Pivot
Hosted by Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway · 18 decoded episodes · newest Oct 6, 2026
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.
Episodes 18
- Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 13mDolly Parton’s legacy meets Meta’s child-safety reckoningThe episode connects Parton’s durable model of cultural influence and philanthropy with urgent questions about technology, politics, and public accountability.
- Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 11mComedy confronts Trump, corporate power and shrinking public trustThe conversation connects political spectacle, media consolidation and weakened institutional accountability across government, entertainment and military journalism.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 20mMark Cuban targets healthcare middlemen and billionaire taxesThe conversation tests whether transparency, contract audits, and better-designed taxes can challenge entrenched corporate incentives without driving wealth and innovation elsewhere.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 2mTrump’s Iran policy collides with media and succession politicsThe discussion connects war policy, White House communications, Democratic strategy, and online radicalization to the incentives shaping political media.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 15mChelsea Handler and Kara Swisher probe power, media and MAGA fracturesThe conversation connects celebrity influence, political misinformation, gender expectations and institutional risk at a moment when right-wing media is showing signs of strain.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 1h 7mMeta’s AI pivot collides with lawsuits, rogue models and public backlashThe episode connects Meta’s push into AI with unresolved harms from social media and the growing political fight over AI’s infrastructure and outputs.