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Betting on Reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour: ACCESS Jan 20, 2026

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This week, Alex and Ellis talk about the rise of storytelling in tech and why X is now openly pleading for its haters to come back. Then they sit down with Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, to discuss insider trading, his rivalry with Polymarket, regulatory chaos, sports betting, and why prediction markets are having a real moment.

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ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Trump Threatens Insurrection Act, Paramount Sues Warner Bros, and Apple Teams Up with Google for AI Jan 16, 2026

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Kara and Scott discuss Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act amid ICE violence and protests in Minneapolis. Then, Paramount files a lawsuit against Warner Bros. in a desperate bid to block the Netflix deal, Apple strikes an AI deal with Google, and the FBI raids a Washington Post reporter's home. Plus, the Clintons refuse to testify in the Epstein inquiry, and Meta appoints a former Trump adviser as President.

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Fed Chair Investigation, Trump's Oil Deals, and California's Proposed Wealth Tax Jan 13, 2026

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Scott is back! He and Kara discuss Fed Chair Jerome Powell's response to the DOJ's criminal investigation. Plus, Trump pressures oil executives to invest in Venezuela, and California’s proposed wealth tax has billionaires fleeing.

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Trump's Venezuela Oil Gambit, ICE Shooting Fallout, and Warner Bros. Says No (Again) Jan 09, 2026

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Kara welcomes Audie Cornish and Bill Cohan to unpack President Trump's controversial Venezuela strategy, and his pitch to oil executives. Bill reveals what he'd tell any client eyeing Greenland as an investment. Then: the fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota that's sparking national outrage, why Warner Bros. just rejected another Paramount buyout offer, and how Grok managed to sink even lower.

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The U.S. Takes Charge of Venezuela... Now What? Jan 06, 2026

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Pivot is back! Kara is joined by Don Lemon, Stephanie Ruhle, and Brooke Hammerling to break down what’s happening in Venezuela and the global repercussions, from the “Donroe Doctrine” and Trump’s oil ambitions to Nicolás Maduro’s viral Nike outfit. Plus, how "Heated Rivalry" became a cultural phenomenon over the last few weeks, and the biggest questions and predictions for 2026.

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Pivot Predictions: Scott’s Big Tech Stock Pick, The Next Bailout, and President JD Vance? Dec 30, 2025

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Kara and Scott check their predictions track record for 2025, and make new ones for 2026. What’s Scott’s big tech stock pick? Who’s getting the next big bailout? Will President Trump make it through another year? And will lesbians be running shit? (Yes.)

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The AI Dilemma with Tristan Harris – The Prof G Pod Dec 23, 2025

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Tristan Harris, former Google design ethicist and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, joins Scott Galloway to explain why children have become the front line of the AI crisis.

They unpack the rise of AI companions, the collapse of teen mental health, the coming job shock, and how the U.S. and China are racing toward artificial general intelligence. Harris makes the case for age-gating, liability laws, and a global reset before intelligence becomes the most concentrated form of power in history.

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The End of Human Driving? with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | On With Kara Swisher Dec 20, 2025

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We're bringing you a special episode of On With Kara Swisher! Kara sits down with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to dig into how applied artificial intelligence works at scale.

At Uber, AI powers everything from pricing, routing, and customer service to autonomous vehicles and sidewalk robots that deliver food. It has partnered with more than 20 autonomous vehicle manufacturers, and it’s moving aggressively into robotaxis. And although it may take many decades, Khosrowshahi believes society may eventually decide humans aren’t safe enough to be trusted behind the wheel. Kara and Dara discuss what this all means for jobs, congestion, climate and Uber’s business model.

This conversation was recorded live at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center as part of its Discovery Series on artificial intelligence.

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Personal Investment Strategies, Effective Public Policies and Should We Tax AI? Dec 19, 2025

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Kara and Scott take questions from listeners about how they manage their money, how to fix the American tax system, and which public policy would help the greatest number of people. Plus…all the audience suggestions for Kara’s next tattoo.

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Brown and Bondi Beach Shootings, Trump's AI Executive Order, and Oracle Struggles Dec 16, 2025

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Kara and Scott discuss a heavy weekend of news, with shootings at Brown University and Australia's Bondi Beach, as well as the death of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. Then, Disney's "cease and desist" letter to Google over AI-generated content, Oracle's stock slide, and Paramount's pushback on Warner Bros. Discovery’s financing concerns. Plus, Trump introduces an AI executive order, but Kara says it's all about politics, not policies.

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