Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher Agree to Disagree on Zohran Mamdani's Policies | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 7, 2025

Duration

59m

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Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss Democrats' Election Night victories, and what they mean for the 2026 midterms. Then, Palantir's stock takes a dive amid overvaluation and shorting concerns, and Tesla shareholders vote on Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package. Plus, Trump's tariffs face the Supreme Court, and the far right erupts in civil war over Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. We're going on tour! Get your tickets at https://pivottour.com #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #zohranmamdani #democrats #election #midterms #palantir #tariffs #supremecourt #tuckercarlson #elonmusk #tesla Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 8:30 Dems Sweep Elections 11:10 Mamdani’s Victory 25:20 Trump’s Tariffs Face SCOTUS 34:58 Trump’s NASA Nomination 41:03 Palantir Stock Shorting? 47:15 MAGA Civil War 54:04 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Corinne Ruff Kate Gallagher Video Editor: Jim Mackil 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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• Kara Swisher

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• Scott Galloway

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher Agree to Disagree on Zohran Mamdani's Policies | Pivot explores Swisher and Galloway Clash Over Mamdani, Inequality, Tariffs, Tech, Power Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect Democrats’ surprisingly strong election wins, centering on New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and the broader generational and economic divides his victory exposes. They spar over anti-poverty policy design, especially Mamdani’s food access proposals, using it to argue about inequality, oligarchy, and what “affordability” politics should look like. The episode then turns to Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court, Palantir’s soaring valuation versus Michael Burry’s massive short, and Elon Musk’s trillion‑dollar Tesla pay package. Throughout, they connect these issues to structural power: how laws, markets, and media are being shaped by and for the wealthy, and what that means for younger voters, women in politics, and the future of the GOP.

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