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.

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Technology
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Taylor Swift and the music industry's next $20
Streaming is the problem. It's streaming.
78 min
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Breaking free from big tech and big content wit...
We're talking about chokepoint capitalism
84 min
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‘We might be wrong, but we’re not confused’: ho...
We dive into managing the relationships between designers, engineers, and PMs.
72 min
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How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Ma...
What can Elon learn from Tumblr?
97 min
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Disney’s CEO drama explained, with Julia Alexander
The best of Bobs, the worst of Bobs
56 min
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How Bose compete with AirPods — and why it’s in...
Has sound quality taken a back seat to convenience?
73 min
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On with Kara Swisher: Can Chris Licht Turn CNN ...
Chris Licht faces an uphill battle at CNN.
60 min
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Phil Spencer really wants you to know that nati...
The CEO of Microsoft Gaming thinks King is the crown jewel of the Activision empire.
59 min
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Why Figma is selling to Adobe for $20 billion, ...
We also talk about AI and VR — but we know why you’re here.
63 min
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The mystery of Biden’s deadlocked FCC
How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up?
39 min
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Why Amazon VP Steve Boom just made the entire m...
Apple Music raised its rates. Will Amazon Music follow suit?
63 min
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Never pay the ransom — a cybersecurity CEO expl...
Ransomware attacks still plague our healthcare system. Steve Cagle’s cybersecurity company is trying to prevent them.
63 min
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The people who make your apps go to Stack Overf...
Stack Overflow is basically Reddit for developers. CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar explains how the company moderates its content.
62 min
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Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with...
Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how.
69 min
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Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, future of the...
A year after rebranding Facebook to Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is still all-in on the metaverse
57 min
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Pat Gelsinger came back to turn Intel around – ...
How CEO Pat Gelsinger changed the culture at Intel and bet big on the silicon heartland
65 min
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How Arm conquered the chip market without makin...
Arm’s chips are in your iPhone—but what exactly does Arm do?
59 min
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Can software simplify the supply chain? Ryan Pe...
Ryan Petersen’s tweetstorm changed how a major U.S. port moves your stuff.
59 min
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Everyone knows what YouTube is. Few know how it...
Mark Bergen takes us inside the black box
60 min
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Rewind: How big companies kill ideas — and how ...
Stories and lessons from his new book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
72 min
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How the head of Facebook plans to compete with ...
59 min
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Advertising is everywhere. Wieden+Kennedy CEO N...
The brands are at it again
57 min
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How Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty goes viral, with...
Reinventing marketing for the TikTok age
57 min
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The risky new way of building mobile broadband ...
And why it's 40% cheaper
76 min
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Why Hank Green can’t quit YouTube for TikTok
All the ways to make money as a creator
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