Pod Save America - Find Kara Swisher on the Very Online War in Ukraine in Offline's new feed.

Episode Date: March 6, 2022

Offline has moved to its own feed! To find today's full episode, search "Offline with Jon Favreau" in your podcast app or click the link below:Subscribe to new Offline feed: go.crooked.com/offlineToday, Jon interviews Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s most feared and respected journalist. The two discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine — how it marks the first true conflict of the internet age, why Putin is losing the misinformation battle, and what makes Zelensky a compelling online hero. Kara also gives Jon insight into Big Tech’s most important founders and teaches him a few interview tricks to use as Offline continues.

You know the psychology of these tech founders better than anyone. Do they just see themselves as misunderstood geniuses who are trying to save the world if the media would just stop and down all day, eventually you're going to think you're Jesus, right? You know what I mean? I don't like to mix those metaphors, but you know what I'm saying. He talked a lot about this issue, about being told you're right. You surround yourself with people who agree with you violently. Like, yes, that's – that Kara Swisher, she's so mean. Whatever. If you say it over and over again – and sometimes I am mean, but not all the time. I'm Jon Favreau. Welcome to Offline. Hey, everyone. Exciting news. Today's episode of Offline marks the first episode in our brand

new permanent feed. You just heard a preview of that episode with Silicon Valley's most respected and feared journalist, Kara Swisher. We had a great conversation about how social media is shaping the war in Ukraine right now. It was a fantastic conversation. Hope you listened to the whole thing. If you want to listen to the full interview, you can find it in the new feed. Just search Offline with Jon Favreau in your podcast app or click the link in our show notes. Once you're over there, please remember to subscribe to keep up to date with all of our upcoming episodes. We've got some really great, exciting conversations ready to go over the next few months with some fantastic guests. I'll see you there.