Comcast Splits, OpenAI Weighs IPO Delay, and Buttigieg Targeted

Pivot

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🗓️ 30 June 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Kara and Scott discuss Comcast splitting itself up, and spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky. Then, OpenAI reportedly considers delaying its IPO, but is that the smart money move? Plus, Pete Buttigieg opens up about his family being targeted, and Trump does his best to hold up Congress's housing bill. 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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0:00.0	Dell PCs with Intel inside are built for the moments you plan and the ones you don't.
0:05.6	There are those all-night study sessions, the moment you're working from a cafe and realize every outlet is taken.
0:11.5	The times you're deep in your flow and can't be interrupted by an auto update.
0:15.7	That's why we build tech that adapts to you.
0:18.3	Built with a long-lasting battery so you're not scrambling for an outlet
0:21.2	and built-in intelligent
0:22.6	that makes updates around your schedule,
0:24.7	not in the middle of it.
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0:32.1	built for you.
0:37.2	Can I just tell you I love the word vulgar?
0:39.5	I love the word vulgarities.
0:41.7	You are vulgar, sir.
0:46.6	Hi, everyone, this is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:50.8	I'm Kara Swisher.
0:51.7	And I'm Scott Calloway.
0:53.2	Scott, they just did a profile. The AP did AP did. And who did they call? You. You and Gavin Newsom, two men, white men I annoy all the time. And also Tom Tillis, all white guys. Well, it's funny. When people meet us, they mistake us for one another. Me and Gavin, me and Governor Newsom. Yeah, yeah, except for the hair part.
1:11.1	Yeah, except for the handsome, tall part.
1:12.9	Handsome, dreamy.
1:14.7	Yeah, none of that.
1:16.4	Let me read the description of our relationship.
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