Kristi Noem Fired — Her New Role Sounds Like a “Bad Marvel Movie” | Pivot

Kara and Scott break down Trump’s dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the economic effects of the Iran war, and the highlights from Tuesday's first 2026 midterm primaries. Plus, OpenAI's Pentagon deal blows up in Sam Altman's face, and the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger lands on Scott’s “worst acquisitions” list. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #kristinoem #iran #midterms #oepnai #pentagon #samaltman #anthropic #paramount #warnerbros 00:00 Intro 00:55 Kristi Noem Out 13:47 Iran War Has “Just Begun” 22:05 Tuesday’s Primaries 31:10 OpenAI vs. Pentagon vs. Anthropic 39:05 Paramount-WBD Deal Momentum 47:41 Social Media Beef 53:13 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Producer: Manolo Moreno 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

Scott GallowayhostKara Swisherhost

Mar 6, 20261h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 6, 2026
Duration: 1h 2m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott break down Trump’s dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the economic effects of the Iran war, and the highlights from Tuesday's first 2026 midterm primaries. Plus, OpenAI's Pentagon deal blows up in Sam Altman's face, and the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger lands on Scott’s “worst acquisitions” list. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #kristinoem #iran #midterms #oepnai #pentagon #samaltman #anthropic #paramount #warnerbros 00:00 Intro 00:55 Kristi Noem Out 13:47 Iran War Has “Just Begun” 22:05 Tuesday’s Primaries 31:10 OpenAI vs. Pentagon vs. Anthropic 39:05 Paramount-WBD Deal Momentum 47:41 Social Media Beef 53:13 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Producer: Manolo Moreno 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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Kara Swisher
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Kristi Noem Fired — Her New Role Sounds Like a “Bad Marvel Movie” | Pivot explores trump reshuffles DHS, Iran escalation, and AI’s corporate conscience test The episode opens with Trump effectively firing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, giving her a seemingly face-saving but nebulous “special envoy” role, and the hosts frame it as classic Trump management: humiliation, disloyalty, and scapegoating.

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