3 Massive IPOs. Scott Galloway Predicts a Crash | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 2, 2026

Duration

53m

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Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss Anthropic's IPO filing, and how the company surpassed OpenAI's valuation in record time. Then, Maine's Graham Platner deals with yet another campaign controversy, but do voters care? Plus, Blue Origin suffers a major setback, Trump faces a Freedom 250 concert fiasco, and Jay Shetty lands a blockbuster deal with Netflix and Spotify. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #grahamplatner #jayshetty #anthropic #ipo #ai #america250 #blueorigin 00:00 Intro 00:18 Platner’s Campaign Controversies 13:20 Jay Shetty’s Netflix + Spotify Deal 23:58 Anthropic’s IPO 31:50 America’s 250th 36:01 Blue Origin Setback 44:21 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Scott Galloway

  host

  Professor of marketing at NYU Stern and co-host of Pivot, known for commentary on tech, business, and markets.

• Kara Swisher

  host

  Tech journalist and host/co-host of multiple podcasts including Pivot, known for interviewing and commentary on Silicon Valley and politics.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, 3 Massive IPOs. Scott Galloway Predicts a Crash | Pivot explores purity tests, podcast money, AI IPO mania, and America’s branding crisis They argue that focusing on a candidate’s personal flaws (texts, tattoos) can become a counterproductive “purity test,” especially when broader policy stakes are high, and that campaigns survive scandals by owning them rather than attacking the press.

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