A Pardon for Silence on Epstein? Ghislaine Maxwell Speaks | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss the Skydance-Paramount merger getting the green light from the FCC, and South Park's timely takedown of Trump and Paramount. Then, with the tariff deadline looming, the EU strikes a trade deal with Trump. Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell talks to the DOJ, Gwyneth Paltrow becomes the "temporary" spokesperson for Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal, and Tony Robbins sues over AI chatbots. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Astronomer “Hires” Gwyneth 6:36 EU Trade Deal 13:49 Skydance/Paramount Merger Moves Forward 14:54 South Park Skewers Trump 20:36 Ghislaine Maxwell’s Possible Pardon 26:32 Tony Robbins Sues YesChat 33:13 Trump Doesn’t Want xAI to Have Government Contracts 43:16 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat 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 at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

Kara SwisherhostScott Gallowayhost

Jul 29, 202550mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: July 29, 2025
Duration: 50m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss the Skydance-Paramount merger getting the green light from the FCC, and South Park's timely takedown of Trump and Paramount. Then, with the tariff deadline looming, the EU strikes a trade deal with Trump. Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell talks to the DOJ, Gwyneth Paltrow becomes the "temporary" spokesperson for Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal, and Tony Robbins sues over AI chatbots. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Astronomer “Hires” Gwyneth 6:36 EU Trade Deal 13:49 Skydance/Paramount Merger Moves Forward 14:54 South Park Skewers Trump 20:36 Ghislaine Maxwell’s Possible Pardon 26:32 Tony Robbins Sues YesChat 33:13 Trump Doesn’t Want xAI to Have Government Contracts 43:16 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat 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 at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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Kara Swisher
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Scott Galloway
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, A Pardon for Silence on Epstein? Ghislaine Maxwell Speaks | Pivot explores trump, Epstein, and Media Power: Satire, Pardons, and AI Fights Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect several converging stories about power, media, and tech: Trump’s EU trade deal, his influence over media mergers, and his alarming posture toward Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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