
About this episode
Kara Swisher convenes her brother, her sons, her mother and her fiancée to talk about their tech habits and how they get their news in a contentious election year. Topics include why her teenage sons Alex and Louie refuse to use TikTok; how technologies like AI are affecting her brother Jeff's work as an anesthesiologist; how having a baby finally forced fiancée Amanda Katz to use Amazon; and why her mother Lucretia Carney isn't giving up on Fox News. Plus: A brief cameo by the newest addition to the family, Amanda and Kara's baby Clara Swisher-Katz.
Featuring:
Lucretia Carney (@lucretianyc), Kara and Jeff's mother
Amanda Katz (@katzish), senior editor, CNN Investigates
Jeff Swisher (@JeffreySwisher), chairman of anesthesiology, California Pacific Medical Center
Louie Swisher and Alex Swisher, Kara's sons
Host:
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large
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