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Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Play The Newlywed Game | Pivot

It's a special Valentine's Day treat for Pivot fans! Kara and Scott are playing The Newlywed Game, with guest host George Hahn (channeling Bob Eubanks). Which Big Tech CEO was Kara's rumored sperm donor? Where was Scott conceived? And what TV couple do they most resemble? Get ready to feel the love (and lack of sexual tension)... Producers: Zoë Marcus Lara Naaman Video Editor: Ronnie Polidoro 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 Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/pivotpod.bsky.social 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

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Feb 14, 2026·9m·Watch on YouTube ↗

📖 CHAPTERS

1. 1

   Valentine’s Day setup: Pivot plays The Newlywed Game

   Kara kicks off a Valentine’s Day-themed bonus bit where she and Scott play The Newlywed Game. They explain the premise—producers wrote questions to test how well they know each other—and introduce a surprise host.

2. 2

   George Hahn enters as the game show host (with immediate roasting)

   George Hahn is introduced with a jokey alias and leans into a Bob Eubanks game-show persona. The trio quickly devolves into playful insults and innuendo, setting the comedic tone for the rest of the segment.

3. 3

   Arrests tally: Kara’s record vs. Scott’s clean slate

   Scott correctly answers how many times Kara has been arrested, and Kara confirms it. Scott then contrasts it with his own history—none—while they riff on what “listening in a marriage” implies.

4. 4

   A surprisingly specific fact: where Scott was conceived

   Kara struggles but lands on the right country and ultimately the right city—Toronto—after some back-and-forth. Scott and George tease pronunciation and Kara’s frantic guessing style.

5. 5

   Tabloid rumor: which tech mogul was “Kara’s sperm donor”

   George asks Scott to identify a rumored tech-mogul sperm donor story. Scott flails, Kara references the New York Post and her book, and the conversation turns into jokes about various tech figures and why the rumor spread.

6. 6

   Hypothetical genetics draft: who would Kara choose instead

   The conversation shifts from the rumor to a hypothetical: whose “tech exec” genetics would be best. Kara rejects famous picks, then names a lesser-known (to the audience) executive she finds impressive and attractive.

7. 7

   Deep-ish question: when Scott was happiest (and why it’s complicated)

   George asks when Scott was at his happiest, and Kara tries to answer with family and Pivot taping. Scott pushes back on the baby era, describing anxiety and money worries, but agrees he genuinely enjoys doing Pivot.

8. 8

   Relationship analogies: which TV couple are Kara & Scott?

   Scott is asked which TV couple best matches their dynamic, and the options spark a long riff. They debate Sam & Diane vs. Fantasy Island, detour into Veep, and land on a picture of two people who lovingly insult each other for life.

9. 9

   Final question: the ‘craziest place’ Scott made whoopee

   George delivers the classic Newlywed Game closer, and Kara can’t answer beyond jokes. Scott tells a detailed story from college about fooling around in UCLA’s Powell Library, being interrupted by security, and the incident spreading socially.

10. 10

    Call-backs and wrap: arrests, first love, and Valentine’s Day message

    They circle back to Kara’s second arrest (making out in a car) and George’s “ex-con” joke. Scott reflects warmly on first love, and Kara closes with a Valentine’s Day takeaway about learning things, getting it wrong, and enjoying it anyway.