Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHollywood on Blast, Vaccine Mandates, and Friends of Pivot Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Episode 223
Kara and guest host Stephanie Ruhle talk about why Scarlett Johansson and Amanda Knox are putting the Hollywood establishment on blast. They also bre…
5 years, 1 month ago
Instagram's new privacy settings, Big Tech's record profits, and the Capitol insurrection hearing.
Episode 222
On this week’s Pivot, Kara and Scott wonder why Instagram took so long to add protections for teens, and what Big Tech will do with its record profit…
5 years, 1 month ago
Tokyo Games Can't Catch a Break, Klobuchar Targets Vaccine Misinformation, and Friend of Pivot Eliot Brown
Episode 221
A tropical storm threatens the Olympics, Kara enjoys being the Bad Girl of GETTR, and Friend of Pivot Eliot Brown explains how WeWork's Adam Neumann …
5 years, 2 months ago
Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin hopes, Biden picks a heavy hitter, and the Pegasus spyware scandal
Episode 220
Kara and Scott discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent Twitter ban, Jack Dorsey's hopes for a bitcoin "world peace," and the "joyless" Olympics. Kara…
5 years, 2 months ago
Biden vs. Facebook, the U.S. accuses China of cyberattacks, and Friend of Pivot Paxton Smith on Texas' new abortion law
Episode 219
Kara and Scott talk Robinhood's IPO, Netflix earnings, and Jeff Bezos' rocket ride. They also weigh in on the war of words between Facebook and Presi…
5 years, 2 months ago
Big banks' quarterly earnings and economic recovery, and a prediction on space SPACs
Episode 218
Kara and Scott talk what the big banks' quarterly earnings can tell us about economic recovery. They also discuss Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion bud…
5 years, 2 months ago
Regulators are cracking down on tech, and Friends of Pivot Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang on Facebook's leadership
Episode 217
Kara and Scott talk about Biden's broad executive order aimed at stirring competition and limiting corporate dominance. They also discuss the regulat…
5 years, 2 months ago
Q2 Quarterly Review: The State of the World According to Pivot
Episode 216
Pivot launches its Quarterly Review series, with a look back at the past two quarters and predictions of what's ahead. Kara and Scott discuss the big…
5 years, 2 months ago
Facebook FTC antitrust case thrown out and Amazon vs. Lina Khan
Episode 215
Kara and Scott talk about a Federal judge throwing out an antitrust case against Facebook by the FTC and more than 40 states. They also discuss Amazo…
5 years, 2 months ago
Toyota's GOP contributions, BuzzFeed's SPAC and a Friend of Pivot from Microsoft
Episode 215
Kara and Scott talk about the revelations that the car company Toyota is the highest contributor to Republicans who voted to invalidate the president…
5 years, 2 months ago