Who’s to Blame After Texas Flooding Tragedy — And What Needs to Change | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss the catastrophic flooding in Texas, and the blame game over forecasts, funding, and warning systems. Then, Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is now law, so who wins, who loses, and what does the bill mean for the future of the country? Plus, Elon forms a new political party, and TikTok reportedly prepares to launch a U.S. app. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #texas #flooding #trump #bigbeautifulbill #elonmusk #tiktok #tariffs Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 0:34 Elon Lashes Out Over Epstein Findings 1:58 Elon Forms New Political Party 17:17 TikTok Developing U.S. Version of App 21:07 Texas Flooding Tragedy 31:36 “Big Beautiful Bill” Winners and Losers 44:31 Trump’s Tariffs Return 46:51 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Corinne Ruff Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Production Assistance: 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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Jul 8, 20251h 3mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: July 8, 2025
Duration: 1h 3m
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Kara and Scott discuss the catastrophic flooding in Texas, and the blame game over forecasts, funding, and warning systems. Then, Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is now law, so who wins, who loses, and what does the bill mean for the future of the country? Plus, Elon forms a new political party, and TikTok reportedly prepares to launch a U.S. app. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #texas #flooding #trump #bigbeautifulbill #elonmusk #tiktok #tariffs Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 0:34 Elon Lashes Out Over Epstein Findings 1:58 Elon Forms New Political Party 17:17 TikTok Developing U.S. Version of App 21:07 Texas Flooding Tragedy 31:36 “Big Beautiful Bill” Winners and Losers 44:31 Trump’s Tariffs Return 46:51 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Corinne Ruff Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Production Assistance: 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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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Who’s to Blame After Texas Flooding Tragedy — And What Needs to Change | Pivot explores texas floods, Trump’s bill, and Musk’s power reshape American politics Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway cover three main threads: Elon Musk’s escalating feud with Donald Trump and his proposed 'America Party'; the deadly Texas flooding and systemic failures in prevention and warning; and Trump’s newly passed 'Big Beautiful Bill' and its social and economic consequences.

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