Direct questions, real answers. On with Kara Swisher is where “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist” gets to the heart of what makes powerful people tick. Kara makes sense of tech, business and politics through tough conversations with the newsmakers who matter. So why do they show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Plus, it’s fun. Every Monday and Thursday. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Less screen time: it’s on everyone’s list of new year’s resolutions — or at least it’s on ours! Today Kara and Nayeema discuss the addictiveness of tech and social media before Kara dives into a conversation about the present and future of tech with a person who’s been around Silicon Valley for decades: engineer and designer Tony Fadell. The “father of the iPod” as he’s known helped bring the famous 5000 songs to your pocket before helping design the iPhone co-founding Nest ( selling it to Google for $3.2 billion) and writing the bestselling book “Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making.” These days he is bullish on climate tech and excited about the newest product he's designed: Stax a crypto hard wallet.  Kara and Tony trade notes on Silicon Valley including why Apple should think beyond four-wheel cars why Google struggles to innovate (coddling employees is part of it) and how the next Fortune 500 companies will be the ones who help solve climate change. Oh and they talk about the different types of assholes — and whether you need to be an one in order to build something great. You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peering into the Future with Tony Fadell

On with Kara Swisher