Spotify’s podcast boom, Amazon checks out JCPenny, Kara loves TikTok and a prediction on Shopify

Pivot

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Technology, News Commentary, News, Tech News

4.2 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Kara and Scott talk about Spotify's new deal with Joe Rogan and the implications for the podcast industry. They also discuss Amazon reportedly in talks with bankrupt JCPenny about a potential sale. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has been buying up stocks from major companies over the course of the pandemic. In Listener Mail, Kara and Scott talk about TikTok's future as a Disney executive comes on as CEO. Scott predicts that Shopify is going to make a big retail acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this podcast comes from Slack.
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0:37.4	Hi everyone, this is Pivot from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:40.7	I'm Cara Swisher.
0:42.0	Free and Becky.
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