AI Faceoffs at the Super Bowl, Bob Iger's Heir Apparent, and WaPo's Brutal Cuts

Pivot

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News Commentary, Tech News, News, Technology

4.2 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Pivot takes a look at Anthropic's surprise Super Bowl offensive against OpenAI, and Scott explains why he thinks they are "the definition of intelligent branding." Also, Kara and Scott unpack Alphabet's blockbuster earnings, and what a potential Clinton testimony in the Epstein case could mean. Then: Disney finally names Bob Iger's successor after years of drama, and The Washington Post slashes a third of its workforce in devastating layoffs. Is this Kara's moment to step in and buy it? Scott has some thoughts. Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠.Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcast⁠⁠.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.7	God, the edibles are kicking in.
0:48.9	Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm
0:53.9	Kero Swisher.
0:54.8	And I'm Scott Galloway. And what the fuck is going on behind you, Scott? There's like Scott Scott, also Scott. To explain for listeners, Scott has a new background in his studio, and guess what? I'm not in it. Okay, I have no idea what you're talking about. Oh, this. Oh, look, it's Ed. The metaphor I would use is that you're my first wife, and these are Bella Russian hookers who I...
1:14.4	What is... what you're talking about. Oh, this. Oh, look, it's Ed. The metaphor I would use is that you're my first
1:11.6	wife, and these are Bella Russian hookers who I... What is happening? Do you want the honest truth,
1:18.1	or am I supposed to be snarky around this? Whatever, either one. It's probably a bad explanation.
1:23.1	No, I'm very focused on enterprise value, and Vox owns a piece of Pivot.
1:30.5	No, we do, but go ahead.
1:32.2	Well, we own it, but Vox, everyone, the thing I hit about the corporate structure and ownership of Pivot
1:37.8	is that everyone has veto authority, but no one has control.
1:40.8	I like having control, and as you know, about five years ago, I started launching my own pods.
1:46.0	And quite frankly, it's your pivot has the biggest reach.
1:52.0	Mm-hmm.
1:53.0	My pivot.
1:54.0	Now it's my pivot.
1:55.0	It's like our children, your children.
1:57.0	Go ahead.
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