Every Tuesday and Friday, Recode’s 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. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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episode 110: Fact checking Trump on Twitter, SpaceX privatizes space, and a Listener Mail question on mental health apps and big tech
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's responsibility in fact-checking and regulating Trump tweets as they slap their first misinformation label on one of the president's tweets.
episode 109: Disney open doors to the NBA, NYSE rings the bell, plus former Facebook Exec on Zuckerberg's WFH move
Kara and Scott talk about Disney open its doors to the NBA as professional sports leagues attempt to resume their seasons.
episode 108: Spotify’s podcast boom, Amazon checks out JCPenny, Kara loves TikTok and a prediction on Shopify
Kara and Scott talk about Spotify's new deal with Joe Rogan and the implications for the podcast industry.
episode 108: The DOJ readies a lawsuit against Google, Amazon tries to get into designer retail again, and a Friend of Pivot on the “plandemic”
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook purchasing Giphy and reports the DOJ is likely to sue Google for antitrust violations in the digital ad space.
episode 107: Uber offers to gobble up GrubHub, Elon Musk is “Re-open America guy”, and a prediction on mergers in digital media
Kara and Scott talk about Uber's offer to buy GrubHub, which would give the company a majority of food delivery market share.
episode 106: Amazon might acquire AMC theaters and Friend of Pivot Stephanie Ruhle on business, CARES Act, wins and fails
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon in talks to acquire AMC theaters, Uber earnings and how education will change with white collar workers at home.
episode 105: Facebook's oversight board is the "League of Nations", Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's master class on leadership, and a prediction about Uber's numbers
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new oversight board and whether it will be effective in controlling content on the platform.
episode 104: Congress weighs liability for businesses, Amazon will put its $4billion profit into its supply chain, and Anand Giridharadas on "Rich Corona; Poor Corona"
Kara and Scott talk about whether or not Congress should give businesses legal protections against lawsuits from workers who contract COVID-19.
episode 103: Facebook pushes e-commerce business, Uber in trouble, eyes on Amazon Media Group… and a prediction: Sonos gets acquired
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook earnings during the pandemic and the company's push into e-commerce.
episode 102: Amazon under scrutiny; Zoom security expert Alex Stamos explains it all (and talks Facebook), plus some special Wins and Fails
Kara and Scott talk about Senate Democrats being vocal about breaking up Amazon, after a report that the company lied to the House Judiciary Committee.