Charlie Kirk Assassination Fuels Rage and Retaliation | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 16, 2025

Duration

59m

Channel

Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway unpack the rage and division following Charlie Kirk’s assassination — and who’s fueling it, plus how Trump and the far right are cracking down on Kirk's critics. They also dig into the Trump administration’s “framework” for a TikTok deal, Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, OpenAI’s restructured partnership with Microsoft, and Tucker Carlson’s latest conspiracy theories. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #charliekirk #tylerrobinson #socialmedia #trump #tiktok #china #paramount #openai #samaltman #tuckercarlson Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23 New Details on Charlie Kirk Suspect 8:43 People Losing Jobs Over Kirk Posts 14:45 Utah Gov Denounces Social Media 22:40 Trump Makes a TikTok Deal? 25:08 OpenAI’s Future 30:09 Tucker Carlson Questions Sam Altman 35:18 Paramount’s Acquisitions 44:04 The End of Quarterly Earnings? 47:52 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Corinne Ruff Kate Gallagher Video Producer: Jim Mackil 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

• Kara Swisher

  host

• Guest

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Charlie Kirk Assassination Fuels Rage and Retaliation | Pivot explores charlie Kirk killing sparks rage, blame games, and tech backlash Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect the political and media reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, blasting both right-wing ‘violence entrepreneurs’ and broader efforts to weaponize the killing for fundraising and cancel campaigns.

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