Consumers Force Companies to Cave on Kimmel | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 30, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

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Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Pivot is going on tour! Get all the information on tickets and locations here: https://pivottour.com/ On today's episode, Kara and Scott discuss comedians participating in Saudi Arabia's comedy festival, Threads surpassing X in daily active users, and Nexstar and Sinclair caving on Kimmel. Then, Trump says he's imposing a tariff on foreign-made movies, but who are the real winners and losers? Plus, former FBI Director James Comey gets indicted, though Trump insists it's about justice, not revenge. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #riyadhcomedyfestival #threads #nexstar #sinclair #jimmykimmel #trump #comey #tariffs #tiktok Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:41 Trump’s Movie Tariff 6:58 Riyadh Comedy Festival Controversy 19:03 Nexstar and Sinclair Cave on Kimmel 28:51 Threads’ Major Milestone 43:06 Comey Indicted 49:26 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin 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

• Liz Cheney

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Sandy Hook parent

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Consumers Force Companies to Cave on Kimmel | Pivot explores Consumers, Comics, and Cronies: Power, Hypocrisy, and Pushback in Media Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign-made films, arguing they misunderstand how global production and arbitrage underpin modern media economics. They clash over big-name comedians performing at the Saudi-backed Riyadh Comedy Festival under strict censorship clauses, highlighting what Kara calls blatant hypocrisy from self-styled “free speech warriors.”

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