It’s On. Get to the heart of what makes powerful people tick — in interviews that have them sit back, relax and... more
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin is on a mission to raise the alarm bell on the Chinese Communist Party and... more
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is no stranger to controversy. But the battle she’s picked these days, which has pit her... more
Who gets to compete as a woman? And who decides whether someone is “woman enough”? When it comes to South... more
In the swirl of drama around Sam Altman’s exit from OpenAI, one company seems to be the winner: Microsoft. It... more
Why did Fox News knowingly air unhinged conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic and then fire Tucker Carlson,... more
Dan Doctoroff had a storied career as Deputy Mayor of New York City during the first two Bloomberg administrations. In... more
Are tech bros successful because of some innate talent, or could any of us be like them? Organizational psychologist and... more
After three incredibly chaotic weeks, the House Republican Conference elected a relatively unknown (and startlingly retrograde) Louisiana congressman, Mike Johnson,... more
Today we’re playing you an episode of Land of the Giants that takes a walk down memory lane to the... more
What does a dramatic narrative nonfiction account of a dramatic tech CEO look like? To find out, we turn to... more
Uber: hard to live with it, or without it. In this episode Kara grills CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on the company’s... more
Democracy is challenged, at home and abroad, and at least some of this blame falls on “Big Tech.” Kara talks... more
Social media has been inundated with disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war — from a flood of graphic visual content, to... more
In the fog of war, we’re joined by CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour. She’s covered the Middle East for... more
What are the most immediate, and potentially catastrophic, risks posed by AI? According to pioneering AI researcher, Dr. Fei-Fei Li,... more
In a time of a divided House (and divided GOP) — not to mention polarized social media — how can... more
Today we’re replaying you a summer episode where Kara and Nayeema took a field trip to Martha Stewart’s 156-acre estate... more
After Kara and Nayeema discuss the defenestration of Kevin McCarthy, we turn to podcaster and political savant Jon Lovett of... more
After Kara and Nayeema discuss Dianne Feinstein’s death and her legacy as a leader, we turn to Kara's interview with... more
On Wednesday, two Twitter-related interviews rocked the stage at the 2023 Code Conference. Kara interviewed the former head of trust... more
Sheila Johnson is best known for co-founding BET, a network she launched with her ex-husband, Bob Johnson, and which they... more
Biden’s poll numbers are atrocious, and in recent columns from The Washington Post to The New York Times and The... more
Walter Isaacson and Kara are friends — but that doesn’t mean she’s going to go easy on him as they... more
A Jewish comedian walks into an apartment in Queens to meet a group of white supremacists … This isn’t the... more
Late-night legend and podcasting impresario Conan O’Brien joins Kara to talk about the decline of late night, the writers’ strike,... more
For years, Naomi Klein has had a problem: the author and Guardian columnist has been chronically confused with Naomi Wolf,... more
This Labor Day, we are re airing a fan-favorite episode about, who else, Elon Musk and Kara Swisher. Nayeema interviews... more
Billionaire mogul and power broker Barry Diller doesn’t hold back (at all) as he takes us inside Washington, Silicon Valley... more
From the tragedy in Hawaii — which has left at least 115 dead, and over a thousand more missing, making... more
We’re talking about Elon – again – but this time we're looking at the big picture: the tech titan’s “unprecedented... more
Today after Kara and Nayeema take a quick walk down Rudy Giuliani memory lane, we turn to our guest: Imani... more
Kara and Nayeema are back with a fresh episode, and this time they’re tackling the DOJ’s antitrust efforts. Our guests... more
Today, we’re sharing an episode of Where Should We Begin?, a Vox Media podcast hosted by the iconic psychotherapist Esther... more
Today, we’re re-airing one of Blakeney Schick’s favorite episodes: an interview with her former yoga student, comedian and writer, Mike... more
Kara & Nayeema are joined by Esther Perel in a tribute to our colleague and friend, senior producer Blakeney Schick,... more
Today, we turn to Chris Christie. The former governor of New Jersey and Trump sidekick is running to be president... more
After Kara and Nayeema discuss Senators Warren and Graham’s unlikely alliance on tech regulation, we turn to today’s guest: longtime... more
Hollywood is still shut down by its historic dual strike, but this weekend the industry saw its most explosive box... more
This May, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art invited Kara to deliver its commencement address. Today,... more
Today, a conversation with one of the most impassioned leaders of Hollywood’s historic double strike: Fran Drescher, star of The... more
