Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway’s 2026 Predictions on AI, Stocks, Trump, and… Lesbians? | Pivot

Kara and Scott check their predictions track record for 2025, and make new ones for 2026. What’s Scott’s big tech stock pick? Who’s getting the next big bailout? Will President Trump make it through another year? And will lesbians be running shit? (Yes.) #karaswisher #pivot #scottgalloway #trump #predction #stockmarket #lesbians 00:00 Intro 00:53 AI Predictions 6:32 Business Predictions 11:58 Politics Predictions 24:04 Media Predictions 33:02 Wildcard Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Christine Driscoll Video Producer: 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 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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Dec 30, 202538mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: December 30, 2025
Duration: 38m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott check their predictions track record for 2025, and make new ones for 2026. What’s Scott’s big tech stock pick? Who’s getting the next big bailout? Will President Trump make it through another year? And will lesbians be running shit? (Yes.) #karaswisher #pivot #scottgalloway #trump #predction #stockmarket #lesbians 00:00 Intro 00:53 AI Predictions 6:32 Business Predictions 11:58 Politics Predictions 24:04 Media Predictions 33:02 Wildcard Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Christine Driscoll Video Producer: 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 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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Scott Galloway
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway’s 2026 Predictions on AI, Stocks, Trump, and… Lesbians? | Pivot explores aI, politics, markets, and murderous lesbians: Pivot’s 2026 crystal ball Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway use their annual Pivot predictions episode to revisit past calls and lay out bold forecasts for 2026 across AI, markets, politics, and media. They argue that AI euphoria will trigger both a major stock re-rating and likely government bailouts, while China’s ‘AI dumping’ could undercut U.S. tech giants. Kara focuses on AI’s underappreciated impact in robotics and Hollywood, predicting massive industry consolidation and AI-driven content creation. The episode ends with cultural predictions—from short‑form video dominance to a boom in sharp‑edged lesbian-led TV dramas—wrapped in their usual mix of political anxiety and dark humor.

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