Kara and Scott discuss the Jann Wenner controversy, and the new management term "feedforward." And as the "summer of strikes" marches into the fall, they talk about the State of the Unions. Then, is Disney selling off ABC? And would that be the end of linear television? Our Friend of Pivot is Benyamin Cohen, the author of, "The Einstein Effect: How the World ... Show More
Yesterday
Trump’s Map Makeover, Milo’s Deportation, and Gwyneth’s AI Dinner Drama
It's the last week of Scott-Free August, and Kara is joined by Jennifer Welch, co-host of the "I've Had It" podcast. They unpack Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario, Milo Yiannopoulos' deportation, and Gwyneth Paltrow's postponed soiree for Sam Altman. Plus, journalist ... Show More
1h 9m
Aug 28
Meta’s Massive Settlement, Bill Gates’ AI Warning, and Remembering Dolly Parton
Scott-Free August continues, and Kara is joined by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins! They talk about Dolly Parton's legacy in culture and business, unpack Meta’s landmark social media addiction case settlement, and discuss the growing political backlash to data centers. Then, they break dow ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 25
Trump vs. Canada, Paramount Settlement Saga, and Melania's Return
Kara is joined by comedian and “Have I Got News for You” host Roy Wood Jr., as Scott-Free August rolls on! They unpack Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada, his stock-trading spree, and his reunion with Michael Cohen. Then, the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger saga takes another ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2019
Benjamin Boyce - Bret Weinstein's DarkHorse Podcast #2
<p>Bret Weinstein sits down with Evergreen graduate, Benjamin Boyce to discuss The Evergreen State College, Project Varitas, big tech influence, machine learning, AI, and the artificial shaping of cultural ideas. <br/><br/>Follow Benjamin on Twitter & YouTube: <br/>https://tw ... Show More
47m 25s
May 2023
Jonah Peretti, Nick Denton and Ben Smith on digital news’ past and future
It’s our first four-way pod, featuring BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, Gawker founder Nick Denton, and Semafor founder (and former editor-in-chief of the recently shuttered BuzzFeed News) Ben Smith, who wrote a book about them both. Peter Kafka talks to all of them in conjunction ... Show More
36m 30s
Nov 2023
The Einsteins of Our Time
Did Elon Musk break Twitter? Or did Twitter break Elon Musk?
Ben Mezrich is the author of “Bringing Down The House,” “The Accidental Billionaires,” “Dumb Money,” and, most recently, “Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History.” Ricky Mulv ... Show More
25m 20s
Oct 2025
Fed Rate Decision, Disney vs YouTube WAR, Amazon Layoffs + AOC For President? | PBD Podcast | Ep. 675
Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, and Brandon Aceto are joined by Bill Pulte as they break down the Fed’s rate decision, the escalating war between Disney and YouTube TV, Amazon’s sweeping layoffs, and rising speculation over whether AOC will run for president.------📕 REGISTER F ... Show More
2h 7m
Nov 2019
The Launch of Disney+, the War on Billionaires, and the 4-Day Work Week
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss several topics from a busy news week, including the launch of Disney+ (what does it mean for Netflix?), the growing public animosity towards billionaires, and proposals to move to a 4-day work week.Some Recent Picks:Fl ... Show More
31m 18s
May 2017
“Product, Not the Producer”
<p>DeRay, Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe are together again to talk about the most important news of the past week. Then, Grammy-award winning artist and activist John Legend joins DeRay to talk about parenting, women’s reproductive rights, mass incarceration and using his c ... Show More
1h 29m
Apr 2023
State Of The AI Wars, Google's Counterpunch, Elon's 4/20
Nico Grant of The New York Times joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the AI war between Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI 2) Google's AI reorganization and what it means 3) Sundar Pichai's PR offensive 4) Google's forthcoming ... Show More
59m 48s