Kara Swisher: The Woman Who Wants to Live Forever (But Doesn’t, Really)

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The Brooklyn Bridge was right there, framed in the window from our office atop One World Trade Center, and Kara Swisher couldn't stop talking about it. "The guy who built it died," she told me as our producer mic'ed her up. "He got sepsis. His foot got caught on the dock. His son got the bends. And their bridge is still here." She paused. "That's kind of a metaphor." This is what it's like talking to Kara Swisher—the tech journalist, podcaster, author, and now CNN docuseries host—about