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On with Kara Swisher
It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes
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Politics, Protests and Kamalanomenon: What to Expect at the DNC
The Democratic National Convention gets underway this week with party stars, social media influencers and Republican Never Trumpers flocking to Chicago for the…
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How the Right Launders Online Propaganda with Renée DiResta
Renée DiResta is one the world’s leading experts on online disinformation and propaganda and the author of the new book, Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn…
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The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic Mines the “Weird” 2024 Election For Comedy Gold
Desi Lydic has been a Senior Correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show for nearly a decade. Earlier this year, Jon Stewart returned to the anchor desk…
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Roxane Gay on Guns, Kamala & Media
Roxane Gay is a writer, editor, podcaster, and culture critic. She has published a dozen books, including the seminal essay collection Bad Feminist, which just…
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Nancy Pelosi on the ‘Decision to Win’ in 2024
In almost four decades as an elected official, Rep. Nancy Pelosi is arguably the most powerful woman in American politics today. She’s been celebrated as the…
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Anti-DEI Moms & the Alt-Right: Two Sides of the Same Coin
At first blush, the successful, suburban moms in Southlake, Texas who helped kick off the anti-CRT/anti-DEI movement animating school board fights across the…
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The Debate, the Dropout and the Dems' Future with “Biden Whisperer” Ron Klain
From the Senate, to the VP Residence to the Oval: Former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain has been inside President Biden’s inner circle for nearly 40…
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Who’s Behind the Harris Campaign Donation Tsunami?
How did Vice President Kamala Harris raise a historic $126 million in just over 48 hours for her 2024 presidential run? The Harris campaign says 1.4 million…
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What Happened to Joe Biden? What’s Next for Kamala Harris and the Dems?
Audie Cornish, Franklin Foer, Ashley Parker, and Alex Thompson join Kara for a special bonus episode about the recent historic tumult in this year's…
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ON LIVE: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend on Entrepreneurship, Politics and Dogs
Musician, producer and EGOT-winner John Legend and model, TV personality and cookbook author Chrissy Teigan are not just a celebrity couple. They are also…
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Guns, Social Media & Loneliness with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy isn’t afraid to go after powerful interests. In mid-June, he published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for a warning label…
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Rachel Maddow on Trump, Biden’s Dilemma & America’s Fascist History
As unlikely as it may seem, until this episode was recorded, Kara Swisher and Rachel Maddow had never met. The two sat down for a riveting conversation that…
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How Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is Leading During “A Really Heavy Time”
Gretchen Whitmer might be one of the most down-to-earth politicians in America — the governor from Michigan began her conversation with Kara with a bawdy joke…
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Too Old or Still Relevant? NATO at 75 with Ambassador Julianne Smith
The Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed 75 years ago to protect Europe and North America against Russian aggression – a mission that is once again…
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July 4th Special: Why Heather Cox Richardson Still Has Hope for American Democracy
Trump’s historic felony conviction, a SCOTUS ruling in favor of presidential immunity, and a dumpster fire Biden vs. Trump debate: Those are just a few of the…
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On Creepy Fingers, Deep Fakes, and Fair Use with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters
Hands with six fingers, mouths with dozens of teeth, hairlines and limbs out of whack: We’ve all seen eye-roll worthy generative AI images. But despite the…
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Trump vs. Biden 2.1 with Stephanie Ruhle, Eliana Johnson and Mike Madrid
The 2024 race is ON and the gloves are coming off: President Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head tonight, in the first debate of this…
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Storytelling, Family & Tragedy with Griffin Dunne
Actor and Director Griffin Dunne grew up surrounded by Hollywood fame and celebrity — his father was a TV producer, his aunt the renowned writer Joan Didion…
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Flags, Free Trips & Secret Recordings: The Cases, Trials & Tribulation of SCOTUS
Late spring/early summer is always a busy time for the Supreme Court, but this year, it’s not just the controversial decisions that are making news. The…
