Kara Swisher
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The “Blockers” Who Tried to Stop Trump, and the “Cowards” Who Chose Not To
Authors Michael Lewis and Jacob Weisberg have built careers on writing deeply researched books about the ways human judgement shapes powerful institutions, especially the U. S. government.

SpaceX, StarLink, & An Elon Musk Congressional Investigation
With less than a week to go until Election Day, Elon Musk is once again at the center of American politics.
Kara Swisher, host of the "Pivot" podcast, is coming to town for a post-election show
Jason talks with journalist and host of the "Pivot" podcast, Kara Swisher, who's headed to Minneapolis for a post-election show next week.

The Midterms Prep Episode: Tightest Races, Those Ohio Midterms Ads, and Remembering Pizzagate
Welcome back to another episode of High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and co-host Hillary Clinton. It’s the last week before the midterms.

Reed Hastings on Losing Warner Brothers Bid and the Future of Streaming
After nearly 30 years building Netflix – from its humble beginnings as a DVD-by-mail outfit to a streaming service powerhouse – co-founder and former chairman Reed Hastings fully walked away from the…

Can we trust the midterm polls? Three pollsters weigh in.
With just under two weeks until the midterms, Democrats have reason for cautious optimism. Analysts at the Cook Political Report project the party could flip the House.

High Stakes with HRC: Trump, Putin, and Washington’s Corruption Crisis
Welcome back to High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and cohost Hillary Clinton.

Patchett, Kingsolver & Lee on the Art—and Uncertainty—of Being a Modern Novelist
For literary fiction fans, 2026 has been a banner year, with new novels from award-winning American authors Barbara Kingsolver (“Partitia”), Min Jin Lee (“American Hagwon”), and Ann Patchett…

Keri Russell on the ‘Felicity’ Resurgence & Playing Powerful Women
Keri Russell never dreamed of becoming an actor.