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Squawk Pod
Squawk Pod is a daily, guided curation of the top moments and takeaways from CNBC’s flagship morning show, “Squawk Box”, anchored by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Each day, the podcast includes news making interviews, perspective and analysis from iconic guest hosts, and slices of debate and discussion—from the heated to the hilarious— all wrapped with exclusive context and color from Senior Producer Katie Kramer.
Episodes
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Kamala Harris’ (Wall) Street Appeal & Team USA Women’s Soccer 08/09/24
With just 88 days left until the presidential election, both the Harris and Trump campaigns are shoring up support on Wall Street. Lydia Moynihan of the New…
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Geopolitics, the Election, & Stemming Fentanyl’s Flow 08/08/24
Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Counselor at Centerview Partners, discusses the escalating tensions in the…
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Disney CFO & Gov. Wes Moore on a Harris-Walz Ticket 08/07/24
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a surrogate for Kamala Harris’ Presidential campaign, discusses Governor Tim Walz’s appeal to voters in swing states like North…
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Google’s Antitrust Issues & “The Black Swan” Author on Markets 08/06/24
As the market rebounds from its sell-off, the Nikkei 225 posts its best day since October 2008. A federal U.S. judge ruled that Google has illegally held a…
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Sell-Off Calls: a Rate Cut, a “Growth Scare,” & Buffett’s Slash 08/05/24
U.S. stocks take a significant hit, mirroring a worldwide market downturn driven by fears of an impending U.S. recession. Part of the global market sell-off…
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Outfitting the Olympics: Ralph Lauren CEO & Martha Stewart 08/02/24
Ralph Lauren has outfitted Team USA for nine consecutive Olympics and Paralympics since 2008, designing uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies. Andrew…
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Sponsoring the Olympics: LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault 08/02/24
In a rare and exclusive interview, LVMH Chairman & CEO Bernard Arnault sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin in Christian Dior’s original drawing room in Paris…
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Winning the Olympics: Ilona Maher, Serena Williams, Aly Raisman 08/01/24
Women at the 2024 Olympics are celebrating their moment. Four-time gold medalist Serena Williams says technology and social media have changed the game for…
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Social Media at the Olympics: Evan Spiegel & Alexis Ohanian 07/31/24
This year, the Olympics have reached gender parity, according to the International Olympic Committee. Venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian, 776 founder and Reddit…
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Airing the Olympics: Comcast’s Brian Roberts & Michael Cavanagh 07/31/24
Paris 2024 is NBCUniversal’s 18th Olympics. Brian Roberts, Comcast Chairman and CEO, and Michael Cavanagh, Comcast President, discuss the company’s…
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With Olympians: Michael Johnson & Summer Sanders 07/30/24
At the Olympics in Paris, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin sit down with Gold medalist Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson. The legendary runner is…
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At the Olympics: Michael Phelps, Christine Lagarde & Michele Kang 07/29/24
The Olympic Games are underway, and Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are catching up with business and sports leaders who are in Paris for the…
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Olympics Opening Ceremonies: Airbnb’s Brian Chesky & IAC’s Barry Diller 07/26/24
On the ground in Paris for the Olympics, Andrew Ross Sorkin gets a head start on interviews with the Games attendees, hours before the opening ceremonies on…
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Southwest Legroom, Chipotle Portions, & Nasdaq’s Tumble 07/25/24
After the Nasdaq’s worst day in two years, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discusses weathering market “adventures” and the slowly warming IPO market. If all the…
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Netanyahu at the Capitol & CrowdStrike in the Spotlight 07/24/24
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Congress today. “The Genius of Israel” co-author Dan Senor discusses the geopolitics at play in the…
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AMC CEO Adam Aron & VP Harris’s Dem Backers 07/23/24
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have won the backing of enough Democratic delegates for the nomination. PIMCO’s Head of US Public Policy Libby Cantrill…
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The Democratic Party: What Now? 07/22/24
After President Biden ended his re-election bid, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on VP Harris’s spike in donations over…
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Blue Screens of Death 07/19/24
One of the largest IT outages in history started with a software update from cyber security firm Crowdstrike. Around the world, hospitals, businesses, news…
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AI Doctors & JD Vance’s Economic Populism 07/18/24
