Journalists or Creators? How Media Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping News
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Legacy media isn’t dead, but journalists are leaving traditional outlets in swarms to launch their...
Epstein, Trump & the MAGA Meltdown — Sorting Fact from Fiction
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since Trump was re-elected in 2024, his MAGA base has been eagerly awaiting the release of the ...
When AI F*s Up, Who’s to Blame? With Bruce Holsinger
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when artificial intelligence collides with family, morality and the need for justice? A...
TikTok Is Changing How We Talk & How We Vote
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social media algorithms are leading to the creation of new words, new accents, and even new identiti...
Making Trump Pay with E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Not my type” is what President Donald Trump said about writer and former advice columnist E. Je...
Science vs. Silicon Valley with Adam Becker
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How skeptical should we be about the bill of goods (often marketed as needs) sold to us by Silicon V...
Taking on Trump Family Corruption with Rep. Robert Garcia
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Robert Garcia was recently elected as the ranking member of the powerful House Oversight Commit...
The 2024 Election Post-Mortem: How Trump Beat the Odds
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the chaos of January 6th, 34 felony convictions, and his party’s underperformance in the 2...
The Red Scare Returns? Lessons from McCarthyism in the Age of Trump 2.0
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump and other Republicans keep throwing around the C-word — Communist — to smear any...
Jerrod Carmichael on Truth in Comedy, Coming Out Late & Religion
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kara Swisher sits down with Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael for a raw and revealing conversa...
Trump's Iran Strikes: Triumph, Stalemate or Setback?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran shocked much of the world — but America’s involvement ...
Molly Jong-Fast on How to Survive Anything
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Jong-Fast is best known as a writer and political commentator. But before she became the host...
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on Iran & the Limits of Trump’s Power
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As President Trump considers striking Iran, Kara talks to Nicolle Wallace — host of MSNBC’S Dead...
Young Democrats vs. the Gerontocracy
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Democrats in disarray” is more than just a trope — after last year’s disastrous elections, ...
Never Ever Getting Back Together? The Trump/Elon Breakup
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After reportedly speaking to President Trump on the phone, Elon Musk took to Twitter, on Wednesday, ...
NPR CEO Katherine Maher on GOP Attacks, Editorial Criticisms & Digital Evolution
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the past five decades, every Republican president except Gerald Ford has tried to cut funding fo...
“Mountainhead” Writer/Director Jesse Armstrong on Tech Bros, Murdoch and AI
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From media moguls to tech billionaires, Oscar-nominated and Emmy award-winning writer, producer and ...
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg on the Long-Term Consequences of Trump 2.0
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Goldberg has been a thorn in President Donald Trump’s side since the real-estate developer...
The Revenge Presidency with Maggie Haberman
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lumbers through Congress, President Trump lobs threats at Russian ...
Can Smaller Startups Compete in the AI Race?
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, AI and machine learning startups raked in about half of all VC funding in North America. ...
Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Future of Artificial (General) Intelligence
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few technological advances have made the kind of splash –– and had the potential long-term impac...
Barry Diller Unfiltered: on Family, Fortune, Elon, Trump & AI
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Diller’s fingerprints are all over pop culture. From inventing the Movie of the Week and pio...
The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper Takes on Next-Gen MAGA and the Manosphere
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few people have as much knowledge of the MAGAsphere as Jordan Klepper, co-host and correspondent for...
Christiane Amanpour on Hot Wars, Trade Wars & Potential Wars
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, joins Kara to unpack current and potential ...
Trump’s First and Next 100 Days
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first few months of President Trump’s second term have been chaotic, to say the least. There h...
Gov. Wes Moore Talks Trump, Democrats, DOGE — and Running in 2028?
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Governor Wes Moore of Maryland was elected less than three years ago, but he’s already on the shor...
AMD CEO Lisa Su on AI Chips, Trump's Tariffs and the Magic of Open Source
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, when Lisa Su took over as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, AMD was on the verge of bankruptcy...
From The Office to SNAFU: Ed Helms on History, Politics & Comedy
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Helms is best known for playing Andy Bernard in The Office and Stu in The Hangover trilogy. But t...
Judith Butler on Why Gender Is in Trump’s Crosshairs
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philosopher and critical theorist Judith Butler, Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at U...
Trump, Immigration & the Erosion of Due Process
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has led to a series of legal skirmishes with major ...
Why Melinda French Gates is Betting On Women in Politics, Business and Tech
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melinda French Gates is a businesswoman and philanthropist, as well as an advocate for women and gir...
Trump's Tariffs: Chaos, Confusion & Consequences
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's chaotic rollout and partial rollback of tariffs has roiled financial markets and c...
The Daily Show’s Josh Johnson Can Make Even A Recession Funny
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up comic and actor Josh Johnson may be the most prolific comedian on th...
The Onion’s Owner on Satire, Infowars, Defending Democracy & Trump
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, after pressure from activist investors, Jeff Lawson stepped down from his perch as CEO fr...
Trump’s Attacks on the Press and on Freedom of Expression
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has always bashed the press. But his attacks are no longer just rhetorical —...
