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.

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Every guest on Pivot

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

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   Demis Hassabis

   Demis Hassabis on AI, Game Theory, Multimodality, and the Nature of Creativity | Possible · Apr 2025

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   Sundar Pichai

   Google’s Sundar Pichai Talks Seach, AI, and Dancing with Microsoft · 2 episodes

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   Derek Thompson

   America’s Progress Has Stalled — with Derek Thompson | The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Feb 2023

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   Elon Musk

   BONUS EPISODE: Elon Musk at Code Conference 2021 · Oct 2021

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   Mark Cuban

   Mark Cuban on High Drug Prices, Taxing Billionaires, and 2028 · 2 episodes

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   Yann Lecun

   Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source | On With Kara Swisher · Dec 2024

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   Barack Obama

   Decoder: Barack Obama on AI, Free Speech, and the Future of the Internet · Nov 2023

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   Ben Stiller

   On with Kara Swisher: Why Ben Stiller Made Severance · 2 episodes

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   Mike Birbiglia

   The Harris Campaign's Got Jokes, Tubi's Taking Over, and Mike Birbiglia's Our Co-Host · Aug 2024

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    W. Kamau Bell

    Facebook’s Crypto Dreams Bite the Dust, Robinhood M&A Rumors, and Guest W. Kamau Bell · Jan 2022

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    Chelsea Handler

    Trump's Catering Truck Escape, MAGA Media, and Chelsea Handler on Joe Rogan's $82M Payday · Aug 2026

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    Mel Robbins

    AI Therapy, “Mankeeping,” and Screen Addiction · Aug 2025

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    Tristan Harris

    The AI Dilemma with Tristan Harris – The Prof G Pod · Dec 2025

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    Ken Burns
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    Ro Khanna

    The Growing U.S.-China Divide, Senate's Journalism Bill is DOA, and Congressman Ro Khanna · 4 episodes

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    Joy Buolamwini

    Sam Altman Goes to Microsoft, Elon Goes Thermonuclear, and Guest Dr. Joy Buolamwini · Nov 2023

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    Roxane Gay

    Salman Rushdie Recovers, Republicans vs. the FBI, and Guest Ken Burns · Aug 2022

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    David Remnick

    Trump's D.C. Crackdown, Putin Summit, and Cuomo's Mamdani Jabs · Aug 2025

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    Ajeya Cotra

    AI Ethics at Code 2023 · Oct 2023

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    Satya Nadella

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the OpenAI Debacle · 2 episodes

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    Mark Zuckerberg

    Mark Zuckerberg on the AI bubble and Meta's new display glasses | ACCESS · Oct 2025

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    Walter Isaacson

    Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR · Apr 2021

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    Jonathan Haidt

    Crypto Chaos, Meta Layoffs, Musk Mania, and Guest Jonathan Haidt · 3 episodes

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    Nicole Perlroth

    How Big Tech is Responding to Russia, with guest Nicole Perlroth · 2 episodes

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    Michael Mina

    Antitrust trouble for Facebook and Google, Friend of Pivot on Covid vaccines, and remembering Tony Hsieh · Dec 2020

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    Judd Apatow

    Trump Pleads the Fifth, Privacy Post-Roe, and Elon Dumps More Tesla For Twitter · 2 episodes

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    Esther Perel

    Secrets to Successful Professional Relationships · 4 episodes

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    Charles Duhigg

    Trump on Trial, Big Bank Earnings, and Guest Charles Duhigg · Apr 2024

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    Adam Grant

    The Politics of Joy, Telegram CEO Arrested, and Guest Host Adam Grant · 2 episodes

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    Gloria Mark

    TikTok Gets Ready to Testify, UBS Rescues Credit Suisse, and Guest Dr. Gloria Mark · Mar 2023

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    Logan Ury

    Couples, Money, and the Future of Dating Apps · Jun 2022

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    John McWhorter

    Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter, Omicron’s Impact, and Friend of Pivot, John McWhorter · 2 episodes

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    Bill Gates

    Bill Gates on How to Tax the Rich, AI, Misinformation, & the Election | On With Kara Swisher · Oct 2024

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    Rachel Maddow

    Trump & Putin’s Alaska Date, Gay Marriage Challenged, and Guest Co-Host Rachel Maddow · Aug 2025

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    Jen Psaki

    Elon Merges Companies, WHCA Cuts Comedian, and Guest Co-Host Jen Psaki · 2 episodes

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    Jon Favreau

    Election Predictions, Trump Media’s Dip, and Guest Host Jon Favreau · Apr 2024

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    Justin Theroux

    Instagram's Teen Accounts, Fed Rate Cut, and Guest Justin Theroux · Sep 2024

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    Megan Rapinoe
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    Roy Wood Jr

    Trump vs. Canada, Paramount Settlement Saga, and Melania's Return · Aug 2026

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    Franklin Leonard

    Trillion dollar companies and tax season; how the “Black List” shapes Hollywood’s big business… and is podcasting coming for radio dollars? · Jan 2020

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