Did JD Vance Just Blow Up His 2028 Run? | Pivot

Kara and Scott unpack the latest on Iran, why markets keep rising despite escalating tensions, and what VP Vance is risking by challenging the Pope. Then, Trump renews his attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Amazon makes a big satellite move, and OpenAI takes shots at Microsoft and Anthropic. Plus, a potential United–American merger, and millions of kids sign up for Trump-backed investment accounts. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #iran #markets #jeromepowell #amazon #openai #samaltman #microsoft #anthropic #unitedairlines #americanairlines #trumpaccounts 00:00 Intro 00:26 Iran Latest 5:55 Vance vs Pope 11:32 Trump Threatens to Fire Powell 16:31 Amazon Acquiring Globalstar 21:55 OpenAI Disses Microsoft 37:33 United + American Merger? 42:33 Trump Accounts 50:04 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman Video Producer: Manolo Moreno Special Thanks To: Kate Gallagher Brad Sylvester 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

Scott GallowayhostKara Swisherhost

Apr 17, 202654mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 17, 2026
Duration: 54m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott unpack the latest on Iran, why markets keep rising despite escalating tensions, and what VP Vance is risking by challenging the Pope. Then, Trump renews his attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Amazon makes a big satellite move, and OpenAI takes shots at Microsoft and Anthropic. Plus, a potential United–American merger, and millions of kids sign up for Trump-backed investment accounts. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #iran #markets #jeromepowell #amazon #openai #samaltman #microsoft #anthropic #unitedairlines #americanairlines #trumpaccounts 00:00 Intro 00:26 Iran Latest 5:55 Vance vs Pope 11:32 Trump Threatens to Fire Powell 16:31 Amazon Acquiring Globalstar 21:55 OpenAI Disses Microsoft 37:33 United + American Merger? 42:33 Trump Accounts 50:04 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman Video Producer: Manolo Moreno Special Thanks To: Kate Gallagher Brad Sylvester 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, covering business, tech, and markets.
Kara Swisher
host
Journalist and tech commentator, co-host of Pivot on the Vox Media Podcast Network.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Did JD Vance Just Blow Up His 2028 Run? | Pivot explores vance vs Pope, Trump chaos, and AI rivalry reshape business headlines They argue markets are strangely resilient amid Iran escalation, partly because U.S. energy exposure differs from Europe’s and because wealthy stockholders are insulated from everyday price shocks like gasoline and fertilizer.

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