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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   Samantha Bee

   Stock Market Surge, Kara's X Defection, and Guests Samantha Bee and Joanna Coles · Nov 2024

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   Byron Allen

   Byron Allen at Code 2023 · Sep 2023

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   Jane Fonda

   Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope: On with Kara Swisher · Feb 2026

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   Brené Brown

   Debate Prep, Apple and Meta's Potential AI Partnership, and Guest Brené Brown · Jun 2024

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   Katie Couric

   Lessons from Afghanistan, the California Recall, and this week’s Friend of Pivot is Nathan Allebach aka The Steak-umm Twitter Guy · Aug 2021

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   Brian Koppelman

   Oscars Reactions, Apple Subscriptions, and The Team Behind Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber · Mar 2022

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   Kathy Griffin

   The Missing January 6th Texts, Sinema’s Disruption, and Guest Sari Horwitz on the Opioid Industry · Aug 2022

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   Isaac Fitzgerald

   A Landmark Climate Bill, Alex Jones Owes, and Guest Isaac Fitzgerald · Aug 2022

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   Aminatou Sow

   Lyft and Uber consider franchising, Apple becomes the first $2 trillion company and a listener mail question about social distancing with Aminatou Sow · 3 episodes

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    Anand Giridharadas

    Congress weighs liability for businesses, Amazon will put its $4billion profit into its supply chain, and Anand Giridharadas on "Rich Corona; Poor Corona" · May 2020

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    Andrew Ross Sorkin

    Pivot Predictions Special: 2022 · 7 episodes

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    Monica Lewinsky

    Social Media Bad Guys, Mar-a-Lago Mania, and Co-Host Monica Lewinsky · Aug 2022

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    Reid Hoffman

    DeepSeek Fallout, Meta Settles with Trump, and Guest Host Reid Hoffman · Jan 2025

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    Sue Bird

    Google Antitrust Redux, Debate Predictions, and Guests Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe · Sep 2024

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    Vivek Murthy

    More COVID Disruptions, Government Internet Carve-Ups, and Friend of Pivot, Dr. Vivek Murthy · Mar 2022

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    Brian Chesky

    BONUS EPISODE! Live from Pivot MIA: Kara & Scott in conversation with Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb · 2 episodes

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    Cathy O'Neil

    Elon's Twitter Board Reversal, Warner Bros. and Discovery Merger, and Cathy O’Neil on Shame · Apr 2022

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    Andrew Yang

    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” · Mar 2020

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    Hillary Clinton

    Michigan's Primary Drama, the DOJ's Next Boss, and Hillary Clinton Co-Hosts · Aug 2026

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    Jon Meacham

    G-7 nations' historic tax reform, Bitcoin 2021, and Friend of Pivot Jon Meacham on de-platforming Trump · Jun 2021

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    Laurie Santos
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    Adam Moss

    Apple’s ChatGPT Deal, Uber Earnings, and Guest Adam Moss · May 2024

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    Andrea Elliott

    The Pandora Papers, Facebook’s Whistleblower and Friend of Pivot, Andrea Elliott · Oct 2021

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    Ashlee Vance

    Bob Iger’s Rough Ride, Record-Breaking Heat Waves and Guest Ashlee Vance · Jul 2023

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    Audie Cornish

    Trump's Venezuela Oil Gambit, ICE Shooting Fallout, and Warner Bros. Says No (Again) · 3 episodes

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    Ben Smith

    Netflix Breaks a Losing Streak, Zuck Swipes at iMessages, and Guest Ben Smith of Semafor · 2 episodes

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    Casey Newton

    Elon, SBF, AI and What the Hell is Up in Tech? - On with Kara Swisher · 8 episodes

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    Cecilia Kang
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    Charlie Warzel

    Twitter’s Reorg, Comedians v. Spotify, and Friends of Pivot Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson · Dec 2021

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    Chris Urmson

    Kamala's Media Blitz, Elon's Giant Leap, and Guest Chris Urmson · Oct 2024

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    Eli Saslow

    Rent The Runway’s IPO, Southwest’s Flight Cancellations and Friend of Pivot Eli Saslow · Oct 2021

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    Fareed Zakaria

    Apple goes 5G, the Feds want to break up Google Chrome, and Fareed Zakaria on lessons from 2020 · Oct 2020

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    Hannah Dreier

    Wheels Come Off at Tesla, Tucker's Texts, and Hannah Dreier on Immigrant Child Labor · Mar 2023

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    Irin Carmon

    Post-Roe America: Politics, Privacy, and the Court · Jun 2022

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    Jared Polis

    Trump's Interview Disaster, The Kids Online Safety Act, and Governor Jared Polis · Aug 2024

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    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

    Let's Say Gay, The U.S. Bans Russian Oil, and Guest Jeffrey Sonnenfeld · Mar 2022

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    Jennifer Pahlka

    Trump Heads to Court (Again), Tesla's Autopilot Danger, and Guest Jennifer Pahlka · Jun 2023

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    Jennifer Senior

    Twitter vs. Substack, Stormy Daniels, and Jennifer Senior On Grief · Apr 2023

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    Jeremy Stoppelman
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    Jerry Saltz

    Balloon-Gate, The AI Arms Race, and Guest Jerry Saltz · Feb 2023

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