Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 9, 2026
- Duration
- 43m
- Channel
- Pivot
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Kara goes missing, and Jessica Tarlov steps in to save the day! Scott and Jessica discuss Trump's bizarre comments about California and the possibility of an October surprise involving Iran. Eventually, though, Kara emerges to unpack Trump’s plan to turn his golf club into a presidential retreat, the completion of the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and Jeff Bezos's rosy vision for AI and the American worker. Kara and Scott are going on tour! Get your tickets at https://www.PivotTour.com Subscribe to Pivot! https://www.youtube.com/@pivot?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Intro 00:23 Where’s Kara? 1:34 Trump’s California Comments 6:48 October Surprise? 8:00 Kara Returns! 10:27 Grift of the Week: Camp Donald 16:45 Paramount–WB Merger Is Complete 29:37 Bezos on AI 39:24 Predictions #pivot #pivotpodcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #trumprally #iranwar #californiapolitics #gavinnewsom #campdonald #grifting #grifters #grift #grifter #paramount #paramountpictures #warnerbros #jeffbezos #amazon #blueorigin #airegulations #airegulation 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
Scott Galloway
hostProfessor of marketing at NYU Stern and co-host of Pivot.
Kara Swisher
hostTech journalist and co-host of Pivot.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, This is What Happens When Kara Swisher is VERY Late to Pivot explores late Kara, Trump’s rhetoric, media mega-merger, and Bezos’s AI utopia The episode opens with Kara absent and Jess Tarlov stepping in as Scott and Jess discuss Trump’s comments suggesting Iran could strike Los Angeles or San Diego and why that rhetoric may repel moderates during early voting.
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