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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   Lauren Greenfield

   Hunter Biden Pardon, Kash Patel for FBI Director, and Guest Lauren Greenfield · Dec 2024

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   Lauren Sherman
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   Laurene Powell Jobs
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   Lis Smith

   Primary Results, An Abortion Win in Kansas, and Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip · Aug 2022

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   Lisa Su

   AMD CEO Lisa Su on the “Dead Sexy” AI Chips Race - On with Kara Swisher · May 2025

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   Livia Albeck-Ripka

   LA Protests, Trump's Authoritarian Playbook, and Warner Bros. Discovery Split · Jun 2025

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   Lou Paskalis

   Taylor Swift, AI Alliance, University Presidents, and Guest Lou Paskalis · Dec 2023

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   Louie Swisher

   GOP Debate, AI in Medicine and the Right Wing's New Favorite Song with Co-Hosts Louie Swisher and Dr. Jeffrey Swisher · Aug 2023

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   Luke Mullins
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    Malcolm Harris

    Meta Joins the A.I. Race, More Twitter Cuts, and Guest Malcolm Harris · Feb 2023

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    Margaret Brennan

    Big Tech Earnings, Trump Media Stock Plunge, and Guest Margaret Brennan · Nov 2024

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    Mark Leibovich

    Twitter and Elon Head to Court, The Uber Files, and Guest Mark Leibovich · Jul 2022

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    Mark Mahaney

    Elon’s Taxes, Infrastructure Week at Last, and Friend of Pivot, Mark Mahaney · Nov 2021

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    Mark Warner

    A New Chief Twit, CNN Fallout, and Senator Mark Warner · May 2023

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    Mark Zandi

    State of Play: Inflation, Recession Signals, and the Housing Market — with Mark Zandi - The Prof G Pod · Jan 2023

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    Marta Tellado

    States vs. Social Media, Adobe Acquires Figma, and Guest Marta Tellado · Sep 2022

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    Marty Baron

    ‎Decoder: How Donald Trump and Elon Musk Killed Twitter, with Marty Baron and Zoe Schiffer · Jan 2024

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    Mary Trump
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    Mathias Döpfner

    Writers Strike Deal, Betting Against the FTC, and Guest Mathias Döpfner · Sep 2023

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    Matt Frieman

    Coronavirus hits the global supply chain, the demise of at-home-trading and updates on the Saudi infiltration of Twitter · Feb 2020

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    Matt Richtel

    Just the SPACs, Ma'am · May 2022

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    Matt Stoller

    Parody Accounts on Twitter, Peak Layoff Season, and Tech Monopolies · Nov 2022

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    Mattie Kahn

    Actors Strike Ends, OpenAI's Big Moves, and Guest Mattie Kahn · Nov 2023

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    Mehdi Hasan

    Twitter Competitors, Lab Leak Theory, and Guest Mehdi Hasan · Mar 2023

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    Meredith Levien

    Shutdown Deja Vu, AI and Actors, and Guest Meredith Levien · Nov 2023

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    Michael Bennet

    Disney Sues DeSantis, Meta's Good Quarter, and the Case Against TikTok with Senator Michael Bennet · 2 episodes

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    Michael Bennett

    "Friends of Pivot" breakdown the big stories of the decade · Dec 2019

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    Michelle Lujan Grisham
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    Mike Allen

    The New McCarthy Era, A.I. on the Rise, and Guest Mike Allen · Jan 2023

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    Mira Murati

    OpenAI CTO Mira Murati on ScarJo Controversy, Sam Altman & Disinfo Fears | On With Kara Swisher · Jul 2024

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    Molly Wood

    Adam Neumann's Return, Climate Change Tech, and More with Molly Wood · Aug 2022

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    Naomi Alderman

    Epic Games Wins Against Google, COP 28, and Guest Naomi Alderman · Dec 2023

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    Nathan Allebach
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    Nayeema Raza

    Elon Musk: Somebody That I Used to Know - On with Kara Swisher · Dec 2022

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    Neal Katyal

    Spotify's Joe Rogan Controversy, Canada's Trucker Protests, and Guest Neal Kaytal · Feb 2022

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    New York Times Pitchbot

    Newsom's Senate Pick, SCOTUS Takes on Social Media, and Guest New York Times Pitchbot · Oct 2023

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    Niren Chaudhary

    Platforms prep for election, Panera CEO on the coffee "rundle", and proposition-22 is a fail · Nov 2020

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    Noam Bardin

    Bob One Returns, Trump Can Tweet Again, and Guest Noam Bardin on Post News · Nov 2022

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    Pamela Paul

    Apple’s Privacy Changes, Amazon’s Flawed Leave System, and Friend of Pivot Pamela Paul · Oct 2021

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    Paul Krugman

    How Paul Krugman Would Fix The Economy: Solutions with Henry Blodget · 2 episodes

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