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Miranda Is Not the Villain, with The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Writer & Director
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a cultural event 20 years in the making — and it doesn’t disappoint. Kara invites screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and director David Frankel to discuss the film, its making, and the state of media and Hollywood t
How Architecture Can Solve Big Social Problems with Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang is a renowned architect and the founder of Studio Gang (https://studiogang.com/), an international architecture and urban design firm. She joins Kara to discuss her work and the design philosophy behind some of her most recogniz
Life After Trump: Astead Herndon On What’s Next for American Politics
Political journalist Astead Herndon is using his new Vox podcast America, Actually with Astead Herndon (https://www.vox.com/america-actually) to ask what feels like an unfathomable question: What does our country look like after President T
The WNBA Is On a Winning Streak. Is It Sustainable?
Kara sits down with New York Liberty (https://liberty.wnba.com/) owner Clara Wu Tsai to talk about betting big on the WNBA and why the momentum for women’s sports isn’t slowing down. Clara explains why she saw the Liberty as a distressed as
Nikki Glaser on Shame, Sex & Owning Who You Are
Comedian Nikki Glaser’s star is on the rise. The two-time host of the Golden Globe Awards is set to take the mic for a third straight year in 2027. Glaser was also just named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of the year. And o
Beat the Resume Bots & Build a Career You Love with Jodi Kantor
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor) joins Kara to talk about her new book, “How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work.” (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles
Inside the Wellness Boom: Separating Scams From Science
On the heels of the weekend premiere of her new CNN series, “Kara Swisher Wants To Live Forever, (https://www.cnn.com/kara-swisher-wants-to-live-forever)” Kara brings together a panel of experts to talk more about longevity, anti-aging, and
Wellness Grifters and the Real Science Behind Longevity with Dr. Eric Topol
Dr. Eric Topol, the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute (https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-medicine/translational-institute/), joins Kara to discuss reality versus the hype in the booming longevity busines
America’s New Power Order: Kara in Conversation with Walter Isaacson
Kara’s 2023 interview with journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson about his Elon Musk biography was one of her most contentious conversations ever — and one of the show’s most popular episodes. They’re still friends, though. And at this
Louis Theroux Goes Inside the Manosphere. It’s Worse Than You Think.
Louis Theroux joins Kara to discuss his new Netflix documentary, "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere." The film explores the online world of male influencers selling fitness, wealth and self-improvement through ultra-masculine and misogyn
Sen. Tillis Unfiltered: Trump, Iran & What’s Next For the GOP
Since announcing his decision to retire last year, North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has become a kind of thorn in MAGA’s side, holding up appointments and voicing criticisms about legislation favored by President Trump. But his re
Why the AI Race Is Leaving Humans Behind with Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris, a technology ethicist and co-founder of theCenter for Humane Technology (https://www.humanetech.com/), studies how the tech industry’s platforms have become extractive and controlling. Kara first interviewed him in 2017, and
Inside the ICE Detention Boom: Soaring Abuse Claims and Little Oversight
While the Department of Homeland Security publicly claims to be resetting its tactics around immigration arrests, it's been building out its capacity to house detained migrants by buying up almost a dozen warehouses. If opened, they would d
A Silicon Valley Satire That Feels Uncomfortably Close to Reality
"Raising money off frothy numbers to sugarcoat the rotten apple is what built this town.” That’s according to Duncan Park, the protagonist of "The Audacity," a new dark comedy from AMC about tech CEOs and their relationships with their fami
Sen. Mark Warner On What Trump Is Risking With War in Iran
As the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Gang of Eight, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner is among the select few members of Congress who get to sit in on top intelligence briefings. But with the war in Iran now
Matt Belloni on WarnerMount, Disney Succession, Oscars & More
Kara sits down with Matthew Belloni, author of the flagship Puck newsletter What I’m Hearing (https://puck.news/newsletters/what-im-hearing/) and host of The Town (https://puck.news/podcasts/the-town/) podcast, to take the entertainment ind
Survivors Speak Out: Taking On the ‘Epstein Class’
It’s been more than a month since the Justice Department released the latest tranche of files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein — around 3 million in total — yet the fallout shows no sign of slowing down. The release almost ce
Friction Matters: Resistance Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Friction gets an bad rap, according Jennifer Vail. As a tribologist, she studies interacting surfaces in relative motion, and she’s worked on everything from aerospace materials to syringes to dog food. Her new book, Friction: A Biography (
Gavin Newsom on His Memoir, Trump, and Plans for 2028
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the current front runner on the list of Democrats eyeing a 2028 White House run. While he hasn’t made his presidential ambitions official, he has a new memoir out, called “Young Man in A Hurry.” And his book
Why ‘Playing It Safe’ In Your Career Doesn’t Pay with VC Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley, accomplished venture capitalist, longtime Silicon Valley “worrywart,” and early Uber backer, joins Kara Swisher to discuss how to build a career you love and the tech industry’s sharp turn to the right. Gurley’s new book Runnin
The Story Behind Netflix’s Most Popular Film Ever
Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” wasn’t just one of the biggest movies of 2025; it was Netflix’s most popular title — movie or show — ever. Four songs from the film’s soundtrack also simultaneously cracked the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 li
Inside the MAGA Blueprint for Breaking the Midterms
President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and he’s already laying the groundwork to undermine our confidence in the midterm elections. Kara brings together three experts to map out how Trump is trying to tilt the Nov
Scott Galloway: How to Hit Trump Where it Hurts (Unsubscribe)
Scott Galloway is spearheading a consumer-led protest movement with a simple goal: to get people to cancel their subscriptions to tech companies that have disproportionate influence over the U.S. economy. The New York University marketing p
Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope
Jane Fonda has been fighting for social justice for over five decades, but in the past year, she’s kicked things up a notch. This past fall, she relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment (https://www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
Defending Trump’s ‘Enemies’ with Attorney Abbe Lowell
President Trump makes no secret about having a long list of perceived enemies. And for the people he targets, there’s one lawyer many of them call: Abbe Lowell. The longtime Washington defense attorney built a career representing both Repub
How to Knock Out Super PACs with Lawrence Lessig
Kara talks to Lawrence Lessig about his fight to end Super PACs — without passing a constitutional amendment or overturning Citizens United. The Harvard law professor and Equal Citizens (https://equalcitizens.us/) founder was once the inter
The Onion’s Ben Collins on Political Satire & Why Trump Isn’t Funny
Since becoming CEO of the Onion (https://theonion.com/) two years ago, former disinformation reporter Ben Collins has helped revitalize the satirical newspaper by relaunching its print edition, bringing back the Onion News Network (https://
Inside Rivian’s Strategy to Survive a Hostile EV Market
Kara talks with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe at a tense time for electric vehicles: domestic sales have cooled, federal EV tax credits are gone, and tariffs are raising costs across supply chains. Rivian’s premium R1S SUV and R1T pick
‘Stop This Mass Invasion’: Mayor Frey Blasts ICE Operation in Minneapolis
For the last few weeks, Minneapolis has been the epicenter of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, but tensions between residents and the administration exploded after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and kil
Elon’s “Nudify” Mess: How X Supercharged Deepfakes
On Christmas Eve, Elon Musk’s X rolled out an in-app tool that lets users alter other people’s photos and post the results directly in reply. With minimal safeguards, it quickly became a pipeline for sexualized, non-consensual deepfakes, in