Michelle Buteau on Comedy, Community and Calling Out Dave Chappelle
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Michelle Buteau is a true mutli-hyphenate — actor, standup comic, TV host, podcaster, and...
Graydon Carter on Vanity Fair, Editing & a Short-Fingered Vulgarian Named Trump
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Graydon Carter is the co-founder of Spy Magazine and Air Mail, and for 25 years, he was the editor o...
Fired Up: FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter Say They’ll Fight Trump
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump fired Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the two Democratic commissioners at the F...
Is America Ready for a Full-Blown Cyberwar? with Nicole Perlroth, Michael Schmidt & Lt. Col. Vindman
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everything, everywhere, all at once — but not the movie. This is how cybersecurity experts descri...
Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson: Less Obstruction, More Government
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scarcity is a policy choice — one liberals need to reject and replace with abundance, according to...
Chelsea Handler on Men, Trump & Money (+ Excellent Parenting Advice)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From spiking her childhood lemonade stand drinks with vodka to launching Netflix's first talk show, ...
How Sen. Elizabeth Warren Is “Fighting Like Hell” Against Trump, Musk & Big Tech Billionaires
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pushing back against the Trump/Musk “co-presidents” wreaking...
Geraldine Brooks On the Art of Grieving and Spanning the Political Divide
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On May 27, 2019, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author (and Kara’s friend) Tony H...
Can Kara Save The Washington Post From Jeff Bezos?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For months, Kara has been assembling a group of investors to buy The Washington Post. Although it's ...
How Trump's Policies Will Shape the Stock Market with Aswath Damodaran
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Wall Street veterans have been saying that a market correction is around the corner, and ...
Comedian Ronny Chieng on Political Satire, Trolling Algorithms and Cerebral Dick Jokes
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor Ronny Chieng is a self-described grumpy Malaysian who get to t...
Rahm Emanuel’s Tough Love Intervention for the Democratic Party
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a three-year stint in Japan, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel is back in the States. And now that he's ...
Oren Cass, Paul Krugman & Mariana Mazzucato on Trumponomics
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, President Trump signed a memorandum calling for reciprocal tariffs on countries that char...
Unchecked and Unbalanced: Trump’s Executive Power Moves and the Rule of Law
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In just a few weeks, President Trump has flooded the zone with executive orders, which have been met...
Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo on Defying Gravity, the Attack on Diversity and (Maybe) Getting an EGOT
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it strange that Wicked, a film about a marginalized person discovering her magic and rising up to...
Dissecting Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover with Anne Applebaum, Eoin Higgins & Ryan Mac
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk and a band of young DOGE engineers are taking control of key government infrastructure. Th...
Why Ben Stiller Made Severance (and Doesn’t Care about What Elon Says About Him)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Stiller knew he needed to make Severance the moment he read an early version of the show in a wr...
Trump’s J6 Pardons, the Militia Movement, and the Border
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s executive action granting clemency to all of the January 6th insurrectionists –...
Social Media’s Original Gatekeepers On Moderation’s Rise And Fall
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since the inception of social media, content moderation has been hotly debated by CEOs, politicians,...
From Trump to TikTok: Chris Hayes on the Rise of Attention Capitalism
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attention is our world’s most endangered resource — and whoever commands it, commands power. Tha...
On Trump’s “Day One” Promises: Former DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas Talks Immigration, Terrorism, and Cybersecurity Threats
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has vowed to tackle immigration on “day one,” and that includes promising...
Put Your Phone Away: Yondr CEO on the Philosophy Behind Phone-Free Spaces
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’re incredible pieces of technology, they’re unbelievably useful, and we feel lost without t...
Laverne Cox on Meta, Conservatives and The Battle For Trans Rights
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transgender kids and adults have become a political punching bag for conservatives — but Laverne C...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Regulating Tech, Antitrust, Trump’s Picks & More
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Amy Klobuchar has been legislating on Capitol Hill for 18 years. She recently won reelection...
Trump Whisperer Maggie Haberman On Trump 2.0
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After MAGA rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, many people thought Donald Trump'...
AI Ethics and Safety — a Contradiction in Terms?
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off the year with a deep-dive into AI ethics and safety with three AI experts: Dr. R...
Samantha Bee on Being “Democrat-Celibate” (from The Assignment with Audie Cornish)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Bee is a comedian, author and former late-night host who hosts the podcast Choice Words wit...
Sarah Silverman on Being Wrong – and Treating Trolls with Kindness (from ReThinking with Adam Grant)
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays! We have a special episode from our friend Adam Grant and the folks at the TED Audio ...
The Best (and Most Overrated) Books of 2024
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which subpar books actually warrant writing a bad review? Do best sellers usually live up to the hyp...
Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kara sits down for a live interview with Yann LeCun, an “early AI prophet” and the brains behind...
RFK Jr., Vaccines, Bird Flu & Health Under Trump 2.0
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RFK Jr. was on the Hill, on Monday, working to persuade senators he’s capable of running the Depa...
Chef Matty Matheson of ‘The Bear’ on Culinary Stardom, On and Off The Screen
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian chef Matty Matheson has been a force in the culinary world for over two decades, but the no...
