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On with Kara Swisher

by Vox Media

It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. 

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High Stakes with HRC: The Blue Wave Episode

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Kara Swisher and Hillary Clinton break down a historic midterm election, in which Democrats won control of both the House and Senate. They discuss the night’s firsts, inc

Nov 6
1 h 06 min

Stay Tuned with Preet: Trump’s Midterm Defeat & the Fight Ahead

Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of “Stay Tuned with Preet” from CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. A panel joins Preet Bharara to break down the midterm ele

Nov 5
1 h 04 min

Courage vs. Capitulation: Lewis and Weisberg on Trump 2.0’s Quiet Heroes and Loud Cowards

Authors Michael Lewis and Jacob Weisberg have built careers on writing deeply researched books about the ways human judgement shapes powerful institutions, especially the

Nov 2
56 min

Can Elon Musk Buy His Way Out of a Reckoning?

With less than a week to go until Election Day, Elon Musk is once again at the center of American politics. The world's richest man has poured nearly half a billion dolla

Oct 29
56 min

High Stakes with HRC: The Midterms Prep Episode

Welcome back to another episode of High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and co-host Hillary Clinton. It’s the last week before the midterms. Kara and Hillary h

Oct 28
1 h 13 min

Reed Hastings on Hollywood’s Future, Netflix’s Shakeup and Knowing When to Leave

After nearly 30 years building Netflix – from its humble beginnings as a DVD-by-mail outfit to a streaming service powerhouse – co-founder and former chairman Reed Hastin

Oct 26
56 min

From ‘Trump Curious’ to ‘Trump Furious’: Inside the Midterm Odds

With just under two weeks until the midterms, Democrats have reason for cautious optimism. Analysts at the Cook Political Report project the party could flip the House. T

Oct 22
1 h 09 min

High Stakes with HRC: The Accountability Episode

Welcome back to High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and cohost Hillary Clinton. Ten years after Hillary called Trump Putin’s “puppet” on the debate stage, the

Oct 21
1 h 03 min

Patchett, Kingsolver & Lee on the Art—and Uncertainty—of Being a Modern Novelist

For literary fiction fans, 2026 has been a banner year, with new novels from award-winning American authors Barbara Kingsolver (“Partitia”), Min Jin Lee (“American Hagwon

Oct 19
1 h 14 min

Keri Russell on ‘The Diplomat,’ Powerful Women, and Loving the Mess

Keri Russell never dreamed of becoming an actor. But she’s built an impressive career playing nuanced and complex women in critically acclaimed series like “Felicity,” “T

Oct 15
56 min

High Stakes with HRC: The Affordability Episode

The midterms are approaching, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Welcome to High Stakes, a limited series from Kara Swisher and the former Secretary of State herself: Hil

Oct 14
56 min

Aaron Sorkin and Jeremy Strong on Zuckerberg’s Power and Facebook’s “Reckoning”

Sixteen years after “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin is back with “The Social Reckoning,” a new film he wrote and directed. It focuses on whistleblower Frances Haugen,

Oct 12
1 h 01 min

Inside 'Musk': Power, Family and the Making of a Tech Demagogue

In his new documentary, "Musk," filmmaker Alex Gibney set out to answer two big questions about the world’s first trillionaire: How has Elon Musk assumed so much power, a

Oct 8
1 h 17 min

Ari Emanuel on his New Memoir, ‘Ragent’ Reputation, and Changing Hollywood

Ari Emanuel built a name for himself in Hollywood as a firebrand agent filled with rage. In his new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” he reflects on how that rage shaped his care

Oct 5
1 h 00 min

Andy Cohen Built the Bravoverse. He Still Thinks Like a Producer.

Kara sits down with Bravo network icon Andy Cohen, the host and executive producer of Watch What Happens Live and executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise. He

Oct 1
1 h 00 min

Sir Michael Moritz on ‘Auslander,’ Identity and Life as an Outsider

As a longtime partner and former chairman of the legendary Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia, Sir Michael Moritz had a direct hand in building the modern intern

Sep 28
1 h 03 min

Sherry Turkle Doesn't Buy the Promise of a Perfect Machine

Our relationship with the digital world is more intimate than ever before – and in her new book, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, pioneering t

Sep 24
52 min

AI Agents Went Rogue. Should We Hit the Panic Button?

Are the people building AI going to kill us all? That's the question sparking debate across the country right now. While fears of an AI doomsday aren’t new, they broke in

Sep 21
1 h 01 min

Jessica Tarlov on Winning Arguments and Elections

Jessica Tarlov says she has “the coolest job in media for a liberal.” As a Democratic co-host of The Five on Fox News, she knows how to navigate contentious political con

Sep 17
1 h 11 min

Flock Cameras, Meta Glasses and the Surveillance Backlash

Flock Safety, the company that makes the automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras used by over 7,000 U.S. law enforcement agencies, is facing a public backlash again

Sep 14
1 h 05 min

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#6 ▼ 2 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

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The interviews are interesting, well researched, and thoughtful. However, I have to note the irony of Kara hawking a supplement immediately after a segment in the “Wellness Grifters” episode that discussed why podcasters and other influencers doing exactly that shouldn’t be trusted. It was pretty hard to take the rest of that episode seriously. All that said, on balance the show is worth listening to once in a while. I’d give it a 3.5 and wouldn’t round up, hence the 3 stars given.

PalliativePaul · Aug 2026

Kara is so smart, funny, curious, genuine, and fearless about getting at all the details. The second I think of something I’d like to know, she’s already asking it! I particularly loved the Rosie O’Donnell interview. I love both of them so much and I can only hope to be as thoughtful and brave as they are. Thanks for connecting us to your world, Kara, and to the worlds of your incredible guests.

bethlbenson · Aug 2026

I just started Ben’s book (This is the Plan) and I’m even more excited to really dig in. It’s the direction and explanation we’ve needed to give average Democrats and voters of all parties some belief that we can break out of this altered universe. Thank you, Kara, for pulling out specific examples of the plan from Ben to spark others to take a deep dive and—more importantly—to take action. Much better than the typical response of “read it in my book”. Great interview.

KRomfoe · Jul 2026

Topical, funny, authentic. Remarkable chemistry. It’s obvious that they have fingers on the pulse of events if the day and are able to bring insight into the topics they cover - based on data and facts. Many could learn from their ability to discuss, listen and disagree with each other respectfully.

Lepetitmont · Jun 2026

I know Kara is supposed to have a “tough” persona, but she needs to improve her conversational etiquette. She regularly finishes her guests’ sentences, ignores their responses to questions, and makes dismissive remarks during interviews. Worse, she openly criticizes guests before and after the show, like a dinner host who complains about a houseguest the second they leave. I don’t think journalists should engage in celebrity worship, but there’s an element of basic human decency that’s missing from Kara’s approach.

R.S. Moreland · Nov 2023

I want to love this podcast so much—but Kara is so contrary to literally everyone (including her cohost) that I often have to stop listening half way through. I’ve never felt so turned off by someone so interesting and smart. She’s the opposite of “yes, and” and I often feel she says “you’re wrong” even when she agrees. It’s grating and makes for a terrible interview. It’s very clear she’s annoyed by almost everyone—maybe it’s time to move on from interviewing if that’s the case.

masecase84 · Aug 2023

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