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Kara Swisher

Co-host, Pivot; Host of On with Kara Swisher, Pivot

Search every verified Kara Swisher interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Kara Swisher has been active across multiple platforms, including her podcast Pivot with Scott Galloway and her CNN docuseries "Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever." In recent appearances, she discussed AI risks, tech billionaires' influence on politics, and media consolidation. On Bill Maher's Overtime, she said AI developers have warned about dangers for years and argued that tech executives do not understand public anger toward them. She also launched "High Stakes," a limited series with Hillary Clinton focused on the 2026 midterms, where they discussed affordability and political messaging. Swisher has been critical of tech leaders' alignment with the Trump administration, stating that billionaires like Elon Musk "don't care" about ordinary people and are focused on their own interests. She has called for stronger AI regulation, saying the federal government must act rather than rely on individual CEOs' moral compasses. In her longevity docuseries, she emphasized social connection and universal healthcare as key factors for healthy aging. She also spoke at the Vienna Humanities Festival about tech elites, describing their influence as a "cookbook" scenario where the public is the target.

Recent appearances

  • Kara Swisher Warns Elon Musk: A Reckoning Is Coming | Receipts

    October 19, 2026 · 📺 The Bulwark

    Why is Elon Musk pouring hundreds of millions into Republican campaigns, and what is he afraid will happen if Democrats regain power? Kara Swisher joins Catherine Rampell to explain Musk’s increasingly desperate alliance with Trump, how Silicon Valley billionaires are buying political influence, and why Big Tech’s loyalty to MAGA may have an expiration date. Plus, Swisher dishes on JD Vance, her surprising new partnership with Hillary Clinton, and why she’s walking away from CNN. Read Catherine Rampell's "Receipts" Newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/receipts... Become a Bulwark Youtube…

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  • Katie Zacharia, Gone But Never Forgotten

    October 16, 2026 · 📺 Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway

    Kara and Scott unpack Elon Musk's role in Ukraine's Starshield disruption, his quarter-billion-dollar midterm spending spree, and the fight against Russian bots. Then, they discuss the new White House press secretary’s painfully awkward debut, with insight from someone who's been there, briefly: Anthony Scaramucci. Plus, Trump’s reversal on livestreaming an execution, a bizarre espionage scandal at OpenAI, and Apple’s latest play for the smart home. Kara and Scott are going on tour! Get your tickets at https://www.PivotTour.com Subscribe to Pivot!    / @pivot   00:00 Intro 8:16 Elon, Starsh…

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  • Bill Maher’s Overtime ERUPTS! Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel & Jake Sullivan Debate

    October 16, 2026 · 📺 USNXT

    Bill Maher’s Overtime ERUPTS! Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel & Jake Sullivan Debate Get ready for a thought-provoking conversation on Overtime with Bill Maher, featuring journalist and tech commentator Kara Swisher, political strategist and former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, and former national security adviser Jake Sullivan. This panel brings together three influential voices with different perspectives on politics, technology, leadership, national security, and the major challenges facing America. Expect sharp commentary, challenging questions, and an engaging discussion that puts important iss…

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  • The Affordability Episode: Gas, Groceries, and the 2026 Fight for Congress

    October 14, 2026 · 📺 On with Kara Swisher

    The midterms are approaching, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Welcome to High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and the former Secretary of State herself: Hillary Clinton. For the next six weeks, the two are here to break down this year’s most consequential races, highlight the biggest issues on the ballot, and prepare you for the midterms elections… and what comes next. First up, it’s the affordability episode. From Elon Musk’s massive political spending to rising costs for gas, groceries, and health care, Kara and Hillary weigh in on whether money can sway voters—and how Democra…

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  • AI and The Search For Truth | 2026 All In on Mississippi Summit

    October 12, 2026 · 📺 Mississippi Today

    The impacts of artificial intelligence are, in many ways, contingent on the decisions of a small, powerful group of tech elites, but ordinary people have a central role to play in demanding reasonable regulation of the technology, Kara Swisher told Andrew Lack Read more: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/10/... Visit the Mississippi Today website: https://mississippitoday.org Follow Mississippi Today on Facebook:   / mstodaynews   Follow Mississippi Today on Instagram:   / mstodaynews   Follow Mississippi Today on X (Twitter):   / mstodaynews   #mississippi #mississippitoday

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  • Kara Swisher Doesn't Want to Live Forever (She Wants to Live Well)

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 MelissaBPhD

    What does it really take to live longer and better? And why isn't the answer a billionaire's biohacking routine? On this episode of This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World, Dr. Melissa Batchelor and co-host Gail Kohn talk with journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher about her CNN docuseries, Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever. Kara talked with Nobel Prize-winning scientists, longevity researchers and ordinary people who are aging well, including Gail. Her biggest takeaway was that social connection matters more than anything else. We recorded this conversation as a complement…

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  • This is What Happens When Kara Swisher is VERY Late to Pivot

    October 09, 2026 · 📺 Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway and Raging Moderates

    Kara goes missing, and Jessica Tarlov steps in to save the day! Scott and Jessica discuss Trump's bizarre comments about California and the possibility of an October surprise involving Iran. Eventually, though, Kara emerges to unpack Trump’s plan to turn his golf club into a presidential retreat, the completion of the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and Jeff Bezos's rosy vision for AI and the American worker. Kara and Scott are going on tour! Get your tickets at https://www.PivotTour.com Subscribe to Pivot!    / @pivot   00:00 Intro 00:23 Where’s Kara? 1:34 Trump’s California Comm…