Rep. Ro Khanna on Tech, Trump & Elon
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Representative Ro Khanna represents the wealthiest congressional district in the country, but he wan...
Marc Benioff on Elon, AI Agents, and the “DOGE”
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How will AI agents change the economy and the workforce — and are Americans ready? Salesforce CEO ...
Why Tubi CEO Anjali Sud Says Free Is the Future of Streaming
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does an ad-based streamer compete with subscription-based models like Netflix, Hulu, Max, and al...
Did a Chatbot Cause Her Son’s Death? Megan Garcia v. Character.AI & Google
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the worst fears around AI come true? For Megan Garcia, that’s already happened. In Februar...
Nathan Myhrvold: Tech’s Renaissance Man
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Myhrvold likes to challenge conventional wisdom. When the founder and CEO of Intellectual Ven...
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Billie Jean King
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving, On listeners — today, we’re featuring a special episode of Wiser Than Me wit...
Leaving X? Where Next? On Bluesky, Threads and the “Fediverse”
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk’s social media platform X lost more than 280,000 global users the day after the US presi...
Charlamagne tha God on Trump, Journalism and that Anti-Trans Ad
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lenard McKelvey is a best-selling author, entrepreneur and media mogul, but you probably know him as...
Jon Chu on Wicked, Silicon Valley, and Defying Hollywood’s Gravity
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Chu grew up in Silicon Valley, in the shadow of Apple Park. His father, Chef Chu, still runs his...
Ta-Nehisi Coates On Trump, Palestine and Journalism as a “Contact Sport”
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What role will writers play as we head into a second Trump term? Author, journalist and Howard Unive...
Trump’s Second Term: How He Did It & What to Expect
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a second Trump presidency mean for America? Kara hosts a panel of experts and reporters to...
Trump vs Democracy: Two Historians’ Perspectives
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald J. Trump has won a resounding victory against Vice President Kamala Harris, a...
The “Elon Election”: What It Means For America and Musk
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, isn’t on the ballot for the 2024 U.S. election, but he mi...
Timothy Snyder and Bill Adair on the War on Truth & The Fight for Freedom
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lying has always been a part of politics, but in recent years, political lies have come to dominate ...
Reid Hoffman on Trump, Elon, Peter Thiel and Lina Khan
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reid Hoffman isn’t just one of the most influential entrepreneurs and investors in Silicon Valley ...
Seth Meyers on Parenting, Podcasting & Late Night
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Has late-night TV passed its peak? Ticket sales for live comedy shows are booming and there’s no s...
Robert Downey Jr., Ayad Akhtar and Bartlett Sher on “Truthful Lies” in AI, Art and Politics
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Digital machines are not just remaking stories, they're remaking us.” So says Oscar-winning act...
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on Surveillance Capitalism, Text Privacy and AI
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do cybersecurity experts, journalists in foreign conflicts, indicted New York City Mayor Eric A...
Yuval Noah Harari on AI & the Future of Information
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why, despite being the most advanced species on the planet, does it feel like humanity is teetering ...
Chris Wallace Explains How JFK (Possibly) Stole the 1960 Election
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After more than five decades in broadcasting, Chris Wallace has won almost every award in journalism...
Rachel Maddow and Billy Corben on Mobsters, Russia, Trump and the 2020 Election
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did a Ukrainian-born hustler help former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani dig...
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on AI “Friends”, OpenAI “Siblings” and Climate Change
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will AI “agents” soon be personalized teachers, doctors, companions and even check items off you...
Bill Gates on How to Tax the Rich, AI, Misinformation, & the Election
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Gates needs no introduction. The co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft and the co-chair of the...
Pete Buttigieg Thinks Trumpism is in Its Last Season
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Buttigieg burst onto the political scene in 2019, and his rapid ascent into a legitimate presid...
From “Witch Hunt” to “Weaponization”: The Impact of Trump’s War on the DOJ with David Rohde
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For years, former President Donald Trump has railed against law enforcement officials who have sough...
Robert Reich on Trump, Harris, Musk and More
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kara interviews renowned economist, author, former Labor Secretary, and social media star, Robert Re...
Hillary Rodham Clinton Drops Truth Bombs
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former First Lady/Senator/Madam Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is in a political league of her own...
Useful Idiots? How Right-Wing Influencers Got $ to Spread Russian Propaganda
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Department of Justice announced major indictments alleging that, among other things, ...
CNN's Dana Bash On Debate Drama, the Harris Interview & America’s Deadliest Election
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash has been having one hell of a summer. She co-moderated t...
Tech and Kids: Parenting Expert Dr. Becky Answers Listener Questions
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much screen time is OK for a two year old? What is the right age for kids to get on Instagram or...
Stay Tuned with Preet: Elections, Now & Then (with Joanne Freeman)
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On with Kara Swisher is off for the Labor Day holiday, and we’re sharing an episode of friend-of-t...
Unpacking Tech’s Influence on Today’s Media
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech’s tentacles are wrapped around almost every segment of the media industry. They haven't just ...
The DNC Afterparty and What’s Next for the Harris/Walz Campaign
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 29 million television viewers tuned in to see Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic nomin...