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Kara Swisher is back — and so it seems is Chris Cuomo. In an interview that is frank and feisty Kara presses the former CNN anchor on his unceremonious exit from the network last year and they discuss whether he can cut through the noise with his new podcast “The Chris Cuomo Project” and a forthcoming show on NewsNation. But first Kara and her sidekick exec producer Nayeema Raza the “Goose to her Maverick” (and yes Goose eventually died in Top Gun) chat about the newsmakers and news Kara is watching — from Google CEO Sundar Pichai to journalist Christiane Amanpour. Kara also weighs in on the drama around the cartoon strip Dilbert. And finally she offers some unsolicited advice about covering celebrity sext scandals.  Do you want Kara’s (solicited) advice? Send us your questions! Call 1-888-KARA-PLZ and leave a message.  You can find Kara on Twitter @karaswisher. Nayeema is there too — for now — @nayeema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Cuomo’s Comeback

On with Kara Swisher