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  • Shel Israel Interviews Kara Swisher (2008)

    October 08, 2026 · 📺 Loren Feldman

    Watch this rare footage from 2008 featuring Shel Israel and Swisher as they collaborate on a unique creative project. This video presents a segment from Slow Corporation Presents Universal Communities. The footage centers on a woman in a blue shirt and vest engaging with a puppet character, capturing an experimental moment in the early days of 1938 Media. It serves as an observational piece for those interested in the history of digital media experiments. Whether you are a fan of 2008 internet culture or curious about the origins of early video production, this clip offers a look at a specif…

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  • Ari Emanuel WARNS Media Mergers Are Destroying Hollywood Deals | Kara Swisher

    October 07, 2026 · 📺 Left of the Dial

    Ari Emanuel argues that massive media consolidation is stripping creative talent of their bargaining power by drastically reducing the number of buyers in Hollywood. According to Emanuel, giant tech platforms now hold monopoly leverage over deal terms, making it harder than ever for creators to negotiate fairly. ▶ WATCH NEXT: Why You Should Stop Giving Your Phone Number at Checkout | I've Had It    • Why You Should Stop Giving Your Phone Numb...   Full credit to On with Kara Swisher for the original conversation with Ari Emanuel. Watch the full episode:    • Ari Emanuel advised David Ellison…

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  • Kara Swisher Vienna Humanities Fest on what Democrats should do about tech-bros if they win Midterms

    October 07, 2026 · 📺 Europe Future Centre

    At this year's Vienna Humanities Festival 2026, hosted by Insitut for Human Science in Vienna (IWM), Kara Swisher, host of On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot, often described as one of Silicon Valley’s most influential journalists, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, talked to former IWM rector Misha Glenny,. Swisher offered a rare insight into where technology is taking us and how much those at the helm of this revolution really understand the implications of their work. This is her, answering to Ivana Dragičević, Europe's Future Alumna of…

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  • Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Unpack Elon Musk’s Messy Breakup

    October 06, 2026 · 📺 Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway

    Kara and Scott discuss Elon Musk’s very public breakup with Shivon Zilis. Then, they debate David Ellison’s decision to name the combined Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery company Skydance, and take a closer look at CNN’s future. Plus, the fallout over Cornell’s handling of sexual assault allegations, and how Kara and Scott are talking to their kids about it. Kara and Scott are going on tour! Get your tickets at https://www.PivotTour.com Subscribe to Pivot!    / @pivot   00:00 Intro 01:08 Elon’s Public Breakup 5:23 Sam Altman’s Elon Comments 10:20 Cornell’s Sexual Assault Fallout 25:12 Ellis…

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  • KARA SWISHER - THE TECH BROS: WHAT DO THEY WANT AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

    October 05, 2026 · 📺 IWMVienna

    MITTWOCH, 23.09.2026 / 18h30 TU WIEN, KUPPELSAAL, 4.OG AI and the “tech bros” are changing our world at an unprecedented pace. KARA SWISHER has known all the big beasts of Silicon Valley for years, making her well-placed to analyze who they are, their true intentions, and what AI is doing to humans. She is unsparing in her criticism, unfailing in her analysis, and always extremely funny. She hosts one of the US’s most popular podcasts, and although she maintains her distance from them, the tech bros and their acolytes all tune in. In conversation with former IWM rector MISHA GLENNY, Swisher o…

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Notable quotes

“Absolutely. $5 million. They got all these contracts. Every one of them, every day it's another contract for one of them. Absolutely. was influence. This is like this is like a you know buying a public official like a a bottle of whiskey. This is what it is. And then they're getting the the sweet sweet contracts. Are you kidding? Bezos with his moon stuff or what or his rocket stuff or Musk? Forget it. He's doing ver”

“Are you kidding? You don't see what he has what what he has to lose is what you should be paying attention to. Well, you know, I think I was just I I was in this Mutton new Musk documentary that Alex Gibney did and one of the points I had made and this is an interview I did uh be before the election perhaps. I don't remember when I did it was like why is he backing Trump? But I'm like, are you kidding? He's under inv”

“I believe generally speaking, you should separate the person from the politics. I don't like boycotts generally speaking. I think unless there's—you think you're going to have some real effect, if you think big tech is out of control, I get it. I think consumers should be made aware of their options as a capitalist. When you are on Twitter, when you own a Tesla, when you use Starlink—and I got to be honest, I'm guilt”

“I do think it is unfair to put this on him. It is run by the government. The decision was made by Trump. That said, he was right in there, you know, slagging Zelensky, and so not a surprise that—and the way he sort of acts, you know, peacocks around like he's the shadow president. People are going to assume it's him. And a lot of people reached out to him. I suspect he probably called Trump and said, 'Turn it back on”

“I think people because people are sick of this like the suicides I've interviewed all those parents who whose kids have died and these people are still trying to skate out of culpability like as if it's not accountability legal lawsuits and someday a per walk I'm sorry it has to happen. one thing is one first I actually think it's one place that actually and Trump when they meet in about a month actually can agree on”

“The warning sign here which is well the federal government's going to have to finally do something. They can't kind of go the three monthly routine. See no evil hear no evil people. When Dario and Anthropic says I'm not putting this product out. I'm not living in a world where one CEO's moral compass is what saves us. That is not how this is going to work. And the federal government is going to have to finally do som”

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