The Vergecast

The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours. 

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Reddit vs. Reddit: the latest on the fight for ...
Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss takeaways from The Verge's interview with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.
76 min
102
The war for Reddit, new MacBook Air, and Meta's...
David Pierce and Nilay Patel call up Christian Selig, who runs the popular Reddit app Apollo, to talk about the changes to the platform that have infuriated Redditors, and what it means for the future of Reddit.
96 min
103
Widgets are back, and everything else from WWDC
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the updates to Apple's iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS announced at WWDC this week.
82 min
104
Vergecast vs WVFRM trivia!
The Vergecast's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Dan Seifert are challenged to a game of trivia by Waveform's Marques Brownlee, Andrew Manganelli, and David Imel.
26 min
105
Apple’s Vision Pro: the headset of the future?
Apple WWDC 2023's biggest announcements
67 min
106
Meta’s Quest 3 revealed and a WWDC preview
Meta's Quest 3 vs. whatever Apple's headset is going to be.
76 min
107
The two computers that made Apple
Let's talk about the influence of the Apple II and the Lisa.
74 min
108
Microsoft’s big AI Build and Max’s messy stream...
What can Microsoft's AI Copilot do?
82 min
109
Why AM radio and Ethernet still matter, and why...
Today on the flagship podcast of the Purah Pad
76 min
110
Montana bans TikTok. Also, FREE TV
And the Supreme Court bails on Section 230
78 min
111
Into It: The Conversation We’re NOT Having Abou...
Today we're sharing an episode of Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders
37 min
112
Google I/O recap: AI is taking over Search
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the big announcements and takeaways from Google I/O 2023.
79 min
113
Google AI and foldable phones
Google I/O 2023: the future of Google and our first impressions of the Pixel 7A, the Pixel Tablet, and the Pixel Fold.
73 min
114
Bluesky's rise and AI's fall
Google announces the Pixel Fold, the ‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google, and Bluesky is starting to feel like Twitter.
70 min
115
The director’s episode: how tech makes movies
The flagship podcast of questionable .mkv files
74 min
116
Apple’s headset, Humane’s weird demo, and the p...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Andrew Hawkins discuss what's happening in the world of EVs. Also: more Apple headset rumors and whatever the heck that Humane demo was last week.
95 min
117
ActivityPub is the next big thing in social
Also, what makes a good weather app?
74 min
118
AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz wish you happy 420
80 min
119
How a TikTok ban could actually work
TikTok banning attempts, the best Android phones, and the year of OLED TVs
66 min
120
HBO vs. Max and Twitter vs. Substack
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Warner Bros. Discovery's new streaming service, Sony's mobile gaming move, and Twitter's feud with Substack.
94 min
121
The best streaming services in 2023
The Vergecast's first annual streaming draft
52 min
122
Twitter blue check chaos and CarPlay squabbles
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss The end of Twitter and the future of infotainment.
79 min
123
How to use Microsoft’s AI Copilot, laptop micro...
Today on the flagship podcast of peer-to-peer wireless networking
70 min
124
The swaggy AI Pope and Apple headset rumors
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss AI image generators getting better, WWDC 2023 rumors, and the other biggest stories in tech this week.
82 min
125
The best laptops for school, tablets for readin...
The Verge answers questions from The Vergecast Hotline.
62 min