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 and David Pierce 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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A conversation about Section 230 and the future...
In this bonus Vergecast, Verge senior reporter Adi Robertson and policy editor Russell Brandom discuss takeaways from The Verge's Section 230 virtual event.
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Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. buys Tidal / Microso...
The Vergecast discuss Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal, the announcement of Microsoft's Mesh mixed reality platform, and more iPhone rumors.
64 min
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Spotify's big plan for podcasting / Where 5G is...
The Vergecast discuss the state of 5G in America, Spotify's big event this week, and what content you'll find on Paramount Plus.
80 min
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Australia's bargain with Google and Facebook / ...
The Vergecast discuss Australia's News Media Bargaining Code, streaming services in 2021, and this week's Nintendo Direct.
84 min
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Google's mysterious lack of app updates / Apple...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss Google's mysterious lack of iOS app updates, the rumors around Apple's potential VR headset, and the rest of this week's gadget headlines.
64 min
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Jeff Bezos steps away as Amazon CEO / Ford's el...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Sean O'Kane, and Becca Farsace discuss driving Ford's electric Mustang, Tesla's next vehicles, rumors around Apple producing their own car, and Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO.
85 min
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GameStop, Reddit, and Robin Hood: How r/WallStr...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Elizabeth Lopatto explain how a subreddit sent GameStop, AMC and other stocks rocketing up through the stock market.
66 min
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Galaxy S21 Ultra review / Apple redesign rumors...
The Vergecast discusses the Verge review of Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra, the numerous rumors about Apple's future products, and ViacomCBS's new rebranded streaming service.
73 min
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CES 2021 / Samsung’s S21 lineup and Galaxy Buds...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Monica Chin, and Chris Welch dive into all the important announcements from this year's Consumer Electronics Show we saw this week.
59 min
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Trump banned from Twitter, Facebook, and others...
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Adi Robertson, and Casey Newton chronicle the week since the Capitol riot: Trump gets deplatformed and Parler is removed from the app stores.
67 min
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The HDMI Holiday Spec-tacular
The Vergecast dedicates an entire episode to the new HDMI 2.1 standard.
77 min
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Two new antitrust lawsuits against Google / Air...
The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Nilay Patel, and Adi Robertson discuss the two antitrust lawsuits against Google announced this week. Chris Welch joins to discuss his review of Apple's AirPods Max.
68 min
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Apple announces AirPods Max / Qualcomm presiden...
Nilay and Dieter talk with Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon about Qualcomm's new flagship processor, Snapdragon 888, the potential of 5G, and what he thinks about Apple's new M1 processor.
62 min
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The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisi...
Nilay Patel talks with Verge policy editor Russell Brandom, senior reporter Adi Robertson, and contributing editor Casey Newton about the FTC suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
43 min
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 processor for 2021 A...
Verge reporter Julia Alexander joins Nilay and Dieter to discuss WarnerMedia's decision to release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max. News editor Chaim Gartenberg explains Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor for upcoming Android phones in 2021.
66 min
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Decoder: Alamo Drafthouse CEO on the future of ...
Nilay Patel talks with Shelli Taylor, who stepped into her new role as CEO of Alamo Drafthouse during the pandemic.
42 min
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Decoder: Microsoft's Phil Spencer on launching ...
Nilay Patel talks with Phil Spencer, executive vice-president of gaming at Microsoft about the launch of the two new Xboxes.
68 min
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Apple Macbook Air with M1 review / Apple will r...
Walt Mossberg joins the show to discuss his experience with the Macbooks with the new M1 chip. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Dan discuss The Verge's reviews of the computers.
90 min
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Decoder: The future of remote learning with Sal...
Nilay Patel talks with Sal Khan, the co-founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit online learning platform for students in kindergarten through high school.
55 min
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Apple announces M1 chip computers / iPhone 12 m...
Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chaim discuss the new computers Apple announced at their "One More Thing" hardware event, as well as their reviews of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and HomePod mini.
62 min
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Introducing Decoder with Nilay Patel: Mark Cuba...
On the first episode of Decoder, Nilay Patel interviews Mark Cuban.
53 min
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Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5 review / Appl...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren discuss reviews of the new game consoles — Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S, and Sony's PS5. Oh yeah one more thing...there's an Apple event next week.
50 min
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Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the presi...
41 min
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Tearing down the iPhone 12 with iFixit
The Verge's Dieter Bohn talks with iFixit's Kyle Weins and Kay-Kay Clapp about their teardown reviews, the right to repair, and how to fix the Phone 12.
49 min
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This week's Section 230 hearing / gadgets go to...
Nilay, Dieter, and Adi discuss the latest Section 230 hearing with Congress featuring the CEOs of big tech. Ashley Carman stops by to talk about how gadget makers are turning to shopping channels to market their products.
69 min