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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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Shipping Risks in the Red Sea & Racing to Win AI 12/19/23
The Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group backed by Iran, have amped up attacks on ships traveling through the Suez Canal since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas War…
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Taking Off: Holiday Travel & Beauty Gifting 12/18/23
As holiday travel ramps up, Southwest Airlines is landed with a $140 million fine for last holiday season’s travel meltdown. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete…
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Senate Still in Session & Lidia Bastianich Still Cooking for America 12/15/23
The Senate will wait another week to go on holiday recess, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delayed the break until lawmakers reach a deal on…
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AI in the Newsroom & Jay Powell: “So Far, So Good” 12/14/23
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell surprised Wall Street with his announcement of a more dovish approach to inflation, moving forward. Powell signaled a 2024 of…
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Pharma Bets & College Controversies with Ken Langone 12/13/23
Billionaire investor, Home Depot co-founder, and NYU Langone Health board chair Ken Langone discusses his latest market buys, his calls for pharma stocks, and…
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Boomer Buying Habits, Google’s Big Antitrust Loss, & Small Caps in 2024 12/12/23
In a recent op-ed, Ariel Investments Co-CEOs Mellody Hobson and John Rogers predict investors’ best bets for 2024. Hobson and Rogers explain why, after a big…
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Oxy’s Big Deal & Scott Gottlieb on Game-changing Gene Editing 12/11/23
Occidental Petroleum will buy CrownRock for $12 billion, deepening its foothold in the Permian basin. Energy expert and author of “The New Map: Energy, Climate…
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University Presidents Under Scrutiny & Climate Deals in Dubai 12/08/23
After the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania testified on Capitol Hill this week, UPenn President Elizabeth Magill’s comments…
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Elizabeth Warren, Banks, & Bitcoin 12/07/23
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) discusses her concerns about cryptocurrency, after big bank CEOs appeared before Congress this week. It turns out, Sen…
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Liz Cheney & the ‘Never Trump’ GOP, & Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev 12/06/23
Bitcoin is building on its upward momentum. Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev discusses the 75% increase in crypto trading volume from October to…
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Bitcoin’s Rally, China’s Credit, & Politics’ Toll on Public Happiness 12/05/23
Bitcoin hit $42,000 for the first time in over 19 months; crypto investor and bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano discusses the asset’s rise, regulatory tailwinds…
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Hoping for the End of Hikes & Pushing for Packages in Washington 12/04/23
After Fed Chair Jay Powell’s comments on Friday, investors are hopeful that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates, and the interest rate…
Squawk PodCharlie Munger: A Life of Wit and Wisdom Part 1 12/02/23
He was irreverent, he was focused, he was one of the world’s most successful investors. And he was one of a kind. Billionaire investor Charlie Munger - the…
Squawk PodCharlie Munger: A Life of Wit and Wisdom Part 2 12/02/23
“I’m an accidental guru.” This is the second episode of a series remembering and celebrating billionaire investor Charlie Munger. At age 99, the right-hand man…
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Cyber Threats, Cybertrucks, & Winter Health 12/1/23
Chris Krebs, cybersecurity expert and former CISA Director, explains the online threats from China, Russia, and others, as the 2024 election draws nearer. As…
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Elon Musk’s X-pletive to Advertisers 11/30/23
Elon Musk’s interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the NYT DealBook Summit has gone viral, in part thanks to Musk’s message to advertisers pulling their ad spend…
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Curious Minds: Charlie Munger’s 99 Years & Brian Grazer’s Secrets to a Bigger Life 11/29/23
Academy Award-winning producer and bestselling author Brian Grazer is out with a new book, “A Curious Mind Expanded: The Secret to a Bigger Life.” The creative…
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Musk’s Trip to Israel & Gauging Public Chinese Opinion 11/28/23
Amid a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, Elon Musk visited Israel for a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The trip comes as…
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Cashing in on Sports Streamers & Zeroing in on AI Concerns 11/27/23
Black Friday’s first NFL game was a big score for advertisers, who bet on sports viewers going shopping on Amazon, either during or after the game. EDO Inc…
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Black Friday Habits and Gadgets, & Why Tiny Meat Gang is Big Business 11/24/23
Wall Street marks the day after Thanksgiving with a holiday-shortened session on Black Friday, but are the door-buster deals a thing of the past? Becky Quick…
