Kara and Scott question Elon Musk's sense of humor after he bans comedian Kathy Griffin (and others who spoofed his account) over the weekend. They also talk about the layoff trend in the tech industry, as Meta reportedly prepares for a massive reduction in its workforce this week. Friend of Pivot Matt Stoller stops by with reasons to be optimistic about the ... Show More
Yesterday
The Cost of Corporate Silence on ICE, Trump's Health, and TikTok USA
Kara Swisher is joined by guest co-host Anthony Scaramucci to discuss why so many business leaders have stayed silent about ICE violence in Minneapolis — and why it's time to push back against Donald Trump (and Stephen Miller). Then, Trump goes on the record about his health in a ... Show More
1h 11m
Jan 23
Davos Drama, DOGE's Social Security Scandal, and Netflix Goes All-Cash for Warner Bros
Kara and Scott the wins and losses at Davos, DOGE's mishandling Social Security data, Netflix's all-cash Warner Bros offer, and the FCC targeting late-night hosts with new equal time requirements. Plus, ICE agents continue to clash with protesters in Minnesota, and the so-called ... Show More
55m 19s
May 2020
The Ethics of YouTube Tech Reviews with Mr. Mobile!
This week, we have our good friend and fellow YouTuber Michael Fisher, aka "Mr. Mobile", dial into the MKBHD headquarters to discuss the ethics involved in reviewing tech on YouTube. Michael is very well-known in the tech community as being uncharacteristically open regarding his ... Show More
1h 28m
May 2023
Aaron Burr’s tech angle, blue skies, and no photos at this time
This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex got right into it with:
An update on a startup banking partner collapse that wasn't the First, and probably won't be the Last
A section dedicated to sunsetting Poparazzi and a Databricks acquisition (points to whoever can guess how we transi ... Show More
35m 37s
May 2023
How do you know when it’s time to shut down?
This week, Natasha spoke to Kristen Anderson, the co-founder and CEO of Catch, an app to provide payroll benefits for people who are self employed, that recently announced it would be shutting down. We're talking about vulnerability, shut downs, building in public and on ramps an ... Show More
33m 8s
Sep 2020
Investor's Guide To The Election (Linette Lopez and Bill Sweet), Snowflake Hot Take, Shorting Nikola (Michael Batnick)
This week Josh talks to Business Insider columnist Linette Lopez about what happens to the stock market if Trump loses and doesn't leave. And is Joe Biden so terrible for investors? Tax expert and Ritholtz Wealth CFO Bill Sweet weighs in. Plus, Josh's take on the explosive Snowfl ... Show More
1h 35m
Nov 2022
Elon’s Twitter is in the Sh*tter with Nilay Patel
<p>Nilay Patel, Editor-in-Chief of The Verge and host of the Decoder podcast, talks with Jon about Elon Musk’s newest and thorniest business venture: purchasing Twitter. In a recent article, “Welcome to Hell, Elon,” Patel describes the quandary that awaits the Tesla founder and a ... Show More
41m 33s
Apr 2023
Kara Swisher: Musk's Cry for a Giant Hug
Elon Musk says that running Twitter is very painful, but it's a pain he brought on himself with firings, stunts, and overpaying for the company. Plus, Kara Swisher and Charlie Sykes discuss the art of podcasting, and the potentially much bigger goal behind the expansion of 'Don't ... Show More
54m 52s