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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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#185
Mar 9, 2021 · 58 min
SPACs tumble, the education tech market and the future of automation
Kara and Scott talk about how SPACs have tumbled in recent weeks and what that means for the IPO landscape.
#184
Mar 5, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
Google ad track changes, implosions for the entertainment industry and Square buys Tidal
Kara and Scott talk about Google changing its ad model – they won't be selling ads based on how your browse the web anymore.
#183
Mar 2, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
The new COVID stimulus and Andy Slavitt on vaccine plans
Kara and Scott talk about the $.19 trillion stimulus package that passed the House and the fight for a $15/hour minimum wage.
#182
Feb 26, 2021 · 58 min
More hearings for big tech, GameStop stock surge (again), and predictions come true
Kara and Scott talk about deals reached between Facebook and Australia as Facebook, Google and Twitter prepare to testify in front of Congress.
#180
Feb 23, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min
U.K. says Uber drivers are employees, and the future of cyber attacks
Kara and Scott talk about a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that says Uber drivers must be treated as employees and what that means for the future of the company.
#179
Feb 19, 2021 · 56 min
Australia vs. Facebook and the GameStop hearings
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook restricting users and publishers from using the platform in Australia as the country weighs a law that would require big tech to pay for news content.
#178
Feb 16, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Lincoln Project implosion, Microsoft says Google should pay newspapers, and Friend of Pivot Adam Grant
Kara and Scott talk about Microsoft CEO Brad Smith's stance saying the US should follow Australia in a model that would force tech giants to pay for news content.
#177
Feb 12, 2021 · 58 min
Is there a Trump without Twitter? A mini class on "dispersion", and a prediction about CNN
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's fourth-quarter earnings and the decision to ban Trump's account for life.
#176
Feb 9, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Twitter subscription service, Tesla invests in Bitcoin, and Friend of Pivot Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel
Kara and Scott talk about Tesla investing $1.5billion in Bitcoin and what that means for the future of cryptocurrencies.
#175
Feb 5, 2021 · 58 min
The end of the Bezos era, SpaceX for civilians, and a stock prediction
Kara and Scott talk about Jeff Bezos stepping away from his role as CEO of Amazon and moving into the Executive Chair position.
#174
Feb 2, 2021 · 52 min
Who is profiting off Reddit stock threads? And the "Marshall Plan for Moms"
Kara and Scott talk about more fall out from the Reddit/Robinhood stock blitz.
#173
Jan 29, 2021 · 59 min
The GameStop, Reddit, Robinhood saga
Kara and Scott break down how amateur traders best hedge fund managers, driving up GameStop stock and what that means for the future of the stock market.
#172
Jan 26, 2021 · 54 min
Facebook's oversight board takes on the Trump ban and Friend of Pivot Congressman Ro Khanna on what's ahead in Washington
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's oversight board are deciding whether to permanently ban Donald Trump from the platform and what that might mean for other world leaders.
#171
Jan 22, 2021 · 54 min
Inauguration Day, Biden's antitrust issues, and the future of Fox News
Kara and Scott talk about Inauguration Day and the Biden administration. Big tech critics are concerned about his potential DOJ antitrust division appointees.
#170
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr
More GOP Twitter suspensions, Parler is back, and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter on the future of big tech
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter suspending republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading misinformation about the election.
#169
Jan 15, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Impeachment number 2, Airbnb cancels DC reservations, and rebranding America
Kara and Scott talk about the second impeachment of Donald Trump.
#168
Jan 12, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Parler goes dark, Trump's power without Twitter, and a Friend of Pivot on the history of coups
Kara and Scott talk about how an alt-right social media app got shut down. They also discuss Trump's permanent ban from Twitter.
#167
Jan 8, 2021 · 45 min
Twitter and Facebook ban Trump, the future of Internet regulations under Democrats, and a prediction on Sheryl Sandberg
Kara and guest hosts Casey Newton and Louis Swisher talk about the insurrection on the US Capitol and the de-platforming of Donald Trump.
#165
Jan 5, 2021 · 53 min
The Trump tapes and Tesla sales soar with guest host Stephanie Ruhle
Kara and guest host MSNBC Anchor Stephanie Ruhle talk about the Georgia special Senate election and the leaked tapes of Trump asking to doctor votes.
#164
Dec 29, 2020 · 56 min
The Wonder Woman premiere, Georgia's run off election, and friend of pivot Olivia Nuzzi
Kara is joined by guest Hilary Rosen and White House reporter Olivia Nuzzi for this politically-packed episode of Pivot.

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