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Kara and Scott discuss Anthropic pushing back on the Pentagon's demands, and Trump's longest-ever State of the Union. Then, Paramount wins the battle for Warner Bros. after Netflix drops out — Puck’s Bill Cohan joins with insights. Plus, Nvidia posts blockbuster earnings, and a viral memo warning of AI-triggered mass layoffs rattles Wall Street. Visit https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ for tickets to our Minneapolis show on March 8th! Pivot is returning to the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW for a live taping on March 15th, presented by Odoo. Visit http://voxmedia.com/sxsw to learn more and get a 15% discount on your Innovation badge. Or use code VOXMEDIA15 at checkout on SXSW.com. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #stateoftheunion #anthropic #pentagon #paramount #warnerbros #netflix #nvidia 00:00 Intro 00:25 Resist and Unsubscribe Update 3:58 Kara and Scott: Live in Minneapolis! 7:15 SOTU Reactions 12:47 Paramount Wins WB Bid 29:09 Nvidia Earnings 33:10 AI Memo Rattles Markets 45:21 Anthropic Pushes Back on Pentagon 52:20 Epstein Fallout Continues 59:31 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 SwisherhostBill Cohanguest
Feb 27, 20261h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

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February 27, 2026
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1h 6m
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Pivot
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Kara and Scott discuss Anthropic pushing back on the Pentagon's demands, and Trump's longest-ever State of the Union. Then, Paramount wins the battle for Warner Bros. after Netflix drops out — Puck’s Bill Cohan joins with insights. Plus, Nvidia posts blockbuster earnings, and a viral memo warning of AI-triggered mass layoffs rattles Wall Street. Visit https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ for tickets to our Minneapolis show on March 8th! Pivot is returning to the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW for a live taping on March 15th, presented by Odoo. Visit http://voxmedia.com/sxsw to learn more and get a 15% discount on your Innovation badge. Or use code VOXMEDIA15 at checkout on SXSW.com. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #stateoftheunion #anthropic #pentagon #paramount #warnerbros #netflix #nvidia 00:00 Intro 00:25 Resist and Unsubscribe Update 3:58 Kara and Scott: Live in Minneapolis! 7:15 SOTU Reactions 12:47 Paramount Wins WB Bid 29:09 Nvidia Earnings 33:10 AI Memo Rattles Markets 45:21 Anthropic Pushes Back on Pentagon 52:20 Epstein Fallout Continues 59:31 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

    host
  • Kara Swisher

    host
  • Bill Cohan

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Paramount Beats Netflix in Battle for Warner Bros. | Pivot explores paramount tops Netflix for WBD, amid AI fears and Epstein fallout The episode opens with an update on Scott Galloway’s “Resist and Unsubscribe” campaign and an announcement of a live Pivot show in Minneapolis benefiting the Minneapolis Immigration Center.

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