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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.

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#203
May 18, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
AT&T's TimeWarner/Discovery+ super merger and GLAAD's report on social media platforms
Kara and Scott talk about AT&T spinning off their streaming service Time Warner and combining it with Discovery+ to compete with streaming content giants.
#202
May 14, 2021 · 51 min
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and Tesla breaks up with Bitcoin
Kara and Scott talk about the fallout from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the gas hoarding that followed.
#202
May 11, 2021 · 53 min
Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live and the dogecoin tumble
Kara and Scott recap Elon Musk's host appearance on Saturday Night Live and how it affected the cryptocurrency market.
#201
May 7, 2021 · 52 min
Facebook Oversight Board and the Trump ban, trouble for Peloton and a listener question about AI
Kara and Scott talk about the Facebook Oversight Board's decision to uphold Facebook's ban of Donald Trump's Facebook account... for the next six months.
#200
May 4, 2021 · 1 hr 12 min
Apple and Epic go to trial and Friend of Pivot Senator Amy Klobuchar
Kara and Scott talk about Apple going to trial with Epic over its choice to kick Fortnite out of the app store.
#199
Apr 30, 2021 · 56 min
Trouble at Basecamp, Bezos fights for the moon, and a listener question about dating apps
Kara and Scott talk about controversies at Basecamp, as the company rolled out a new ban on internal political talk.
#198
Apr 27, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
CEO wealth surge, Apple/Facebook tensions heat up, and Friend of Pivot DoorDash COO Christopher Payne
Kara and Scott talk about how CEOs in the United States wealth has surged during the pandemic as compared to their workers.
#197
Apr 23, 2021 · 58 min
Apple's podcast play, Netflix's rough quarter, and a listener mail on crypto's carbon footprint
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's big announcements in the podcast space and what that means for other competitors in the podcast market.
#196
Apr 20, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min
Facebook gets into audio, WeWork's SPAC, and Friend of Pivot Preet Bharara
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new foray into the audio space and what it means for creators.
#195
Apr 16, 2021 · 47 min
The crypto-surge, Bernie Madoff's dark legacy, and a question on Russia slowing Twitter
Kara and Scott talk about the Coinbase IPO and the surge for Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other currencies.
#194
Apr 13, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR
Kara and Scott talk about the failure to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama; this was the biggest unionization effort in the company's history.
#193
Apr 9, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
Twitch's new guidelines, YouTube's video violations, and a prediction on LG's handset company
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon's live-streaming service Twitch's new guidelines to keep hate speech and other forms of violence off their platform.
#192
Apr 6, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min
Global corporate tax, Facebook's data breach and a Friend of Pivot on "cancel culture"
Kara and Scott discuss Janet Yellen's call for a global corporate tax and what that would mean for corporations.
#191
Apr 2, 2021 · 51 min
Big Tech military contracts, Compass's IPO, and President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan
In this episode of Pivot, Kara and Scott talk about Big Tech getting involved in military matters, and how their employees are responding. They also discuss whether Compass really counts as real estate tech, and fawn over President Biden's $2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan. Also, Kara plays a little April Fools joke on Scott, and spoiler alert—it works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#190
Mar 30, 2021 · 56 min
Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezos's Twitter fingers, and Big Tech in Congress (again)
This week, Kara and Scott chat about the Wall Street Journal's deep dive on Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezo's twitter fingers, and the future of unions. Then, Friend of Pivot Zephyr Teachout joins us to talk about Cuomo Corruption and how monopoly power is "white power." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#189
Mar 26, 2021 · 47 min
Microsoft and Discord, Goldman Sachs' junior bankers and a listener mail question on news consumption
Kara and Scott talk about Microsoft's potential acquisition of the video gaming social platform Discord.
#188
Mar 23, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Struggles at Dispo, Trump's own social media network, and the 411 on NFTs
Kara and Scott talk about troubles at Dispo – the photosharing app – after allegations of sexual assault came out around the founder's circle.
#187
Mar 19, 2021 · 54 min
Facebook makes a Substack competitor, Netflix's carbon footprint and the future of McKinsey
Kara and Scott discuss scandals at Substack as Facebook builds a newsletter competitor.
#186
Mar 16, 2021 · 59 min
The future of travel and a Friend of Pivot on telehealth
Kara and Scott talk about the biggest weekend for airlines since the pandemic started and what that means for the industry.
#186
Mar 12, 2021 · 43 min
Roblox IPO, Facebook doesn't think it has an antitrust problem and a listener question on PlayStation5
Kara and Scott talk about Roblox going public – and making a big splash – and what that means for the gaming industry.

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