Hollywood may be shut down, but one industry seems to be enjoying a surprising upswing: crypto. Kara interviewed Ripple co-founder... more
Fox News and social media are two arenas that will define the next presidential race. Today, after Kara and Nayeema... more
When political spectacles abound, how can the media focus on the substance and avoid the clickbait? And is there a... more
After a quick rundown of the summer’s hottest films, Nayeema and Kara turn to our guest today: acclaimed (and controversial)... more
After a review of the last 6 months of “Meta” a.k.a. Facebook (including a looming Elon-Zuck cage fight and the... more
After Kara and Nayeema debate the future of Hollywood (including the ongoing WGA strike and the soon expiring deal between... more
Wanda Sykes can find the funny in almost anything: lockdown during Covid, vaccine hesitancy, book bans. They all come up... more
Kara and Nayeema take a field trip to Martha Stewart’s 156-acre estate for an interview with the media mogul and... more
This Juneteenth, we’re sharing an episode of The Weeds, a Vox Media podcast where host Jonquilyn Hill breaks down the... more
After Kara and Nayeema debate the pros and cons of AI personal assistants vs. human personal assistants vs. fake personal... more
Donald Trump signed the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency into existence in 2018 with the mandate to protect America’s infrastructure... more
After Kara and Nayeema discuss recent moves at CNN and the ducking cool innovation at Apple, we launch into part... more
Tesla’s self-driving ambitions (and the company’s recent recall) may dominate the conversation when it comes to autonomous driving, but they’re... more
After Kara and Nayeema discuss the Succession finale and their theories on a spin-off, we turn to Kara’s interviews with... more
Today, Kara talks to USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Information Mykhailo Fedorov about... more
After Kara and Nayeema review the week’s A.I. news, including Sam Altman’s Senate testimony and the viral AI-generated image of... more
After an update on efforts to rein in TikTok from Montana to Washington DC, we turn to Lilly Singh, a... more
Twitter rose to prominence as a global public square that helped enable the Arab Spring, but Elon Musk has changed... more
After a discussion about Elon and the new “Chief Twit,” Linda Yaccarino, we turn to a woman who has refused... more
From the verdict in Trump’s sexual assault case to the Santos indictment and the Supreme Court saga, scandal is rife... more
Relationships are hard. When do you know it’s time to marry? When do you know it’s time to break up?... more
After a look inside a writers' strike that could upend Hollywood, Kara and Nayeema turn to today’s guest: writer and... more
The Snap CEO talks about the challenges facing the company’s AI chatbot, how augmented reality glasses could change how we... more
It’s looking like 2024 will be another round of Biden vs. Trump. But will the sequel end in the same... more
To make sense of a turbulent and important week in media, we turn to Ben Smith who was the founding... more
We turn to economist and former Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Summers, to help us make sense of inflation, Silicon Valley Bank... more
After a quick rundown of how the 2024 presidential race may shape up, we turn to today’s guest: Jen Psaki,... more
Last week, Elon kicked off a feud with both Substack and his very own former Twitter Files ingénue (and Substack... more
Today, after Kara and Nayeema discuss what the Dominion defamation lawsuit might mean for Rupert Murdoch and News Corp, we... more
WeightWatchers recently announced a $132 million deal to acquire telehealth company Sequence and enter the prescription drug space (think: GLP-1... more
After a brief discussion about the impact of social media on the mental health of teenage girls, Kara and Nayeema... more
As she pens her memoir, Kara’s been thinking about legacy, but on this episode we reflect on the legacy of... more
After a quick discussion of last week’s TikTok testimony, Kara and Nayeema turn to today’s guest: Congresswoman Katie Porter. The... more
Lawrence Wright has produced some of the most seminal pieces of journalism on scientology, terrorism and – now – the... more
We’re on the cusp of an artificial intelligence arms race that has venture capitalists drooling, regulators petrified and competitors from... more
From AI and the recent launch of GPT-4 to behind-the-scenes pressure on Washington to resolve the Silicon Valley Bank crisis,... more
After a quick rundown of Kara’s Twitter feud with SVB-enthusiast David Sacks, we turn to an interview with a former... more
Does Kara ever get sick of talking about Elon Musk? That’s a question Nayeema asks today, and they both agree:... more
Today, Kara sits down with Jamie Lee Curtis, who’s nominated for her first Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once”,... more
Kara has interviewed Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff many times but he says she'd never been as prepared to... more
Is AI going to fall in love with you? Write your term papers? Or help you plan a trip to... more
