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Pivot

Davos Drama, DOGE's Social Security Scandal, and Netflix Goes All-Cash for Warner Bros

Pivot

Vox Media Podcast Network

News Commentary, Tech News, News, Technology

4.29.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Kara and Scott the wins and losses at Davos, DOGE's mishandling Social Security data, Netflix's all-cash Warner Bros offer, and the FCC targeting late-night hosts with new equal time requirements. Plus, ICE agents continue to clash with protesters in Minnesota, and the so-called wine moms of Minneapolis are fighting back. Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠. Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠. Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ Follow 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

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0:49.9

By the way, you look fantastic, let me just say.

0:52.8

You know, unfortunately, Kara, my iPhone, when I opened it, still, the Apple Face ID still works.

1:01.5

Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher,

1:07.1

and I just scooped out my litter, and Scott is in Swanky, Switzerland.

1:11.6

This is the state of our relationship.

1:13.6

I was with your first wife just a few minutes ago.

1:16.6

I heard she's swanning around there. How's it going?

1:19.6

Yeah, she's one of my favorite things is this thing called She Knows.

1:24.6

Oh, female quotient.

1:25.6

They invite me because they know dudes will show up, and they like to have dudes at their stuff. That's just what women want. But go ahead. Well, I think it is actually. I think they want to reach across the aisle, so to speak. Or I think they want to do a reach around. Oh, God, my mind is a blank now. Okay, you're in Davos.

1:45.0

Yeah, yeah, that's where I am.

1:46.1

And by the way, you look fantastic, let me just say.

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