Decoder with Nilay Patel
Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
26
Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
Zillow’s Jeremy Wacksman on affordability, AI listings, and the future of the real estate.
61 min
27
Inside Xbox's executive shakeup
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and the future of one of the video game industry’s major pillars looks more uncertain than ever.
38 min
28
Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires,...
The former Complexly owner lets loose on YouTube, AI, and why he turned his educational company into a non-profit.
66 min
29
Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
The AI industry is rife with defections, FOMO, and radical mission statements. It’s about to get supercharged.
37 min
30
Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surve...
How the camera maker’s Search Party feature, advertised during the Super Bowl, turned it into a symbol for AI surveillance.
22 min
31
The surprising case for AI judges
A new AI arbitration system promises to solve disputes faster and keep things fair. Could it work for court?
68 min
32
Siemens CEO's mission to automate everything
Roland Busch on AI-powered factories, tariffs in the Trump era, trade and the future of NATO.
58 min
33
Reality is losing the deepfake war
Why AI labeling efforts are falling flat in the face of slop, disinformation, and messy metadata standards.
44 min
34
Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to...
Docusign’s Allan Thygesen says “not providing an AI service isn't really an option.”
61 min
35
Netflix is eating Hollywood — because it has to
What the bidding war over Warner Bros. Discovery says about the future of Hollywood.
51 min
36
Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'W...
Alex Lintner, tech head of the global credit reporting company, on AI, privacy, and what data brokerages really do.
65 min
37
Why nobody's stopping Grok
How Elon Musk and xAi are putting a nail in the coffin of content moderation.
61 min
38
Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime wa...
Razer chief Min-Liang Tan on confronting the AI backlash in gaming.
61 min
39
Rewind: How private equity kills companies and ...
Author Megan Greenwell on her book Bad Company and the scourge of private equity.
47 min
40
Dropout CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscr...
“I wish that I could plant a forest full of weird trees on the internet.”
60 min
41
What’s next for Netflix and Paramount in the Wa...
Channels host Peter Kafka interviews Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw about the biggest story in entertainment.
39 min
42
"All chaos and panic": Nilay answers your burni...
Nilay joins Decoder producers Kate Cox and Nick Statt for our special end-of-year mailbag episode.
52 min
43
Stack Overflow users don't trust AI. They're us...
CEO Prashanth Chandresekar on running the most popular developer forum in a post-ChatGPT world.
60 min
44
Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight f...
“Grow up, Mr. President. Grow up, Brendan Carr.”
53 min
45
Square's product chief on the death of the penn...
Square’s Willem Avé on AI automation, investing in crypto, and what it’s like working for Jack Dorsey.
69 min
46
The tiny team trying to keep AI from destroying...
The societal impacts team at Anthropic is a nine-person group studying the global effects of AI. Is it just for show, and how long can it survive?
34 min
47
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says there is no AI bubb...
IBM was early to AI and quantum, but Arvind still thinks the bets will pay off
65 min
48
What the climate story gets wrong
46 min
49
The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a hug...
Amazon’s lawsuit against Perplexity has blown the doors open on the great AI browser fight.
28 min
50
Ring's Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime
66 min