Him) · Feb 2025

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    Jordan Klepper

    The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper Takes on Next-Gen MAGA and the Manosphere · May 2025

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    Mike Birbiglia

    Aging, Death and other Uplifting Topics with Mike Birbiglia · 2 episodes

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    Seth Meyers

    Seth Meyers on Parenting, Podcasting & Late Night · Oct 2024

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    Sarah Silverman

    Sarah Silverman on Being Wrong – and Treating Trolls with Kindness (from ReThinking with Adam Grant) · Dec 2024

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    Chris Hayes

    From Trump to TikTok: Chris Hayes on the Rise of Attention Capitalism · Jan 2025

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    Cynthia Erivo

    Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo on Defying Gravity, the Attack on Diversity and (Maybe) Getting an EGOT · Feb 2025

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    Chelsea Handler

    Chelsea Handler on Men, Trump & Money (+ Excellent Parenting Advice) · Mar 2025

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    Marc Maron

    Marc Maron on Podcast Grifters, Fascism & His Legacy · Jun 2026

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    Graydon Carter

    Graydon Carter on Vanity Fair, Editing & a Short-Fingered Vulgarian Named Trump · Mar 2025

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    Pete Buttigieg

    Pete Buttigieg on Biden, Trump, Gaza, and His 2028 Presidential Plans · 2 episodes

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    Ezra Klein

    Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson: Less Obstruction, More Government · Mar 2025

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    Richard Reeves

    What Makes A Man? Richard Reeves on Addressing the Struggles Facing Boys and Men · Aug 2025

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    Tristan Harris

    Why the AI Race Is Leaving Humans Behind with Tristan Harris · 2 episodes

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    Bill Gurley

    Why ‘Playing It Safe’ In Your Career Doesn’t Pay with VC Bill Gurley · Feb 2026

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    Louis Theroux

    Louis Theroux Goes Inside the Manosphere. It’s Worse Than You Think. · Apr 2026

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    Bernie Sanders

    Bernie Sanders on Beating Authoritarianism, Billionaires & AOC · Oct 2025

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    Ken Burns

    Ken Burns & Sarah Botstein on Finding Hope in America’s Brutal Beginnings · Nov 2025

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    Ro Khanna

    Rep. Ro Khanna on Epstein, ICE & a Billionaire Wealth Tax · 2 episodes

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    Roxane Gay

    Roxane Gay on Guns, Kamala & Media · Aug 2024

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    Suzan-Lori Parks

    Wrestling with America’s (Racist) History with Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks · May 2024

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    Satya Nadella

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the OpenAI Debacle · Nov 2023

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    Mark Zuckerberg

    Mark Zuckerberg: Oops!...I Did It Again · Jan 2023

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    Yuval Noah Harari

    Yuval Noah Harari on AI & the Future of Information · Oct 2024

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    Walter Isaacson

    America’s New Power Order: Kara in Conversation with Walter Isaacson · 3 episodes

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    Sam Harris

    Sam Harris on Silicon Valley’s Slide into Techno-Authoritarianism · Dec 2025

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    Tony Fadell

    Peering into the Future with Tony Fadell · Jan 2023

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    Jonathan Haidt

    Kids and Phones: Moral Panic or Time to Panic? with Jonathan Haidt · Apr 2024

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    Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone on Nuclear Energy, Putin and the Path to Conspiracies · Jul 2023

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    Nicole Perlroth

    Is America Ready for a Full-Blown Cyberwar? with Nicole Perlroth, Michael Schmidt & Lt. Col. Vindman · Mar 2025

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    Kevin Systrom

    SVB, IG & AI with Instagram Co-founder Kevin Systrom · Mar 2023

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    Judd Apatow

    Judd Apatow on Meme Politics, Being Funny in 2025 & the Comedy Biz · Oct 2025

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