Jeff Bezos Talks Taxes. Kara and Scott Are Not Buying It | Pivot

Kara and Scott unpack James Murdoch’s acquisition of Vox Media’s podcast network and New York Magazine, and what it says about the future of digital media and Pivot. Then, they break down SpaceX’s eye-popping IPO filing, and why the numbers may not add up. Plus, Jeff Bezos defends his tax rate, Mark Cuban teams up with Trump on drug prices, and Nvidia’s massive earnings. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #voxmedia #jamesmurdoch #spacex #jeffbezos #markcuban #trump #nvidia 00:00 Intro 00:54 James Murdoch Buys VMPN 16:07 SpaceX IPO 35:03 Jeff Bezos Interview 47:11 Mark Cuban’s Deal with Trump 56:42 Nvidia Earnings 1:01:07 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman 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 Have a suggestion for Kara’s Scott-free August guest co-hosts? Leave us a message at 855-51-PIVOT, email pivot@voxmedia.com, or tag us on Bluesky or Threads.

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May 22, 20261h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 22, 2026
Duration: 1h 6m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott unpack James Murdoch’s acquisition of Vox Media’s podcast network and New York Magazine, and what it says about the future of digital media and Pivot. Then, they break down SpaceX’s eye-popping IPO filing, and why the numbers may not add up. Plus, Jeff Bezos defends his tax rate, Mark Cuban teams up with Trump on drug prices, and Nvidia’s massive earnings. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #voxmedia #jamesmurdoch #spacex #jeffbezos #markcuban #trump #nvidia 00:00 Intro 00:54 James Murdoch Buys VMPN 16:07 SpaceX IPO 35:03 Jeff Bezos Interview 47:11 Mark Cuban’s Deal with Trump 56:42 Nvidia Earnings 1:01:07 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Todd Wiseman 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 Have a suggestion for Kara’s Scott-free August guest co-hosts? Leave us a message at 855-51-PIVOT, email pivot@voxmedia.com, or tag us on Bluesky or Threads.

SPEAKERS

Scott Galloway
host
NYU Stern marketing professor, author, and co-host of Pivot known for numbers-driven business analysis.
Kara Swisher
host
Technology journalist and co-host of Pivot, known for interviewing major tech and media leaders.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Jeff Bezos Talks Taxes. Kara and Scott Are Not Buying It | Pivot explores pivot weighs Vox-Murdoch deal, SpaceX IPO math, billionaire politics, AI bubble risks Swisher and Galloway explain James Murdoch’s acquisition of Vox Media’s Podcast Network/New York Magazine/Vox assets, arguing podcasts became the crown jewel as ad-driven digital publishing was crushed by Big Tech platform power and search shifts.

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