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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WWDC predictions / Limiting Section 230 Immuni...
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn run through the most interesting rumors and predictions of announcements at Apple's WWDC next week. Adi Robertson joins to discuss the latest threat to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. ...
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) joined The Vergecast along with Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson to discuss the plight of Hey, Basecamp’s new $99-a-year premium email service.
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Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Makena Kelly talk to Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts about bringing broadband access into rural areas, the technology plights caused by the pandemic, privacy concerns over contract tracing, and the race to 5G.
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Android 11 beta / PS5 reveal / Amazon, IBM, and...
Nilay and Dieter discuss Android 11 beta first impressions, Google countersuing Sonos, WWDC rumors. Megan Farokhmanesh and Andrew Webster discuss the PS5 hardware reveal and new Playsation games. James Vincent explains big tech's ban on facial recognition tech for police.
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Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during ...
Seidman joins Vergecast host Nilay Patel and Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman for a chat about the future of the platform.
59 min
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SpaceX launches humans to space / Facebook's on...
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to senior science reporter Loren Grush about SpaceX successfully launching their first crew to orbit. Casey Newton stops by to discuss Facebook's moderation policy controversy with Donald Trump's posts.
106 min
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The head of HBO Max on launching without Roku, ...
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Julia Alexander talk to Otter Media CEO Tony Goncalves on Tony's new project overseeing HBO Max.
52 min
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Trump signs executive order targeting social me...
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome Adi Robertson and Casey Newton on the show to discuss Trump's executive order targeting social media companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Julia Alexander also stops by the discuss the launch of WarnerMedia's new streaming service HBO Max.
87 min
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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on competing with...
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield about remote working, competition with Microsoft, and the way technology changes how we communicate.
63 min
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Microsoft Build 2020, Elon Musk's factory play,...
Nilay and Dieter welcome Tom Warren, Elizabeth Lopatto, and Ashley Carman to discuss Microsoft's developer conference, Elon Musk's active month, and Spotify getting exclusive streaming rights to The Joe Rogan Experience.
79 min
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Sundar Pichai on managing Google through the pa...
Alphabet CEO and head of Google Sundar Pichai talks with Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn on diversity & Inclusion, the future of their hardware division, and their COVID-19 response.
50 min
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Questions about Facebook's oversight board, Qui...
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome Dan Seifert, Casey Newton, and Julia Alexander to talk about gadget news, Facebook's oversight board, and updates in the streaming world.
81 min
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How pandemic disinformation is affecting social...
Alex Stamos, former chief security officer of Facebook and director of the Stanford Internet Observatory talks to Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Silicon Valley editor Casey Newton
65 min
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New releases: Surface Go 2, Macbook Pro 13-inch...
On Paul Miller's final show, the crew discuss the new 13-inch Macbook Pro, the Microsoft Surface Book 3 and how gameplay looks on the next Xbox.
77 min
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Sonos CEO discusses the Arc and customer backla...
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel welcomes back Sonos CEO Patrick Spence to discuss the products they announced this week, including a Dolby Atmos soundbar.
52 min
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The 3 new CEOs of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, ...
Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss quarterly earnings from tech companies, the 3 new CEOs of the biggest mobile carriers in America, and how Trolls World Tour may be changing the movie theater business.
81 min
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How Amazon's dominance is more visible during a...
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel interviews co-director of the Institute for Local Self Reliance Stacy Mitchell about her critique of Amazon's power in America's marketplace.
56 min
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Reviews of Apple's Magic Keyboard, iPhone SE, a...
Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss The Verge's reviews of Apple's new iPhone SE, the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and Logitech's Combo Touch.
76 min
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Interface Live: Casey Newton and Sarah Frier ta...
Silicon valley editor Casey Newton talks with Bloomberg reporter Sarah Frier about her new book No Filter
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Apple's new iPhone SE, OnePlus 8 Pro review, an...
Nilay, Paul, and Dieter discuss Apple's announcement of a new iPhone SE, the review of OnePlus' 8 Pro, and Verizon buying videoconferencing company BlueJeans.
76 min
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Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tra...
Nilay Patel talks with Adi Robertson, Casey Newton, and Nicole Wetsman about Apple and Google's plan to
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Quibi's launch week, Asus laptop reviews, and S...
Nilay, Dieter, and Paul are joined by Monica Chin to discuss new laptops out this season. Julia Alexander stops by to talk about Quibi's launch week.
65 min
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Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on AI for rural America
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott about his new book "Reprogramming the American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley―Making AI Serve Us All".
64 min
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Zoom's privacy concerns, Apple buys Dark Sky, a...
Nilay, Dieter, and Paul talk to Tom Warren about Zoom's privacy and security concerns. The crew also looks back at the history of Sprint after it finally merged with T-Mobile. Paul's weekly segment "If I were a rich man" updates the keyboard-in-the-front club. The show ends with some chat about Apple buying the weather app Dark Sky and allowing in-app rentals on their mobile devices.
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Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of The Future Today Institute Amy Webb.
50 min