Elon Musk’s Flying Car Tease is Just Another Distraction | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss the ongoing government shutdown, and who's really paying the price. Then, Netflix is reportedly exploring a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Plus, the NYC mayoral race, the latest earnings from Apple and Amazon, and Elon says a flying Tesla demo is coming soon. We're going on tour! Get tickets at https://pivottour.com #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #shutdown #trump #snap #netflix #warnerbros #mamdani #cuomo #apple #amazon #elonmusk #tesla #nvidia #openai Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:35 Shutdown Approaches Record 19:55 Netflix’s Explore Warner Bros. Bid 27:02 Apple and Amazon Earnings 35:28 Nvidia Chips Staying in USA 42:11 Elon Teases Flying Teslas 51:39 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Christine Driscoll Kate Gallagher Video Editor: 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

Kara SwisherhostScott GallowayhostElon Muskguest

Nov 4, 20251h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 4, 2025
Duration: 1h 0m
Channel: Pivot
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss the ongoing government shutdown, and who's really paying the price. Then, Netflix is reportedly exploring a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Plus, the NYC mayoral race, the latest earnings from Apple and Amazon, and Elon says a flying Tesla demo is coming soon. We're going on tour! Get tickets at https://pivottour.com #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #shutdown #trump #snap #netflix #warnerbros #mamdani #cuomo #apple #amazon #elonmusk #tesla #nvidia #openai Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:35 Shutdown Approaches Record 19:55 Netflix’s Explore Warner Bros. Bid 27:02 Apple and Amazon Earnings 35:28 Nvidia Chips Staying in USA 42:11 Elon Teases Flying Teslas 51:39 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Christine Driscoll Kate Gallagher Video Editor: 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

Kara Swisher
host
Scott Galloway
host
Narrator
other
Elon Musk
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Elon Musk’s Flying Car Tease is Just Another Distraction | Pivot explores musk’s Flying Car Hype, Media Whoring, AI Arms Race, SNAP Cruelty Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway open with media banter and politics, then move into a sharp critique of Republican-led SNAP cuts during a historic government shutdown, arguing children are being used as ‘human shields’ in budget brinkmanship.

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