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Pivot

Facebook’s Crypto Dreams Bite the Dust, Robinhood M&A Rumors, and Guest W. Kamau Bell

Pivot

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News Commentary, News, Technology, Tech News

4.37.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Kara and Scott discuss the downfall of Facebook cryptocurrency, Diem, and M&A speculation surrounding Robinhood. Also, another round of Elevator Pitch starring Tom Brady’s NFT platform, Autograph. Then, Friend of Pivot W. Kamau Bell joins to talk about his upcoming documentary, “We Need to Talk About Cosby.” You can find Kamau on Twitter at @wkamaubell. Send us your Listener Mail questions, via Yappa, at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.1

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

1:06.9

Cara Swisher. And I'm Scott Galloway. How you doing today? How was your big dinner that

1:11.6

you'd like went all sex in the city on the line about with your men? Yeah, it was good.

1:17.7

It was I was with Rex Chapman, the former MBA, All Star and a very soulful gentleman. And

1:26.5

George Han, G-Han, G-Man, G-Money. That was very nice. Anderson Cooper canceled. He's

1:35.0

the hot girl. He gets to cancel. What was his excuse? Some baby excuse? You know, we're

1:41.1

so close I don't like to share those touch. It would be inappropriate for me to talk about

1:46.7

you. Did you feel bad? Did you all feel bad that the hot girl didn't show up for dinner?

1:51.1

You know, Cara, my life is a never ending stream of people canceling on me. So I've developed

1:58.7

a decent amount of callus to issue around people canceling plans with me. Yeah, really.

2:04.3

Do you think? Yeah. I'm not. I'm taking it in stride. I take it in stride. People don't

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