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California’s Billionaire Tax & Global Hot Spots 10/28/26

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California voters will decide next week whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. Paris School of Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman jo

Oct 28
40 min

Anthropic’s IPO Details, Building ‘The Sims,’ & the World Bank 10/27/26

Anthropic’s S-1 is out! Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Squawk Box are dissecting it and what it means for the AI ecosystem and other AI IPOs. CNBC’s Leslie Picker unpac

Oct 27
36 min

Brazil & Europe, Elon Musk & Neocloud “Guppies” 102626

SpaceX has secured a $40 billion debt financing package, Ukraine is disputing Elon Musk’s claim that the country violated Starlink’s terms, and Elon Musk himself is weigh

Oct 26
30 min

OpenAI’s Next Round, SpaceX’s Big Plans, & Reforming the MBA Program 10/23/26

OpenAI is working on a $30 billion funding round from Coatue and the UAE, among others, which would bring the company’s valuation up to $1.25 trillion before Anthropic’s

Oct 23
29 min

The Nasdaq’s AI IPOs, Tesla’s Q3, Gloomy Economic Sentiment 10/22/26

Ahead of Anthropic’s highly-anticipated IPO on the Nasdaq, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discusses her exchange’s strategy to win listings in the AI IPO race. Tesla reported

Oct 22
35 min

Musk Floats Mega-Merger, United CEO on Airfares & Fuel 10/21/26

SpaceX shares jumped after it reported surging revenue growth and Elon Musk floated a potential merger of the company with Tesla. Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner says M

Oct 21
54 min

Unrest in Europe & LeBron’s Season Debut 10/20/26

In Europe, it’s an autumn season of unrest. Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman discusses protests across France, Belgium, Italy, and other EU nations a

Oct 20
33 min

Rare Disease Progress, Tech Charity, & the Elizabeth Holmes Doc 10/19/26

From the White House, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett emphasizes consumer sentiment as key to interpreting economic and inflation data. As national cases

Oct 19
36 min

AI Czar Jay Clayton & John Legend Loves Dogs 10/16/26

The White House “Super Intelligence” task force held its first meeting yesterday amid growing calls to regulate AI. The group’s chair Jay Clayton joins us on his takeaway

Oct 16
42 min

AI Jitters, NYC’s Quest to Delay Anthropic IPO 10/15/26

Investors are rotating out of tech stocks amid growing concerns around record-high interest rates and possible overspending on artificial intelligence. Rockefeller Capita

Oct 15
44 min

Attacks in Saudi & Fanatics Goes All-In on Gambling 10/14/26

Fighting intensified overnight in the Middle East between Saudi-backed forces and Iran’s Houthi rebel allies. Former Biden White House Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein tells

Oct 14
38 min

Paul Tudor Jones’ Call for 2027 & Vibes 10/13/26

Amid growing concerns about valuations and the AI boom, legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones joins for his take on the markets and his outlook for the new year. He predict

Oct 13
45 min

Rising Oil Tensions, AI Agent Oversharing 10/12/26

Tensions are heightened in the Middle East following a deadly attack on Saudi Arabia’s airport in Riyadh. CNBC’s Dan Murphy joins from the region with the latest, while B

Oct 12
39 min

SpaceX Aims for Telecom, Starbucks Eyes Chipotle 10/9/26

In a move that’s pushing telecom stocks lower, SpaceX has agreed to purchase a nationwide spectrum portfolio. Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson explains how this move

Oct 9
36 min

AI Math vs. Human Math & Tariffs in the Midterms 10/8/26

President Trump has suggested that the U.S. may initiate more attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, and tariffs remain on center stage as the midterm elections draw ne

Oct 8
34 min

DOGE ‘Blockers,’ Media’s Mega Merger, & Bigger Billionaires 10/7/26

It’s day two of a new media behemoth under David Ellison’s Skydance umbrella. Founding partner of Puck Matt Belloni details the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, a

Oct 7
41 min

Losing Friends & Antagonizing Presidents with Sen. Tillis 10/06/26

28 days from the midterms, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) reflects on his tenure in government as documented in his new book, “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents.”

