Kara Swisher Explains How The U.S. Was Inches from Economic Collapse, How Big Tech Influences Our Politics, How America Is Trapped in a Cult & Why She Still Finds Hope

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Is America in a Constitutional Crisis? Kara Swisher Explains the Chaos—And What Comes Next! Podcast legend Kara Swisher (Pivot, On with Kara Swisher) breaks down how the current administration’s reckless moves—from tariffs to deportations—are shaking Wall Street and hurting everyday Americans and gives her full tech industry analysis & political commentary. Is this the breaking point? And can anything stop the spiral? In this eye-opening breakdown, Kara reveals why every American—regardless of party—should be alarmed by rising economic uncertainty, the manipulation of truth by tech billionaires, and the dangerous decline of a free press. Swisher digs into how misinformation spreads, why idolizing Silicon Valley billionaires like Elon Musk could backfire, and what really happens when moguls step into the White House. Plus: the surprising power of comedy in dark times, how to stay sane while staying informed, and why she still holds hope for America’s future.

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0:00.0	The golden age of America begins right now.
0:04.0	Is this a constitutional crisis?
0:06.0	The reason people come to our country and invest in our country is because we have the rule of law.
0:11.0	Now we don't have the rule of law.
0:13.0	Is this other side so defensive of the president and the establishment that they have to lie?
0:19.0	Yes, that's what they're doing. Because let me tell you, they'll call me and say,
0:22.6	what a fucking lunatic.
0:24.6	And I'm for as much re-speech as possible,
0:26.6	but I'm also like, if you allow enough really hateful speech
0:30.6	to happen, untruth wins every single time.
0:33.6	Enragement equals engagement.
0:34.6	That's a human condition.
0:35.6	When you're angry, you lean in. It keeps you there. It's like drinking or drugs or anything else. It's also a very vicious feeling for humans and especially Americans have team approach. We either have to designate what hate speech is. That's a buzzsaw. It depends on who you are or tolerate enormous amounts of hate speech that is very deleterious to our national psyche.
0:57.6	Can you talk for a moment just how close to collapse we were?
1:01.6	The bond markets were about to sink us into a depression.
1:04.2	And if America defaulted on their debt.
1:06.9	We default, it's over.
1:08.5	It's game over.
1:09.3	It's depression.
1:10.0	It would take a decade to get out of.
1:12.4	Unfortunately, the system we have doesn't anticipate a lawbreaker as president. And so what do you do? You wait them out. And then many years from now, jail all these people for doing what they're doing, which I think is coming at some point. And as long as he is in power and Congress doesn't move to stop him, this is a cult.
1:35.4	Before we dive into today's episode, I'm going to ask you to do something very quick, very easy, but super helpful.
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