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Extra: Are You Ready for Some Football 11/23/23
In this holiday pod extra, Gary Vaynerchuk discusses the outlook for advertisers from Amazon’s Black Friday football broadcast on Prime Video. And, yep -…
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Binance CEO Out, OpenAI CEO Back In, & Turkey Tips & Holiday Sips on the Table 11/22/23
After a whirlwind few days, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has been reinstated as CEO. Plus, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has pleaded guilty to money…
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OpenAI’s Employee Revolt & Turkey Travel Tips 11/21/23
OpenAI’s implosion might not be so bad for Microsoft, whose stock closed at an all-time high amid the AI drama. Semafor’s tech editor Reed Albergotti explains…
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Hey ChatGPT, What’s Next for Your Parent Company? 11/20/23
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was ousted from his role by his own board, and he was promptly hired by Microsoft in a tumultuous weekend for tech. Internally at OpenAI…
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Ray Dalio on China, Charlie Munger on Warren Buffett’s Trades, TikTok on 9/11 11/17/23
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, says the U.S. and China have entered an environment of fierce competition. The billionaire investment mentor…
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Property Brothers in the House, Hakeem Jeffries Wants Unity in Congress 11/16/23
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries shares insights on the recently passed short-term funding bill, what's at stake in the next round of spending talks…
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Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley: “Everywhere Donald Trump goes, chaos follows him” 11/15/23
Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the UN, former governor of South Carolina and 2024 presidential candidate, discusses the state of the 2024 presidential…
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Shutdown Insights from the Speaker of the House, Cathie Wood on Bitcoin ETFs 11/14/23
On today’s super-sized episode, October's inflation remained unchanged, hinting at a possible easing of high prices in the U.S. economy. House Speaker Rep…
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Rates to Weights: Esther George and Obesity Doctor Angela Fitch 11/13/23
After Moody’s revised its outlook for the United States government from stable to negative, investors are watching the Federal Reserve to see where it will…
Squawk PodCNBC SPECIAL: Disney's Wildest Ride Part 2
CNBC’s Alex Sherman reports on the inside story of a CEO succession plan gone awry at Disney — a cautionary tale of how good intentions clashed with ego and…
Squawk PodCNBC SPECIAL: Disney's Wildest Ride Part 1
CNBC’s Alex Sherman reports on the inside story of a CEO succession plan gone awry at Disney — a cautionary tale of how good intentions clashed with ego and…
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Tesla’s Biggest Bull: Billionaire Investor Ron Baron 11/10/23
At the 30th annual Baron Investment Conference, billionaire buy-and-hold investor Ron Baron explains why 10% of his portfolio is Tesla stock, and 4% is SpaceX…
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A Deal for Actors, An FDA Approval for Eli Lilly, & a Fiscal Proposal for Washington 11/09/23
Senators Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) have proposed their Fiscal Stability Act, as the deadline to avert a government shutdown…
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Meta’s Whistleblower: We Can’t Trust Instagram with Our Teens 11/08/23
After testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Facebook employee and former Instagram consultant Arturo Béjar joins Joe Kernen, Becky Quick…
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Voting on a Hike with Fed President Goolsbee & Admitting Defeat at WeWork 11/7/23
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says the U.S. central bank is making progress in its fight against inflation, but investors still don’t know whether the…
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Hate Speech at Harvard? Bill Ackman Takes on Anti-Semitism 11/06/23
In three parts, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin unpack the intense conversations between college students, college administrators, donor…
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Guilty on All Counts: The Fall & Fraud of SBF 11/3/23
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all 7 criminal charges he faced in the weeks-long trial that captivated Wall Street and Main Street. CNBC’s Kate Rooney…
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Steve Eisman, the Fed, & Marathon Sunday 11/02/23
The Federal Reserve has left interest rates as they are, in its latest decision. Neuberger Berman’s Steve Eisman, the portfolio manager profiled in “The Big…
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Spending with Stanley Druckenmiller: We’ve Got to Stop! We’re Drunk 11/01/23
Legendary investor and hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller explains his concerns about the U.S. debt and government aid for Ukraine and Israel…
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UAW Strikes Resolved & Presidential Nominees Nearly Set 10/31/23
After more than six weeks, the United Auto Workers union strikes have finally come to an end, though the tentative agreements must still be ratified by union…
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Two Courtroom Dramas: Google Search on Trial & Sam Bankman-Fried Makes His Case 10/30/23