Oct 6
36 min

An AI Task Force, AI & Your Happiness, Plague in Siberia 10/5/26

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton has been picked to serve as AI czar, leading a “Super Intelligence Force” to address growing concerns about AI. Meanwhile, O

Oct 5
37 min

AI Safety with a Facebook Whistleblower & A $110B Media Merger 10/2/26

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen wrote a memoir of her time at Facebook, during which she leaked documents to The Wall Street Journal to shed light on what (and when

Oct 2
34 min

AI Agents with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky & Walter Isaacson 10/1/26

Google is the latest tech giant to release its own AI agent as concerns about AI safety persist both inside and outside the tech industry. Elon Musk biographer, professor

Oct 1
46 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

This has been my favorite podcast for quite a while. It has very useful information, provided concisely, yet with just light enough to not be boring. Here’s the BUT, I find the 5 things to know a pain. It just clutters the feed and often gets in the way when I automatically move to the next podcast in my queue.

tominco · Dec 2025

Best macro financial show on air. Great variety of guests and genuine curiosity of subject matter. Becky awesome as always in every way. I enjoy the balance of Andrew’s clear liberal thoughts with Joe’s conservative principles. It’s rare to have a show with both. Too often shows only have one side. I agree more often with Joe but learn so much from Andrew…. It’s what civility between friends should be.

IFLYIFR67 · Jan 2025

A great summary of the financial and political news that shapes our world. Balanced hosts that sprinkle in some pop culture for fun.

Sheeles · Aug 2024

This is truly the best morning show around. Andrew and Becky are great but Joe is the secret sauce that makes the show outstanding. When Joe is off, it’s just not the same. I enjoy the banter and irreverence. They all call it like it is.

Fla viewer · Feb 2024

I’ve been a Squawk Box and Squawk Pod listener for years. The appeal was always the same: smart, skeptical business journalism that took markets seriously, pressed powerful people on their numbers, and didn’t let politicians or CEOs skate by on vibes. Becky Quick asking the uncomfortable follow-up. Andrew Ross Sorkin cross-referencing what a guest just said with what they wrote in their last shareholder letter. Even Joe Kernen, at his best, played a useful role — the contrarian who made guests defend their assumptions. That show is gone. What’s replaced it is something much closer to a morning affirmation podcast for the current administration. Tariff policy that economists across the ideological spectrum — including conservative ones — have called economically illiterate gets framed as bold negotiating. Executive actions that legal scholars are openly describing as unconstitutional get a shrug and a pivot to “but what does this mean for equities?” Market volatility caused directly by erratic policy decisions gets blamed on everything except the policy. Guests who try to raise actual concerns get talked over or hustled off to commercial. Guests who cheerlead get extended runway and warm laughs. Joe Kernen has been the most disappointing part of the slide. He used to push back on everyone — Democrats, Republicans, CEOs, fund managers. Now the pushback flows in exactly one direction, and the cheerleading flows in exactly the other. It’s not contrarianism anymore. Its alignment dressed up as contrarianism. I’m not asking CNBC to become an opposition outlet. I’m asking it to be what it used to be: a business network that follows the money and the law wherever they go, and treats every administration — every CEO, every fund, every politician — with the same skeptical eye. That’s the entire value proposition. Without it, this is just LinkedIn with better audio. I’ll be getting my market news from outlets that still remember journalism is a job, not a courtesy. Unsubscribed.

Md713 · Apr 2026

I gave this 1-star because of Joe Kernen. Squawk Pod is better than the actual CNBC show in some ways, because it is edited to be concise. I cannot watch the 3-hour live version because of Joe Kernen. He completely lacks professionalism. Joe always interrupts and talks over guests. He is also way too politically opinionated, which is a huge turnoff on a business program. Fortunately, listeners get less Joe Kernen in this abridged podcast format. This CNBC podcast releases its episodes well after the cable show airs. So we get premarket info after the market opens.

ramjam2011 · Apr 2025

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