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 twist as California AG Rob Bonta calls off settlement talks. Plus, the Pentagon ... Show More
Aug 21
Mark Cuban on High Drug Prices, Taxing Billionaires, and 2028
Scott-Free August continues, and Kara sits down with Mark Cuban — entrepreneur and co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs. They dig into why prescription drug prices are finally falling, Cuban's war with the healthcare industry, and Costco's surprising Medicare play. Then: why Cuban think ... Show More
1h 15m
Aug 18
USS Lincoln Fallout, Spotlight on Natalie Harp, and Press Secretary Succession
Kara kicks off another week of Scott-Free August! Gen Z political commentator Adam Mockler is in the guest host chair to discuss the growing fallout over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, and Jon Ossoff’s swipe at Trump and his aide Natalie Harp. Plus, Democrats shake up ... Show More
57m 40s
Aug 14
Trump's Catering Truck Escape, MAGA Media, and Chelsea Handler on Joe Rogan's $82M Payday
Scott-Free August continues, and Kara is joined by comedian Chelsea Handler. Chelsea clarifies her recent comments on Joe Rogan's income, and the two dig into Trump's bizarre catering truck ride in Turkey. They also discuss RFK Jr's new cooking show, and the widening cracks in th ... Show More
1h 11m
Dec 2020
Two new antitrust lawsuits against Google / AirPods Max review / iOS 14.3 has arrived with ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro
The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Nilay Patel, and Adi Robertson discuss the two antitrust lawsuits against Google announced this week. Chris Welch joins to discuss his review of Apple's AirPods Max. Further reading: FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine in US Health care workers in US st ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2018
Facebook agonistes. Really agonizing. Ad-supported apps like them some data. Sino-US trade tensions and Chinese cyber espionage. Russian wet work and disinformation. Western reprisals.
In today's podcast we hear that Facebook's troubles are getting worse: more people's data were scraped, deleted videos were archived by Facebook, and so on. Appthority finds a more general problem with ad-supported apps: they're all hungry for data. Sino-American trade disputes a ... Show More
20m 55s