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.
1
Remix: Google Zero is here — now what?
Search is an invisible platform that shaped the entire web. And it’s changing.
26 min
2
Will the world end before I can retire?
An episode from Vox’s Explain It To Me about how and when you should start saving for retirement — and will it even matter.
37 min
3
How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs, b...
What Elon Musk really wants from a Trump presidency.
33 min
4
Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey...
Rebooting the member list, taking the show streaming — is it enough in the age of AI?
66 min
5
Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdo...
Big tech companies want workers back at their desks. Is it about productivity, headcount reduction, or something else?
36 min
6
Why GM ditched CarPlay, with software boss Bari...
GM’s new SVP of software and services on the importance of building in-car experiences.
66 min
7
“It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
The bizarre fight between Trump and broadcast TV
34 min
8
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on what founder mode re...
The head of Airbnb on the gospel of Steve Jobs and being “in the details.”
67 min
9
The AI arms race to build digital god
Understanding the AI industry’s latest, grandest manifesto — and what AGI might do for humanity.
38 min
10
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder ...
The maker of TurboTax disagrees with its controversial reputation for lobbying.
54 min
11
How influencers are changing advertising with D...
The head of the major North America agency on the rise of the influencer as creative director.
56 min
12
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to...
How he thinks AI and gamification can supercharge language learning
75 min
13
The impossible dream of good workplace software
Can AI actually change our love-hate relationship with our tools?
47 min
14
Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu isn't thinking too far ahead
Rabbit's Large Action Model is here, sort of — but everyone else is coming fast.
74 min
15
The toxic transformation of Warcraft maker Bliz...
Journalist Jason Schreier discusses his new book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
45 min
16
NBCU's streaming chief isn't worried about you ...
Matt Strauss, head of Peacock and global streaming, has plans to keep you watching
68 min
17
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to end the smartphone...
The Meta CEO wants to get into AR and out of politics.
63 min
18
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a bette...
The Browser Company cofounder thinks it's time to modernize the browser and reinvent the web
64 min
19
Why Google is back in court for another monopol...
It's round two in DOJ vs. Google; will Google take another L?
27 min
20
How Philips CEO Roy Jakobs is turning the compa...
Lightbulbs and electronics defined a century of Royal Philips. Can AI and healthcare define its next era?
63 min
21
Why AI image editing isn’t “just like Photoshop”
Analyzing the arguments used to downplay what AI is doing to photography — and to our relationship with visual truth.
38 min
22
Anthropic’s Mike Krieger wants to build AI prod...
Anthropic’s new chief product officer discusses the promise and limits of chatbots like Claude, and what’s next for generative AI.
75 min
23
How the Wayback Machine is fighting linkrot
As more sites collapse and shutter, the internet has become full of roads to nowhere.
36 min
24
The AI election deepfakes have arrived
Six months ago, we talked with The Verge’s Adi Robertson about AI-generated election misinformation. Now, it is here in full force — and it’s getting worse.
37 min
25
Disney Is a Tech Company?
This episode of Vulture’s Land of the Giants explores Disney’s foray into streaming, what led it there, and what it means for the future of the company.
34 min