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 Wednesday, 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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Meta and Reddit prove the social web is over
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the vibe shift that is happening on social media and the communal internet.
83 min
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How AI really works, and how the smart home broke
Today on the flagship podcast of open-source lightbulbs
67 min
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Reddit vs. Reddit: the latest on the fight for ...
Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss takeaways from The Verge's interview with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.
76 min
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The war for Reddit, new MacBook Air, and Meta's...
David Pierce and Nilay Patel call up Christian Selig, who runs the popular Reddit app Apollo, to talk about the changes to the platform that have infuriated Redditors, and what it means for the future of Reddit.
96 min
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Widgets are back, and everything else from WWDC
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the updates to Apple's iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS announced at WWDC this week.
82 min
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Vergecast vs WVFRM trivia!
The Vergecast's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Dan Seifert are challenged to a game of trivia by Waveform's Marques Brownlee, Andrew Manganelli, and David Imel.
26 min
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Apple’s Vision Pro: the headset of the future?
Apple WWDC 2023's biggest announcements
67 min
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Meta’s Quest 3 revealed and a WWDC preview
Meta's Quest 3 vs. whatever Apple's headset is going to be.
76 min
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The two computers that made Apple
Let's talk about the influence of the Apple II and the Lisa.
74 min
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Microsoft’s big AI Build and Max’s messy stream...
What can Microsoft's AI Copilot do?
82 min
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Why AM radio and Ethernet still matter, and why...
Today on the flagship podcast of the Purah Pad
76 min
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Montana bans TikTok. Also, FREE TV
And the Supreme Court bails on Section 230
78 min
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Into It: The Conversation We’re NOT Having Abou...
Today we're sharing an episode of Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders
37 min
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Google I/O recap: AI is taking over Search
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the big announcements and takeaways from Google I/O 2023.
79 min
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Google AI and foldable phones
Google I/O 2023: the future of Google and our first impressions of the Pixel 7A, the Pixel Tablet, and the Pixel Fold.
73 min
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Bluesky's rise and AI's fall
Google announces the Pixel Fold, the ‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google, and Bluesky is starting to feel like Twitter.
70 min
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The director’s episode: how tech makes movies
The flagship podcast of questionable .mkv files
74 min
43
Apple’s headset, Humane’s weird demo, and the p...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Andrew Hawkins discuss what's happening in the world of EVs. Also: more Apple headset rumors and whatever the heck that Humane demo was last week.
95 min
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ActivityPub is the next big thing in social
Also, what makes a good weather app?
74 min
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AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz wish you happy 420
80 min
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How a TikTok ban could actually work
TikTok banning attempts, the best Android phones, and the year of OLED TVs
66 min
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HBO vs. Max and Twitter vs. Substack
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Warner Bros. Discovery's new streaming service, Sony's mobile gaming move, and Twitter's feud with Substack.
94 min
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The best streaming services in 2023
The Vergecast's first annual streaming draft
52 min
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Twitter blue check chaos and CarPlay squabbles
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss The end of Twitter and the future of infotainment.
79 min
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How to use Microsoft’s AI Copilot, laptop micro...
Today on the flagship podcast of peer-to-peer wireless networking
70 min