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser
Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is most famous for her comedic TV characters Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Veep’s Selina Meyer. But in recent years, Louis-Dreyfus has…
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Laurene Powell Jobs and Kara Talk Tech, AI & Journalism
Kara takes the stage with Laurene Powell Jobs at Sixth & I in Washington D.C. to talk about Kara’s recent memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story. In this bonus…
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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati on ScarJo Controversy, Sam Altman & Disinfo Fears
Kara interviews Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, and one of the most powerful people in tech. Murati has helped the company skyrocket to the…
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Abortion Politics in 2024 with Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood President
Abortion will be a key issue in the election this fall and it's also the focus of two Supreme Court rulings expected later this month. This week, Kara speaks…
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AOC on Trump vs. Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tech, Gaza & More
Kara sits down to talk with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The social media-savvy congresswoman from the Bronx is a member of the bipartisan Task…
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Making Parenthood and Politics Sexy with Comedian Ilana Glazer
Broad City co-creator Ilana Glazer’s new friendship flick Babes is a no-holds-barred comedy about pregnancy, parenthood and the losses that come with…
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Bill Maher Won't Back Down (But He Might Shock You)
When it comes to political comedy, Bill Maher is practically an institution — he’s been hosting a late-night political talk show since 1993 (with a brief…
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“Possible” by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger featuring Kara Swisher
Today, we’re sharing Kara’s recent appearance on Possible, a podcast hosted by Aria Finger and Reid Hoffman from Wonder Media Network. We’ll be back with a new…
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Are Elon’s Best Days Behind Him? with Kirsten Grind, Tim Higgins & Becky Peterson
Tesla is bleeding execs, and it appears to be reaching a crisis point; over at Twitter/X, new reporting shows that Elon uses the platform to cozy up to…
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On Journalism, Activism and Hope with Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has been reporting on protests, wars and conflicts for more than 40 years, and he’s used his platform to highlight…
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War in Gaza, Ukraine & Space, plus Biden vs. Trump with David Ignatius
David Ignatius, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post and the author of twelve novels, is also a noted expert on Middle East politics, one of the…
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Walt Mossberg & MKBHD Break Down The Art of the Tech Review
To savvy tech consumers, Walt Mossberg and Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, need no introduction. Before he retired in 2017, Walt was the undisputed dean of tech…
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Radical Self-Acceptance, Cancel Culture, and Forgiveness with Writer Anne Lamott
Author Anne Lamott has penned novels, but is most famous for her confessional memoirs about sobriety, raising her son as a single mother (Operating…
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Can Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Strike "Fast-Casual" Gold Again?
Thirty-one years after founding Chipotle, Steve Ells is back with what he hopes will be another fast-casual dining revolution: the highly-automated…
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Wrestling with America’s (Racist) History with Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks
In her latest play, Sally & Tom, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks tackles what is, arguably, one of the most complicated and personal…
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Time for a Data Privacy Bill + the TikTok Crackdown with Senator Maria Cantwell
When Kara first met Senator Maria Cantwell in the 90s, she was a tech executive at an early player in the streaming media industry called RealNetworks. Now…
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How to Prevent War with China with Dmitri Alperovitch and Chris Krebs
Kara discusses the “pacing threat” that is China – from TikTok to cyberattacks to semiconductors and Taiwan – with two cybersecurity experts: Dimitri…
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Is the Fight Over Abortion Rights Enough to Beat Trump? with Shefali Luthra, Sarah McCammon and Mary Jo Pitzl
Despite a recent uptick, President Biden’s approval rating and his poll numbers against Donald Trump are far from stellar. And with inflation remaining…
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Kids and Phones: Moral Panic or Time to Panic? with Jonathan Haidt
Is Gen Z’s mental health in decline because their “phone-based childhood” has flooded them with anxiety and ruined their sleep? Or is there a more complex mix…
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Can Yahoo Bring Back the "Good Internet"?