A year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and weeks after the presence of a Chinese spy balloon led U.S. Secretary... more
As Justice Kagan has asked, “Every other industry has to internalize the costs of its conduct. Why is it that... more
AI isn’t just changing search. It’s changing national security, too. Today, Kara talks to Trae’ Stephens, the co-founder and Executive... more
Congressman Ken Buck is a Republican from Colorado who’s decided to take on “Big Tech.” He talks about his proposed... more
After Kara and Nayeema debrief the latest Elon drama (the Congressional hearings in which conservatives failed to prove they’d been... more
We discuss Biden's State of the Union speech — and the state of the Democratic party — with three of... more
From Donald Trump to George Floyd and Tyre Nichols, the last five years have changed our national conversation about public... more
Today, Nayeema sits down with dating industry veteran Lakshmi Rengarajan and journalist Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz before we play you an episode... more
When Meta announced Donald Trump would be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram, it wasn’t the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg... more
Rapid-fire layoffs, activist investors at the gate and tumbling stock prices — tech has had a bad year. But Kara... more
In his first extensive interview since he stepped down as the Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition... more
Today, we're sharing an episode of the podcast Intelligence Squared, which provides a forum for balanced debate where people disagree... more
He was King Charles’s Communications Chief for almost a decade. She wrote the book on Charles (literally). Our guests today... more
Kara and Nayeema are taping from Europe this week, so today we decided to tackle all things international with Ian... more
The dust from last week’s once-in-a-century, marathon voting session in the House has settled, and Kevin McCarthy is finally Speaker... more
Geena Davis became a breakout star in Hollywood, with an Oscar under her belt and starring roles in hit films... more
Less screen time: it’s on everyone’s list of new year’s resolutions — or, at least, it’s on ours! Today, Kara... more
For our final episode of 2022, Kara and Nayeema unabashedly dish out advice and answer questions you sent in (and... more
We're sharing Kara’s September 2022 conversation with Tim Cook, Sir Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on the life and... more
From the high speed train wreck that is Twitter 2.0, to the extradition of a fallen crypto kingpin and AI... more
What’s more toxic: Tabloids or Twitter? Piers Morgan may know – the outsized personality has been an outsized influence in... more
What’s one way to stop misinformation? It might just be a giant defamation lawsuit. This week, media titan Rupert Murdoch... more
Aging, parenting by mortality and dying alone or kinless: these are just some of the uplifting topics Kara and Nayeema... more
It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump. Herschel Walker lost the Georgia Senate runoff and a New York jury... more
Love them or hate them, chances are that you’ve watched at least one Darren Star series. Kara once called them... more
Elon Musk's Twitter is a spectacle, and the drama and meaning of the last six months is perhaps best unpacked... more
Kara interviews Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, a Stanford University scientist who, along with Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless, won the Nobel... more
Today, we’re sharing a special episode of Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders about one of Kara’s favorites:... more
Should anything be off-limits in comedy? Kara and Nayeema discuss this question, and the recent Dave Chappelle SNL monologue, before... more
Chris Licht faces an uphill battle at CNN. He got the CEO gig in the midst of a prickly merger... more
Elon Musk is a puzzle, but if there’s anyone who can make sense of him it’s Kara Swisher. She’s covered... more
After Kara and Nayeema have a chat about — what else? — Elon Musk’s latest moves, we dive into democracy... more
Kara is nervous about the elections — and she should be, control of the House and of the Senate is... more
Kara and Nayeema kick off this Thursday’s episode with a feisty discussion about Elon Musk’s Twitter and how he’s “kicking... more
The Twitter deal is done, and Elon Musk is now, officially, “Chief Twit.” Bloomberg Opinion columnist and “MoneyStuff” writer, Matt... more
Election Day is less than two weeks away, and Republicans are poised for some major midterm gains. So today, Kara... more
Today, we’re sharing a bonus episode of Kara’s Twitter Spaces conversation recorded on Monday night. In the first part of... more
Nouriel Roubini, a.ka. "Dr. Doom," became famous for predicting the 2008 global financial crisis. Now, he is back with another... more
Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky took the company public, laid off 25% of its staff and navigated worker demands... more
Elon Musk is a puzzle, but if there’s anyone who can make sense of him it’s Kara Swisher. She’s covered him since... more