Mamdani's Primary Win for NYC Mayor Matters to All Americans | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss President Trump doubling down on claims that Iran’s nuclear program is “obliterated,” and challenging a leaked intelligence report that says otherwise. Plus, Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor. Then, President Trump reportedly wants to name Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s replacement as soon as September, the FTC approves a mega advertising merger, and Meta and Anthropic score wins in AI copyright cases. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #trump #iran #petehegseth #zohranmamdani #mamdani #nyc #mayor #fedchair #jeromepowell #ftc #advertising #meta #anthropic #ai #business #tech #media #politics #comedy Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 4:16 Trump Lashes Out Over Iran Damage Reporting 16:37 Big Beautiful Bill Struggles 20:24 Mamdani’s NYC Victory 41:19 Trump’s Powell Replacement Plan 42:38 FTC Approves Merger for Advertising Giant 47:01 Meta and Anthropic’s Legal Win 49:50 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Production Assistance: Drew Burrows Mia Silverio Dan Chiolan Kate Gallagher 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 at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot This episode is presented to you by IBM. https://ibm.com

Kara SwisherhostScott GallowayhostZohran MamdaniguestDonald Trumpguest

Jun 27, 202555mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: June 27, 2025
Duration: 55m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss President Trump doubling down on claims that Iran’s nuclear program is “obliterated,” and challenging a leaked intelligence report that says otherwise. Plus, Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor. Then, President Trump reportedly wants to name Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s replacement as soon as September, the FTC approves a mega advertising merger, and Meta and Anthropic score wins in AI copyright cases. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #trump #iran #petehegseth #zohranmamdani #mamdani #nyc #mayor #fedchair #jeromepowell #ftc #advertising #meta #anthropic #ai #business #tech #media #politics #comedy Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 4:16 Trump Lashes Out Over Iran Damage Reporting 16:37 Big Beautiful Bill Struggles 20:24 Mamdani’s NYC Victory 41:19 Trump’s Powell Replacement Plan 42:38 FTC Approves Merger for Advertising Giant 47:01 Meta and Anthropic’s Legal Win 49:50 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Production Assistance: Drew Burrows Mia Silverio Dan Chiolan Kate Gallagher 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 at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot This episode is presented to you by IBM. https://ibm.com

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Kara Swisher
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Scott Galloway
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Zohran Mamdani
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Donald Trump
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Mamdani's Primary Win for NYC Mayor Matters to All Americans | Pivot explores mamdani’s Upset Win, Trump’s Iran Claims, And Youthful Backlash Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect Donald Trump’s handling of the recent U.S. strikes on Iran, arguing he squandered a legitimate show of strength by exaggerating results and attacking the press instead of letting military leaders speak credibly.

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