{"podcast":{"title":"On with Kara Swisher","slug":"on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","podcast_index_feed_id":5665900,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP1684715893","website_url":"http://nymag.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d8dd4b8a-02be-11ed-9562-6bb84220205a/image/b3ee21e8c248e16d651e5048036a9b2c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New York Magazine","episode_count":413,"summary":"It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:21:28.549905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900"},"episode":{"title":"How Architecture Can Solve Big Social Problems with Jeanne Gang","slug":"how-architecture-can-solve-big-social-problems-with-jeanne-gang","published_at":"2026-04-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/how-architecture-can-solve-big-social-problems-with-jeanne-gang","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6354021171.mp3?updated=1777498469","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6354021171.mp3?updated=1777498469","summary":"Jeanne Gang is a renowned architect and the founder of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design firm. She joins Kara to discuss her work and the design philosophy behind some of her most recognizable buildings, including the Aqua Tower in Chicago and the Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Jeanne explains her concept of “actionable idealism\" and why she believes architecture has the power to connect people to each other and the environment. Jeanne and Kara also discuss sustainable building in an era of worsening climate change and why good public design starts with talking with locals to find out what they need. Plus: Jeanne shares her thoughts on arches and President Trump’s White House renovations. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Jeanne Gang is a renowned architect and the founder of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design firm. She joins Kara to discuss her wor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3599,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/episodes/how-architecture-can-solve-big-social-problems-with-jeanne-gang/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/how-architecture-can-solve-big-social-problems-with-jeanne-gang.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}