Yahoo, the one-time "oracle of the internet", has had many iterations in its 30 year history - and private equity is betting that Yahoo CEO and digital media…
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Will Disinformation Doom Our Democracy? with Nina Jankowicz, Sasha Issenberg & Barbara McQuade
“Flood the zone with shit.” It’s a zinger and a strategic imperative, from the oh-so-eloquent Steve Bannon, being expertly executed by Donald Trump and the…
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Lessons Learned From Hitler’s Rise To Power
There are a lot of Trump/Hitler comparisons being thrown around these days. So we went to the source, as chronicled by historian Timothy Ryback in his new book…
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Can Food Save The World? with Joan Nathan
Joan Nathan, the “doyenne of Jewish-American food” and a pillar of the DC dinner party scene, joins us to talk about her memoir, “My Life in Recipes.” Nathan…
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"Food, Feminism, and Fury" with Geraldine DeRuiter
Author Geraldine DeRuiter a.k.a. The Everywhereist joins Kara to talk about her new book If You Can’t Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury. They…
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Life Lessons from Tech Titans (Kara in conversation with Brené Brown)
Kara sits down with Brené Brown, researcher, author, and vulnerability expert, in this edition of the Burn Book book tour. Brené tries to bring out our host’s…
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Much Ado About TikTok
The effort to ban TikTok in the US is back in the spotlight as a new bill has passed through the House and is now in the Senate. Today, we have a lively debate…
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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on the IPO
Reddit has been around for 19 years, but today the social media platform goes public and starts a new chapter. Its listing on the New York Stock Exchange also…
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Margrethe Vestager Shows Tech Gatekeepers The Door
For the past decade, the European Commission has taken on Big Tech under the leadership of Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, inspiring fear and…
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"Burn Book" Takes SxSW, with "Mensch" Mark Cuban
We're continuing book tour week in this bonus episode of “On.” Kara takes the SXSW stage with Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur turned "Shark Tank" star who is…
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More Burn Book with Ted Sarandos
We continue Kara's tour of her memoir Burn Book: a Tech Love Story as she gets candid with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the nonsensical nature of…
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How did Kara Scoop OpenAI, and More on Burn Book (with Sam Altman)
This week, we join Kara on tour as she speaks with some of the most influential names in tech about her memoir Burn Book: a Tech Love Story. Today's stop: San…
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Why Reed Jobs is Betting on Cancer Innovations
In high school, Reed Jobs was a summer intern in oncology labs while his dad, the late Apple co-founder and tech icon Steve Jobs, was battling pancreatic…
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David Chalian Makes the Call
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday - the nation's biggest primary vote - and hundreds of delegates are up for grabs. But what impact do primaries have when the nation…
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The Burn Book Kick-Off with Don Lemon
This week marks the release of Kara’s memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story and the launch of her national book tour. At events from New York to Seattle, some…
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Roberta Kaplan Will See You In Court
Renowned litigator Roberta (Robbie) Kaplan says she’s a born fighter. In January she won one of those fights when a jury ordered Donald Trump to pay Kaplan’s…
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Paul Giamatti Is Good With Words
Actor Paul Giamatti seems to have perfected the hyper-articulate, slightly depressed curmudgeon – and this year, it might land him an Oscar. Kara and Paul talk…
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Brooke Shields on Surviving Hollywood
Today, we’re replaying a conversation that Kara taped last spring with none other than Brooke Shields. Shields became a teenage superstar through her roles in…
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Cord Jefferson on Making American Fiction
Writer and director Cord Jefferson’s first feature film, American Fiction, has been nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted…
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Tracy Chapman's Timeless Earworms
More than 35 years after its release, Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album – and the single Fast Car – hit #1 on the charts last week, fueled by her…
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Ambassador Rahm Emanuel on the New Japan, Contending With China, and Biden’s Calm
Rahm Emanuel is the ultimate political insider: He’s worked closely with three presidents, he’s been mayor of the nation’s third largest city (Chicago), and…
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Is the Apple Vision Pro All That?
Kara got a sneak peek of the Apple Vision Pro, and sat down before the official launch with tech reporters Joanna Stern, Nilay Patel and Mark Gurman to discuss…