On with Kara Swisher
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.
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Inside the Wellness Boom: Separating Scams From Science
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Wellness Grifters and the Real Science Behind Longevity with Dr. Eric Topol
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America’s New Power Order: Kara in Conversation with Walter Isaacson
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Louis Theroux Goes Inside the Manosphere. It’s Worse Than You Think.
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Sen. Tillis Unfiltered: Trump, Iran & What’s Next For the GOP
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Why the AI Race Is Leaving Humans Behind with Tristan Harris
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Inside the ICE Detention Boom: Soaring Abuse Claims and Little Oversight
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A Silicon Valley Satire That Feels Uncomfortably Close to Reality
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Sen. Mark Warner On What Trump Is Risking With War in Iran
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Matt Belloni on WarnerMount, Disney Succession, Oscars & More
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Survivors Speak Out: Taking On the ‘Epstein Class’
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Friction Matters: Resistance Is a Feature, Not a Bug
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Gavin Newsom on His Memoir, Trump, and Plans for 2028
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Why ‘Playing It Safe’ In Your Career Doesn’t Pay with VC Bill Gurley
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The Story Behind Netflix’s Most Popular Film Ever
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Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterms
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Scott Galloway: How to Hit Trump Where it Hurts (Unsubscribe)
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Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope
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Defending Trump’s ‘Enemies’ with Attorney Abbe Lowell
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How to Knock Out Super PACs with Lawrence Lessig
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The Onion’s Ben Collins on Political Satire & Why Trump Isn’t Funny
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Inside Rivian’s Strategy to Survive a Hostile EV Market
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‘Stop This Mass Invasion’: Mayor Frey Blasts ICE Operation in Minneapolis
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Elon’s “Nudify” Mess: How X Supercharged Deepfakes
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The Problem with Wellness Culture, According to Dr. Zeke Emanuel
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Rep. Ro Khanna on Epstein, ICE & a Billionaire Wealth Tax
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Imran Ahmed Researches Online Hate. Trump Wants to Deport Him
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Venezuela After Maduro: Can Trump Control Caracas From Afar?
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Isaac Chotiner on Confrontation, Curiosity, and Being the 'Interview Assassin'
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ACCESS with Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger
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Driverless Semi-Trucks Are Here & Coming to a Highway Near You
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The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and John Finer
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Winners, Losers & WTF Moments: A Look Back at 2025’s Top Tech Stories
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The End of Human Driving? with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
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Sam Harris on Silicon Valley’s Slide into Techno-Authoritarianism
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Rachel Maddow on Japanese Incarceration During WWII, Mass Deportation & Media Ch...
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Beyond ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Margaret Atwood on Memoir, Grudges, & Getting Olde...
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Tech Billionaires & the Rural Poor: Two Sides of Trump’s MAGA Populism
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Comedian Tig Notaro on Laughing Through Grief
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Fighting for Truth in a Rage-Driven Algorithmic Age with Jessica Yellin
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Jennifer Welch of 'I’ve Had It' Blasts Both MAGA & Centrist Dems
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Gloves Off with Scott Jennings, CNN’s Conservative Pundit
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Ken Burns & Sarah Botstein on Finding Hope in America’s Brutal Beginnings
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'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton Rings the Warning Bells
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Future of AI with Nick Foster
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How Trump Dismantled the Department of Justice with Carol Leonnig
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Why Scott Galloway Wants Us To Celebrate Masculinity, Not Diminish It
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Lessons on Capitalism from Patagonia’s Reluctant Billionaire
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Judd Apatow on Meme Politics, Being Funny in 2025 & the Comedy Biz
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Inside Trump’s DOJ Power Play & the Future of Special Counsels
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