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative deal with Stallantis. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports the details of the deal and the outlook for GM, which is…
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Will.i.am & Inventor Dean Kamen on STEM, AI, & Bots 10/27/23
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified in his own trial–without jurors. CNBC’s Kate Rooney was in the courtroom, and she shares details of what he…
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The UAW Deal, A New Speaker, & Nikki Haley on Israel 10/26/23
It’s a deal! The United Auto Workers union and Ford have reached a tentative deal to end a nearly six-week strike. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau explains the terms of the…
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Unlocking Potential with Adam Grant & Building Community with Adam Neumann 10/25/23
House Republicans have settled (for now) on another nominee for Speaker: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.). A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general is suing Meta…
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Grief, Loss, & Hope in Israel & Gaza 10/24/23
Apple supplier Foxconn is reportedly facing a tax investigation in China. Apple’s other issue these days: Chinese e-commerce retailers are offering iPhone 15s…
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A Mega-Merger in Oil, Chaos in Congress, & NBA’s Iggy Swaps Courts for C Suites 10/23/23
It’s a merger Monday! Chevron is buying Hess for $53B in the second huge oil transaction in weeks. Becky Quick shares details on the deal from her conversation…
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Powell’s 2% Target and Sports Super Agent Rich Paul’s Lessons for Success 10/20/23
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Economic Club of New York, telling Wall Street and Main Street that inflation is too high, but interest rates…
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Congress Aims at Venture Capital: Curbing Chinese Competition 10/19/23
Co-founder of Silver Lake, co-chair of Brookings, and chairman of North Island Glenn Hutchins discusses the geopolitics at play in the Israel-Hamas War…
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Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Berman: Palestinians Are Not Hamas 10/18/23
Corporate and university leaders are wavering on public statements about the Israel-Hamas War. Yeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman has created a…
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Wyndham’s $7.8B ‘Choice,’ Bitcoin’s Bounce, & Presidential Politics in Israel 10/17/23
President Biden is headed to the Middle East. Former Supreme Allied Commander of Nato Admiral James Stavridis discusses the explicit and implicit politics at…
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Is Silence Violence? Arthur Brooks & CEO Advocacy 10/16/23
As the Israel-Hamas War begins its second week, historian and economist Daniel Yergin considers the impact of a regional conflict on global energy markets…
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The Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal, Done, with ATVI CEO Bobby Kotick 10/13/23
After 22 months, Microsoft has closed its $69.5B acquisition of Activision Blizzard. So what now? Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reflects on the long…
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How Hamas Fundraised Crypto & Why Apollo CEO Calls UPenn ‘Morally Confused’ 10/12/23
How is Hamas funded? TRM Labs Head of Global Policy and former federal prosecutor Ari Redbord discusses how his company tracks Hamas fundraising on the…
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Exxon Mobil’s $59.5B Deal & CEOs Speaking Up Against Antisemitism 10/11/23
Exxon Mobil has struck a $59.5 billion deal to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock merger. Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and…
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Paul Tudor Jones, Geopolitics, & Israel’s Flow of Business 10/10/23
Founder of both the Tudor Investment and the Robin Hood Foundation Paul Tudor Jones shares his perspective on the economy and the markets, from interest rates…
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Israel, at War with Hamas: Ripples in Geopolitics, Oil, & Business 10/9/23
Thousands have been killed and injured in the wake of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel over the weekend. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman considers…
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Michael Dell, Ron DeSantis, & A Hot Jobs Number 10/06/23
Dell Technologies has announced a boost to its buyback plan and to its profit-growth outlook, in a meeting this week with analysts. CEO and founder of the…
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Extremely Online Election, A Gavel Up for Grabs, & Money Laundering 10/5/23
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has made cuts to its elections and disinformation team, eliminating almost all of the controls that were built after…
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Ousted: Who’s Up for Speaker & What’s In for Big Tech 10/04/23
For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has voted its Speaker Kevn McCarthy (R-CA) out of his leadership seat. 2024 Presidential…
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Kevin McCarthy’s Fate, SBF’s Jury, & AI in your Inbox 10/03/23
Days after avoiding a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces potential ouster from leadership by his own party. He shares directly with Squawk…