Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Duration
- 55m
- Channel
- Pivot
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Kara and Scott discuss ABC pushing back against the FCC and how the escalating redistricting wars could reshape the midterms. Then, Apple’s AirPods with built-in cameras move closer to reality. Plus, the Trump Phone remains MIA, and the Pentagon releases a new batch of UFO files. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #midterms #gerrymandering #redistricting #trump #fcc #abc 00:00 Intro 01:19 ABC vs. FCC 4:39 Redistricting Wars 16:06 AI Airpods 22:50 SpaceX’s Chip Project 30:41 Trump Phone Grift 31:35 UFO Files Release 37:49 Wins and Fails 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
Kara Swisher
hostJournalist and podcast host at Vox Media, co-host of Pivot.
Scott Galloway
hostProfessor of marketing at NYU Stern and co-host of Pivot.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Kara Swisher: The Trump Phone Is a "Fraud" | Pivot explores pivot tackles media censorship, gerrymandering, AI wearables, and Trump grifts The hosts argue the FCC’s equal-time probe of ABC’s The View is a politically motivated attempt to intimidate the press, and they praise Disney/ABC for pushing back rather than appeasing Trump-aligned regulators.
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