Natalie Harp is Giving Us "Fatal Attraction" Vibes | Pivot

It's the last week of Scott-Free August, and Kara is joined by Jennifer Welch, co-host of the "I've Had It" podcast. They unpack Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario, Milo Yiannopoulos' deportation, and Gwyneth Paltrow's postponed soiree for Sam Altman. Plus, journalist Karen Attiah stops by to discuss winning her job back at The Washington Post, after getting fired in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Subscribe to Pivot! https://www.youtube.com/@pivot?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Intro 4:44 2024 PTSD 10:25 Trump Renames Lake Ontario 19:23 Milo Yiannopoulos Deported 21:32 MAGA on MAGA 28:32 Gwyneth Paltrow's Sam Altman Dinner 38:10 Karen Attiah Wins Back WaPo Job 55:35 Wins and Fails #pivot #pivotpodcast #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #2024election #trump #canada #lakeontario #lakeofamerica #miloyiannopoulus #ice #deportation #gwynethpaltrow #samaltman #ai #washingtonpost #wapo #karenattiah #natalieharp 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 About Pivot With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. Episodes blend breaking news analysis with bold predictions, sharp debate, and the occasional argument between the two hosts. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Jennifer WelchguestKara SwisherhostKaren Attiahguest

Sep 1, 20261h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

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

It's the last week of Scott-Free August, and Kara is joined by Jennifer Welch, co-host of the "I've Had It" podcast. They unpack Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario, Milo Yiannopoulos' deportation, and Gwyneth Paltrow's postponed soiree for Sam Altman. Plus, journalist Karen Attiah stops by to discuss winning her job back at The Washington Post, after getting fired in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Subscribe to Pivot! https://www.youtube.com/@pivot?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Intro 4:44 2024 PTSD 10:25 Trump Renames Lake Ontario 19:23 Milo Yiannopoulos Deported 21:32 MAGA on MAGA 28:32 Gwyneth Paltrow's Sam Altman Dinner 38:10 Karen Attiah Wins Back WaPo Job 55:35 Wins and Fails #pivot #pivotpodcast #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #2024election #trump #canada #lakeontario #lakeofamerica #miloyiannopoulus #ice #deportation #gwynethpaltrow #samaltman #ai #washingtonpost #wapo #karenattiah #natalieharp 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 About Pivot With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. Episodes blend breaking news analysis with bold predictions, sharp debate, and the occasional argument between the two hosts. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

SPEAKERS

Jennifer Welch
guest
Co-host of the I've Had It podcast and author of the upcoming book Not Today, Fascist.
Kara Swisher
host
Tech journalist and co-host of Pivot.
Karen Attiah
guest
Journalist and Washington Post opinion editor/columnist.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Jennifer Welch and Kara Swisher, Natalie Harp is Giving Us "Fatal Attraction" Vibes | Pivot explores trump’s petty map wars, MAGA infighting, and media pushback collide Swisher and Welch frame the post-2024 political environment as “PTSD”-inducing and argue Democrats must ignore optimistic polling, maximize turnout, and treat the electorate as the primary guardrail against authoritarian drift.

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