← search

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.

Trump's Putin Play, Elon's SpaceX Stock Pledge, and Netflix's Staffing Shakeup
Oct 2026
0:00 / 57:04
Pivot Extra: America at 250 — with Heather Cox Richardson
Oct 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 63:51
Cover of The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
and you think of even things like the scarlet ladder right which everybody suffered through in high school is really about that question ▶ tap to play from here
Elon Musk's Midterm Spending Spree, Trump's Press Secretary Debacle, and OpenAI Gets Bugged
Oct 2026
0:00 / 62:14
Kara Swisher Says the #1 Longevity Tool Isn't Sleep, Food, or Exercise | Project Swagger with Robin Arzón
Oct 2026
0:00 / 24:19
Pivot Extra: Inside “Musk”: Power, Family and the Making of a Tech Demagogue
Oct 2026 · 2 books
0:00 / 76:57
Cover of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors
Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors
Edward Niedermeyer
i made contact with a guy named ed niedermeyer who's in the film briefly who had written a book called ludacris which really looked at the vast disparity between what elon musk said tesla was and what tesla really was ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
it's like he m did so much good so you have to accept the fact that he's cruel uh no i don't accept it and the cruelty took us to a terrible place in terms of where we are in this country the damage that is gonna have to be undone at some point in terms of what was done during doge is is really a one two punch for our country in a lot of ways what do you think two of the favorite you know quotes they always come across in silicon valley um the future is here already it's just ▶ tap to play from here
Camp Donald, Bezos's AI Fantasy, and Desperately Seeking Kara Swisher
Oct 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 44:31
Cover of Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
we talk about his critically acclaimed run in death of a salesman ▶ tap to play from here
Ellison's Rebrand, Netflix's Struggles, and Elon's Breakup
Oct 2026
0:00 / 58:46
Pivot Extra: Timothy Snyder on America’s Superpower Suicide
Oct 2026 · 5 books
0:00 / 50:04
Cover of The Gates of Europe
The Gates of Europe
Serhii Plokhy
and there's a good book about this by the way by my colleague ser he ploki at at harvard ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Road to Unfreedom
The Road to Unfreedom
Timothy Snyder
he's the author of various books including on freedom on tyranny the road to unfreedom and bodlands ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Bloodlands
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
he's the author of various books including on freedom on tyranny the road to unfreedom and bodlands ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of On Freedom
On Freedom
Timothy Snyder
he's the author of various books including on freedom on tyranny the road to unfreedom and bodlands ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of On Tyranny
On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder
he's the author of various books including on freedom on tyranny the road to unfreedom and bodlands ▶ tap to play from here
AI’s Rocky Road to Wall Street, Hegseth’s Macho Military, and Trump’s AI Safety Theater
Oct 2026
0:00 / 58:32
Nvidia’s AI Guardrails, Big Tech’s White House Visits, and Elon’s Voter Data Grab
Sep 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 61:08
Cover of Auslander
Auslander
Michael Moritz
his new book auslander scott it actually is a really good book is all about his family members who escaped nazi germany and those who died in the holocaust ▶ tap to play from here
Trump TV, Meta’s Muse Charm, and Xi in D.C.
Sep 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 65:00
Cover of Artificial Intimacy
Artificial Intimacy
Sherry Turkle
i just didn't read sherry turkle this week for her new book artificial intimacy which is amazing ▶ tap to play from here
Trump’s Press Crackdown, Paramount Settles, and Anthropic’s $2 Trillion IPO
Sep 2026 · 4 books
0:00 / 72:30
Cover of Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era
Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era
Jake Weisberg
let's hear a clip from jake weisberg who has a book out on all of the people and institutions who have failed to stand up to trump called profiles in cowardice ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era
Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era
Jake Weisberg
let's hear a clip from jake weisberg who has a book out on all of the people and institutions who have failed to stand up to trump called profiles in cowardice ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway
i have a i have an equation for this and i wrote a book about it times your annual burn including how much money you'd like to give away take that number times it by 25 ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway
i have an equation for this and i wrote a book about it times your annual burn including how much money you'd like to give away take that number times it by 25 ▶ tap to play from here
Zuck's AI Safety Pitch, Canada Turns to Europe, and Kash Patel on Bestiality
Sep 2026 · 2 books
0:00 / 66:59
Cover of I disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends
I disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends
Jessica Tarlov
please welcome the cohost of raging moderates jessica tarloff her new book is out now it's called i disagree winning arguments without losing friends ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
juvel harari's sapiens uh and i'm a huge fan of his and uh for a while tech loved that book a lot of them were like have you read sapiens ▶ tap to play from here
AI Panic: Dario’s Warning, Trump’s Dismissal, and OpenAI’s IPO Delay
Sep 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 58:17
Cover of I Disagree
I Disagree
Jessica Tarlov
it's called i disagree and it's about getting along better even in disagreement which we do often actually ▶ tap to play from here
Trump's 9/11 Fiction, a Major AI Warning, and Apple's Foldable iPhone
Sep 2026
0:00 / 67:14
Ina Garten’s Next Course? A Podcast | On With Kara Swisher
Sep 2026 · 1 book
0:00 / 50:03
Cover of Mattering
Mattering
Jennifer Wallace
one of very close friend of mine is jennifer wallace and she wrote a book called mattering ▶ tap to play from here
Apple Bows to Trump, Bond Market Sounds the Alarm, and Kalshi Bans George Santos
Sep 2026
0:00 / 61:29
Trump’s Map Makeover, Milo’s Deportation, and Gwyneth’s AI Dinner Drama
Sep 2026
0:00 / 69:08
Meta’s Massive Settlement, Bill Gates’ AI Warning, and Remembering Dolly Parton
Aug 2026
0:00 / 71:01
Trump vs. Canada, Paramount Settlement Saga, and Melania's Return
Aug 2026
0:00 / 65:42
Loading more episodes…
—tap a book moment
0:00
0:00