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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Pixel vs Nexus with UrAvgConsumer
Dieter talks with YouTube's UrAvgConsumer about how the recently announced Google Pixel 5 shares some common ground with the Nexus 5 of 2013.
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Google announces Pixel 5, Chromecast with Googl...
Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chris discuss all the announcements from Google's fall hardware event from this week as well as Sonos suing Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents.
75 min
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Apple Watch Series 6 with WSJ's Joanna Stern
The Verge's Dieter Bohn talks with senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal and Verge alum Joanna Stern about Apple's Series 6 Watch.
42 min
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Amazon announces Ring security drone, new Echo ...
Nilay, Dieter, and Dan discuss all the important announcements from Amazon's fall hardware event this week, from a security drone for your home to a new cloud gaming service.
82 min
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Microsoft Surface Duo with Engadget's Cherlynn Low
The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Dan Seifert talk with Engadget's Cherlynn Low about their process reviewing Microsoft's Surface Duo.
48 min
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Apple announces Watch Series 6 and new iPad Air...
Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Nicole discuss Apple's newly announced products including the Apple Watch Series 6 and the new iPad Air. Also discussed: the PS5 announced pricing, Oculus has a new headset, and TikTok acquisition news continues to brew.
71 min
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We ask a biostatistician about the timeline of ...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Mary Beth Griggs and Nicole Wetsman talk to Dr. Natalie Dean, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida.
59 min
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review / Android 11 rev...
Nilay, Dieter, and Tom discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and Android 11. Also, previews of the Xbox Series X and Series S.
72 min
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Marc Levoy on moving from Google to Adobe and t...
The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with former Google engineer Marc Levoy about his move to Adobe, the state of the smartphone camera, and the future of computational photography.
50 min
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IFA 2020 gadgets / Intel announces 11th Gen Tig...
Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Chris dive deep into all the gadget news that dominated this week, including all the announcements at IFA 2020's virtual event showcase.
65 min
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Recording police brutality: how technology is d...
Capturing the Police is a project from The Verge about how people use technology to bring awareness of police brutality and racism — and what it costs them when they agitate for justice.
49 min
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Surface Duo hands on / Amazon's Halo fitness tr...
Wired's Lauren Goode returns to the show to discuss Microsoft's soon-to-be released Surface Duo, Amazon's new fitness tracker, and an update on Apple's battle with Epic over the App Store.
81 min
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Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman welcomes you to Team...
The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Casey Newton talk with Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman about the antitrust complaints against Google, Yelp staying on top of changes during a pandemic, and where Yelp goes next in an evolving America.
45 min
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review / Galaxy Wa...
Dieter, Dan, and Becca discuss their reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Buds Live, and Galaxy Watch 3.
65 min
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How money and payments have become social media
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Lana Swartz, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia about her new book New Money: How Payment Became Social Media.
46 min
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Fornite kicked off the App Store and Microsoft’...
Nilay, Dieter, Tom, and Dan discuss the timeline of events that lead to Epic Games suing Apple and Google after being kicked out of mobile app stores. They also discuss Microsoft's announcement of the Surface Duo's release date and technical specs.
86 min
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How a TikTok ban would affect the influencer ec...
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz about what actually happens to TikTok users, creators, and the influencer economy if a ban on the app was implemented in the United States.
51 min
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Samsung Unpacked, Google Pixel 4a review, and A...
Nilay, Dieter, Becca, Chris, and Dan discuss the products announced at Samsung's virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a review, a new 27-inch iMac, and Greg Joswiak replaces Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing.
82 min
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Sen. Ron Wyden says Trump’s Section 230 FCC shu...
The Verge's Nilay Patel and Adi Robertson talk to Senator Ron Wyden, who co-authored Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
35 min
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Tech antitrust hearing: the important moments a...
Nilay, Makena, Adi, and Casey discuss the important moments from Congress' antitrust hearing with Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai.
64 min
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt fo...
Verge editor-in-chief talks with Wired senior editor Andy Greenberg, author of Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers.
43 min
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Big tech antittrust hearing preview and the Xbo...
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Casey Newton and Makena Kelly about what to expect at next week's big tech antitrust hearings featuring Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai. Megan Farokhmanesh and Andrew Webster return to discuss the games announced at the Xbox Games Showcase this week.
79 min
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Election cybersecurity: How ready are we for No...
Cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter talks with The Verge's Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom about the state of election security in the US.
46 min
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Twitter gets hacked / NBC's streaming service P...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Russell Brandom, and Julia Alexander discuss an unprecidented Twitter hack this week, the release of NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and the potential restrictions on TikTok from the White House.
70 min
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Will virtual dates stick around after the pande...
A special episode of The Verge's Why'd You Push That Button?
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