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On with Kara Swisher

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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.

#265

Chelsea Handler on Men, Trump & Money (+ Excellent Parenting Advice)

From spiking her childhood lemonade stand drinks with vodka to launching Netflix's first t... more

Yesterday

50 MINS

50:14

Yesterday

#264

How Sen. Elizabeth Warren Is “Fighting Like Hell” Against Trump, Musk & Big Tech Billionaires

How is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pushing back against the Trump/Musk “co-presidents” wr... more

10 Mar 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:11

10 Mar 2025

#263

Geraldine Brooks On the Art of Grieving and Spanning the Political Divide

On May 27, 2019, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author (and Kara’s friend... more

06 Mar 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:08

06 Mar 2025

#262

Can Kara Save The Washington Post From Jeff Bezos?

For months, Kara has been assembling a group of investors to buy The Washington Post. Alth... more

03 Mar 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:21

03 Mar 2025

#261

How Trump's Policies Will Shape the Stock Market with Aswath Damodaran

For years, Wall Street veterans have been saying that a market correction is around the co... more

27 Feb 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:13

27 Feb 2025

#260

Comedian Ronny Chieng on Political Satire, Trolling Algorithms and Cerebral Dick Jokes

Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor Ronny Chieng is a self-described grumpy Malaysian wh... more

24 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:16

24 Feb 2025

#259

Rahm Emanuel’s Tough Love Intervention for the Democratic Party

After a three-year stint in Japan, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel is back in the States. And now ... more

20 Feb 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:11

20 Feb 2025

#258

Oren Cass, Paul Krugman & Mariana Mazzucato on Trumponomics

Last week, President Trump signed a memorandum calling for reciprocal tariffs on countries... more

17 Feb 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:32

17 Feb 2025

#257

Unchecked and Unbalanced: Trump’s Executive Power Moves and the Rule of Law

In just a few weeks, President Trump has flooded the zone with executive orders, which hav... more

13 Feb 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:23

13 Feb 2025

#256

Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo on Defying Gravity, the Attack on Diversity and (Maybe) Getting an EGOT

Is it strange that Wicked, a film about a marginalized person discovering her magic and ri... more

10 Feb 2025

48 MINS

48:27

10 Feb 2025

#255

Dissecting Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover with Anne Applebaum, Eoin Higgins & Ryan Mac

Elon Musk and a band of young DOGE engineers are taking control of key government infrastr... more

06 Feb 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:17

06 Feb 2025

#254

Why Ben Stiller Made Severance (and Doesn’t Care about What Elon Says About Him)

Ben Stiller knew he needed to make Severance the moment he read an early version of the sh... more

03 Feb 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:26

03 Feb 2025

#253

Trump’s J6 Pardons, the Militia Movement, and the Border

President Trump’s executive action granting clemency to all of the January 6th insurrectio... more

30 Jan 2025

56 MINS

56:29

30 Jan 2025

#252

Social Media’s Original Gatekeepers On Moderation’s Rise And Fall

Since the inception of social media, content moderation has been hotly debated by CEOs, po... more

27 Jan 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:35

27 Jan 2025

#251

From Trump to TikTok: Chris Hayes on the Rise of Attention Capitalism

Attention is our world’s most endangered resource — and whoever commands it, commands powe... more

23 Jan 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:22

23 Jan 2025

#250

On Trump’s “Day One” Promises: Former DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas Talks Immigration, Terrorism, and ...

President Donald Trump has vowed to tackle immigration on “day one,” and that includes pro... more

20 Jan 2025

54 MINS

54:58

20 Jan 2025

#249

Put Your Phone Away: Yondr CEO on the Philosophy Behind Phone-Free Spaces

They’re incredible pieces of technology, they’re unbelievably useful, and we feel lost wit... more

16 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:40

16 Jan 2025

#248

Laverne Cox on Meta, Conservatives and The Battle For Trans Rights

Transgender kids and adults have become a political punching bag for conservatives — but L... more

13 Jan 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:59

13 Jan 2025

#247

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Regulating Tech, Antitrust, Trump’s Picks & More

Senator Amy Klobuchar has been legislating on Capitol Hill for 18 years. She recently won ... more

09 Jan 2025

52 MINS

52:42

09 Jan 2025

#246

Trump Whisperer Maggie Haberman On Trump 2.0

After MAGA rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, many people thought Don... more

06 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:42

06 Jan 2025

#245

AI Ethics and Safety — a Contradiction in Terms?

We’re kicking off the year with a deep-dive into AI ethics and safety with three AI expert... more

02 Jan 2025

53 MINS

53:12

02 Jan 2025

#244

Samantha Bee on Being “Democrat-Celibate” (from The Assignment with Audie Cornish)

Samantha Bee is a comedian, author and former late-night host who hosts the podcast Choice... more

30 Dec 2024

41 MINS

41:02

30 Dec 2024

#243

Sarah Silverman on Being Wrong – and Treating Trolls with Kindness (from ReThinking with Adam Grant)

Happy Holidays! We have a special episode from our friend Adam Grant and the folks at the ... more

26 Dec 2024

38 MINS

38:31