JD Vance made his first speech as Donald Trump’s VP pick at the Republican National Convention; CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on Senator Vance’s reception at the…
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Trump’s Tech Support: Silicon Valley Shifts & Signals for the Fed 07/17/24
Silicon Valley support is growing for Donald Trump; Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk have each endorsed the Republican nominee, and…
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JD Vance & A New GOP: Conservative Economic Populism 07/16/24
Republican Nominee Donald Trump has named his pick for VP: Ohio Senator JD Vance. It’s a pivotal choice for the GOP, reports CNBC’s Eamon Javers, who is in…
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Attempted Assassination: At the Rally & on the Campaign Trail 07/15/24
The GOP kicks off the Republican National Convention today in Milwaukee, days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. CNBC’s Eamon…
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The Fed’s Rate Cut Calculus & Betting Olympic Odds 07/12/24
If inflation numbers are improving, the Federal Reserve should be ready to cut interest rates–maybe. Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent Nick…
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Sen. John Fetterman, Cooling Inflation, & Consumer Demand 07/11/24
Inflation slowed in June! The Labor Department released its monthly consumer price index, a measure of costs of goods and services and a key metric for the…
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AI’s Strange Bedfellows & Divisions in DC 07/10/24
In the AI arms race, some tech giants are teaming up: OpenAI is training on servers that Microsoft rents from Oracle, but Elon Musk is going at it alone…
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Senator Tim Scott, Beryl’s Landfall, & Going 0% ABV 07/09/24
Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) is in the running for Donald Trump’s VP; he discusses the 2024 Presidential race and the GOP’s strategy while Democrats…
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Gauging Democrats, Merging Media, & Glass Riding an AI Wave 07/08/24
It’s a pivotal week for President Joe Biden, as calls for him to step aside mount within the Democratic Party. Biden says he will not back down, and Axios’s…
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A Labour Win, A Boeing Decision, & Debating the Debate 07/05/24
After a landslide win for the Labour Party in the UK, Sky News anchor and former CNBC anchor Wilfred Frost explains Keir Starmer’s support, his policies, and…
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American Dreams & Patriot Travels 07/03/24
Ahead of the July 4th holiday, Kayak CEO Steve Hafner says this summer is a good time to fly, as demand has not kept up with flight supply. As America…
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Presidential Immunity, Constitutional Living, & July 4 Gas Prices 07/02/24
The Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts as president, sparking a debate about…
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Differing Democrats & SCOTUS Decisions 7/1/24
In the wake of the first Presidential debate, President Biden’s campaign is fundraising and rallying support despite a disappointing performance. Andrew Ross…
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Debate Digest: Peter Thiel & Anthony Scaramucci 06/28/24
America–and the Squawk team–is digesting the CNN Presidential Debate. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the respective performances of Presidents Joe Biden and…
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Microsoft AI CEO & A Manchin Family Interview 06/27/24
In a rare family interview, former Mylan CEO Heather Manchin and her father Senator Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia) discuss America’s future ahead of the first…
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AI, Elections, & Energy 06/26/24
Award-winning producer Brian Grazer joins Andrew Ross Sorkin from the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss AI’s impact on storytelling and content creation. S&P…
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Hollywood Tales with Griffin Dunne & Fed Goals with Jason Furman 06/25/24
Character actor and director Griffin Dunne joins Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new memoir, growing up in Hollywood, and the…
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David Rubenstein & Joe Lonsdale: The C-Suite and the Oval Office 06/24/24
From the Aspen Ideas Festival, Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman, David Rubenstein, discusses the state of the 2024 race, the Fed’s inflation fight, the…
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Kathy Hochul: “Leave the Kids Alone” 06/21/24
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two bills into law to regulate digital platforms' algorithms and the use of children's data, aiming to protect…
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Surgeon General: The Worst Mental Health Crisis in 30 Years 06/20/24
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy paints a stark picture of the mental health crisis among young people, the impact of social media, and explains his call for…
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Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester 06/19/24
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester has served under 4 different Fed chairs, including Jay Powell. She discusses the Fed’s…
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Elizabeth Warren’s Message to the Fed 06/18/24
