Kara Swisher on speaking truth to power

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🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Kara Swisher made her name by being disarmingly direct with the who’s who of tech – from Steve Jobs to Bill Gates to Elon Musk. So why doesn’t she like the phrase “speak truth to power?” The journalist, author, and host of the popular podcasts Pivot and On joins Adam to discuss her history of assertiveness and her strategies for challenging authority. Then, they dive into Silicon Valley’s favorite status symbols, the difference between being demanding and being demeaning, and the future of technology and accountability. Kara’s latest book, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, is out now.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective. Stay updated on Everything Business on Ted Business, a podcast hosted by
0:14.3	Columbia Business School Professor Modupe Akenola. Every week she'll introduce
0:18.9	you to leaders with unique insights on work, answering questions like,
0:23.2	how do four day work week's work?
0:25.2	Do will a machine ever take my job?
0:27.6	Get some surprising answers on Ted Business
0:30.0	wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:33.0	Persistence is a real quality of both an entrepreneur and a reporter.
0:36.5	Persistence, you know, persistence, persistence, and an ability not to be pushed back if you think you are correct.
0:47.0	Hey everyone it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick with the TED audio collective.
0:55.7	I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people
1:00.4	to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
1:06.0	My guest today is Kara Swisher.
1:08.0	She's widely considered the most influential and most feared
1:12.0	journalist in tech. I know from experience having been grilled on
1:15.6	her podcast on and pivot. I try to like be straightforward with people like
1:20.1	when I'm coming at them I think helps, which is why people come back.
1:24.0	This time I got to ask the questions.
1:27.0	She came to the authors at Wharton series for a live discussion of her new book,
1:31.0	Burn Book, a Tech Love Story. Karas Swisher, welcome to Wharton. All right, first thing I want to say is,
1:43.2	you remind me of both of my grandfathers.
1:45.1	Oh, wow, okay.
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