Thiel Thinks BlackRock is Woke, Tesla Stalls Out, and a Crypto Crash

Pivot

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4.3 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Tesla halts production in Shanghai, Grindr flirts with going public, and Democrats get an edge at the FTC. Also, Peter Thiel sets his sights on BlackRock, because apparently it's too woke? Kara and Scott discuss the meltdown in cryptocurrencies and take a listener question about TikTok's management. Send us your Listener Mail questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or via Yappa, at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:05.4	I'm a bit for homebody and I love a 5th but I think it's just the holiday period is just
0:10.7	for me it's the most romantic period and I think anyone who's listened to my records
0:15.9	will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.
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0:59.8	Hi everyone this is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network I'm
1:03.7	Cara Swisher.
1:04.7	And I'm Scott Galawai.
1:06.6	So Scott, I hope you haven't looked into your retirement account today.
1:10.1	The stock market is just down, down, down it goes.
1:14.8	Down it goes.
1:15.8	Yeah so I think before this market built down when I was rich, I used to be quirky and
1:22.2	then I got rich and then I was just fucking fascinating.
1:25.0	People started laughing at my jokes.
1:26.6	You're quirky again.
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