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is taking on big banks and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, to whom she says, “do your job.” She has a spirited conversation…
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$30m in Hollywood & A Capitalist Critique 06/17/24
The U.S. Surgeon General wants a tobacco-style warning on social media, and George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jimmy Kimmel helped President Biden’s campaign…
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A Win for Elon Musk & DC Meetings for Donald Trump 6/14/24
Tesla shareholders voted to reinstate Elon Musk’s $56B pay package and to move the company’s corporation from Delaware to Texas. It was a big victory for Musk…
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Ark’s Cathie Wood & Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen 6/13/24
Ahead of the Tesla shareholder vote on Elon Musk’s pay package, Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood discusses her new, raised 2029 price target for Tesla. As a…
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Cooling Inflation, Kevin McCarthy, & a Hot Dog Dispute 6/12/24
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers Chairman founded the data-driven not-for-profit USAFacts. He’s ready to deliver his economic data to…
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Apple’s AI Entrance & What EU Politics Mean for the US 6/11/24
Apple has entered the AI arms race. WSJ personal tech columnist Joanna Stern discusses the OpenAI-Siri integration, Genmoji, privacy, and Elon Musk’s reaction…
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Economics Up for Election, Team USA, & One Mewing Kitty 6/10/24
Less than 5 months from Election Day, two economic policy experts discuss the sticking points in Bidenomics and Trumponomics. Former President Trump’s 2024…
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BONUS: FTC Chair Lina Khan & Asst. AG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter 6/8/24
This bonus episode of Squawk Pod, from our partners at “The Keynote,” features the two most important players in the Biden Administration’s comprehensive…
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Donut Days & the Electorate’s Malaise 06/07/24
The Atlantic contributing writer and happiness guru Arthur Brooks discusses happiness and the upcoming Presidential election; he says, we can all still like…
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Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm 06/06/24
In a rare interview, Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm discusses the upcoming shareholder vote on Elon Musk’s pay package. She discusses Musk’s leadership and Tesla’s…
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Tesla Shareholder Ron Baron: I’m Voting for the Package 06/05/24
At the Tesla shareholder meeting on June 13th, shareholders will vote (again) on Elon Musk’s compensation package. Longtime Tesla believer and billionaire Ron…
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A Hollywood Mogul’s Tech Bets & Interrupting Russia’s War Effort 06/04/24
Jeffrey Katzenberg led The Walt Disney Studios, he founded DreamWorks, he made Shrek, and now he’s doubling down on tech and cybersecurity investing at WndrCo…
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Reid Hoffman’s AI Twin & Cleo Abram on the Creator Economy 06/03/24
GameStop's stock surged again, fueled by speculation that Keith Gill might hold a significant position in the video game retailer. CNBC's Dominic Chu discusses…
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Guilty: The Verdict’s Impact on Fundraising, Tech, & Crypto 05/31/24
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to a porn star before…
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Trump and Musk: A Potential Alliance? 05/30/24
Foot Locker posted better-than-expected comparable sales as CEO Mary Dillon’s turnaround plan shows signs of success. Dillon discusses the company’s “Lace Up”…
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The ExxonMobil Shareholder Vote: CalPERS CEO & US Chamber SVP 05/29/24
After two activist investors pushed ExxonMobil to reduce emissions, the company sued the activists, prompting them to withdraw their proposal. The litigation…
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Elon Musk’s xAI Plans, $5 McDonald’s Meals, & SeatGeek CEO 05/28/24
The McDonald’s $5 value meal is coming in June, aimed at relieving inflation-weary consumers. But franchisees are also inflation-weary; Scott Rodrick, a…
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BONUS: Dan Doctoroff: “Even When You Lose, You Can Win” 5/27/24
Dan Doctoroff is the New Yorker largely responsible for rebuilding New York after 9/11. The legacy of his long career in business and government includes his…
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An NCAA Deal & Special Needs Advocacy on Social Media 5/24/24
The NCAA has signed off on a deal that could change college sports–and student athletes–forever. Chair of Carolina Coastal University Athletics Joe Moglia…
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French President Emmanuel Macron & Live Nation’s ‘Monopoly’ 5/23/24
The Department of Justice has sued Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that the company “relies on unlawful…
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Election Campaigning: Appeals to Voters & Debate Details 5/22/24
The 2024 campaign cycle is in full swing. Pollster Frank Luntz discusses the candidate appeals to voters, and the first debate’s details that remain…