Kamala Harris on Trump, Tech’s Power Grab, and the Fight for Democracy

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

Society & Culture

4.2 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined Kara to talk about her new book, “107 Days,” in front of a packed house at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. They discussed President Trump’s weaponization of the Justice Department, the tech industry’s rightward shift, and how to combat Trump’s march toward autocracy in an age of disinformation, blatant power plays, and political exhaustion. Want to see Kara and Scott Galloway live during the Pivot Tour November 8th-14th? Get tickets and details at PivotTour.com. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone from New York Magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:14.9	This is On with Kara Swisher and I'm Kara Swisher.
0:18.4	My guest today is Vice President Kamala Harris. The former VP recently published a book
0:23.3	about her 2024 campaign titled 107 Days. On Thursday, I interviewed her live on stage at the Warner
0:30.5	Theater in Washington, D.C., and I should note that, as you would expect, it was a very Kamala-friendly
0:35.9	crowd. A 107 Days is a first-person account of what will probably go down as the most consequential
0:42.3	presidential election of our lifetimes. Although the book has gotten mixed reviews, it's also
0:48.1	been on the best-seller lists, and it's a fascinating window into what it's like to get suddenly
0:52.9	thrust into an ultra-condensed
0:54.7	presidential campaign for the most powerful office in the world against, of all people, Donald Trump.
1:00.9	I wanted to talk to Harris about the election, recent news, including the indictment of New York
1:05.5	Attorney General Letitia James, the tech industry, her thoughts on how Americans can fight back against Trump's
1:11.8	authoritarian tendencies, and what comes next for the country? To me, the most interesting thing
1:17.1	about Harris right now is how right she was about the things Donald Trump would do.
1:22.8	It's not exactly, and I told you so, but she did tell us. At the same time, she and Democrats are powerless
1:31.0	to do anything about it. And this was a great opportunity to delve into some of the most
1:35.9	complex topics facing America with someone who is almost president. Before we get to the interview,
1:42.3	I'm doing a live pivot tour with my co-host Scott Galloway.
1:45.8	The live tour runs November 8th through 14th, and it hits Toronto, Boston, New York, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, and L.A.
1:52.9	Tickets are available at pivetor.com.
1:56.1	All right, let's get to it.
1:57.6	Our expert question comes from another person who ran against Donald Trump, Hillary Rodham Clinton. So stick around.
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