23andMe, Sir Richard Branson, & Finding Human Connection
23andMe is set to go public in a merger with a SPAC backed by Sir Richard Branson. Company co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki and Branson himself discuss the “delight” offered by the company’s genetic s...
5 Feb 202134min
Apple Hits the Road; Sen. Amy Klobuchar Takes on Big Tech; Merck CEO Steps Down
Apple is finally hitting the road, closing in on a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle in Georgia. Merck CEO and social justice leader Ken Frazier is step...
4 Feb 202134min
The BAANG Heard ’Round the Street, & Bezos Passes the Baton: Walter Isaacson on the Amazon Innovator
Jeff Bezos is stepping back from his role as Amazon CEO, passing leadership to AWS head Andy Jassy. Walter Isaacson, author of the introduction to Bezos’s book, “Invent and Wander,” discusses the Amaz...
3 Feb 202130min
“GameStopped”; NYC Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire; Civilians in Space
The endgame may be near for the GameStop squeeze trade as investing enthusiasm and volume wane. Silver prices, another hill in the battle between Redditor retail investors and Wall Street hedge funds,...
2 Feb 202123min
Musk in the Clubhouse, & Retail Traders on the Rise
Starting off a new week and a new month, Wall Street continues to weather concerns about the Reddit-sparked retail trading frenzy around GameStop. Joe Moglia, former chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade,...
1 Feb 202138min
Lady Gaga’s Post-Pandemic Plans, & “Hakuna Matata,” It Means No Market Worries
In a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod, singer, actress, activist, and Presidential Inauguration performer Lady Gaga shares her hopes for rebuilding community spirit post-pandemic. She and Becky Qu...
29 Jan 202129min
Bonus Pod: Robinhood Returns
In this Squawk Pod bonus episode, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev returns to speak to Andrew Ross Sorkin following the free brokerage’s controversial decision to suspend buying of certain volatile stocks lik...
29 Jan 202126min
Games, Stops, Rebellions & Retweets: Reddit Co-Founder & Mark Cuban
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian reflects on social media’s role in the GameStop short squeeze drama. He considers the evolution of the Internet and the advent of a new normal where equity investing a...
28 Jan 202145min
