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Elon Steps Back from DOGE, Wall Street Whiplash, and Meta’s Antitrust Trial Continues

4/25/2025 • 83 min

Kara and Scott discuss Elon Musk's decision to step back from DOGE focus on Tesla, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom’s testimony in the Meta antitrust trial, and late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh’s newly found will. Plus, Sarah Palin loses her defamation retrial against the New York Times, and another whiplash week on Wall Street. Follow us on Instagram and Th… Play episode

Signalgate Sequel, Trump's Baby Boom Plans, and Netflix Earnings
Elon’s Harem, Trump v. Harvard, and Zuckerberg on the Stand
Tariff Twists and Turns, Meta Antitrust Trial, and Blue Origin Girls' Trip
Demis Hassabis on AI, game theory, multimodality, and the nature of creati…
Trump's Tariff Pause, Apple's Highs and Lows, and Musk v. Navarro
Market Meltdown, Tariff Winners and Losers, and TikTok Deadline Delayed
Liberation Day, Elon Exit Rumors, and Guest Co-Host Jon Lovett
Elon Merges Companies, WHCA Cuts Comedian, and Guest Co-Host Jen Psaki
Signalgate, Auto Tariffs, and Trump's Crypto Empire
Elon's Daughter Speaks Out, Meta Tell-All, Cybertruck Recall
Roberts Criticizes Trump, FTC Firings, and White House Installs Starlink
Democrats Divided, Market Roller Coaster, and Southwest Airlines
Tariff Turmoil, Trump’s Tesla Ad, and Newsom’s Bannon Interview
Elon's Empire Struggles, Trump's Crypto Summit, and IPO Slump
Trump's Big Speech, Trade War Roller Coaster, and Elon v. Jon Stewart
Trump Term Limits, TikTok Status Check, and Scott's Presidential Prospects
Elon's First Cabinet Meeting, Trump's Gold Card, and Bezos' WaPo Revamp
Elon's Ultimatum, Trump's Military Purge, and Amazon's 007 Deal
DOGE’s Chaos Strategy, X’s New Valuation, and Guest Co-Host Katie Drummond
On with Kara Swisher: Why Ben Stiller Made Severance
Trump’s Putin Call, Inflation Rises, and Sam Altman Strikes Back at Elon M…
Elon's OpenAI Bid, Trump's Judicial Strategy, and DOGE's Shock and Awe
Elon Pushback, Trump's Distraction Trap, and Disney Earnings
Trump's Tariffs, Elon's Government Takeover, and OpenAI's New Funding
DeepSeek Fallout, Meta Settles with Trump, and Guest Host Reid Hoffman
DeepSeek Shockwaves, Nvidia's Plunge, and Target's DEI Rollback
Musk vs. Altman, Trump Admin's DEI Crackdown, and Netflix Stock Surge
Trump Takes Office, TikTok’s Brief Shutdown, and Crypto Cronyism
TikTok's Future, Big Tech at Trump's Inauguration, and Biden's Final Warni…
Zuck's Masculine Energy, Bannon vs. Musk, and Wildfires Misinformation
Meta Ends Fact Checking, Trump Tries to Redraw the Map, and the Los Angele…
Kara's Washington Post Bid, Trump's TikTok Plans, and Tesla's Sales Drop
2025 Predictions on AI, Podcasting, and the IPO of the Year
Stay Tuned with Preet: Mind Over Brain Rot (with Sam Harris)
Prof G Markets: The Art of Spending Money
Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source | On W…
Tech Layoffs, Midlife Investing, and Parenthood in the Age of AI
SoftBank's Investment, ABC's Trump Settlement, and Guest Co-Host Paul Krug…
Internet’s Luigi Obsession, Biden Pardons, and Guest R.J. Cutler
TikTok Ban Looms, Trump's AI and Crypto Czar, and Guest Vivian Tu
CEO Shooting, Bitcoin Surge, and Bezos’s Trump Optimism
Hunter Biden Pardon, Kash Patel for FBI Director, and Guest Lauren Greenfi…
How Trump’s Second Term Could Be Bad For EVs, But Great For Tesla | Decoder
Bluesky's Moment, Crony Capitalism, and Guest Julie Scelfo of MAMA
DOJ's Google Breakup Plan, Nvidia's Earnings, and Comcast's Cable Spin-off
Joe and Mika's Mar-a-Lago Visit, Big Tech Derails KOSA, and Guest Kristy C…
Trump’s Controversial Picks, Bluesky’s Pop, and Spotify’s Subscriber Jump
Stock Market Surge, Kara's X Defection, and Guests Samantha Bee and Joanna…
How Trump Will Impact the Economy, Big Tech, and Social Media

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