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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DoorDash, Uber Eats... and Tony
Crunch time for Rivian and a delivery app rebellion
65 min
152
Are we really about to ban TikTok?
The Verge 's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the US House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok, the streaming news of the week, a Dyson robot, and more.
96 min
153
The 2024 Streaming Draft (live from SXSW)
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz choose their picks for The Vergecast Streaming Draft of 2024 in front of a live audience at SXSW.
56 min
154
Hello and goodbye to the MacBook Air
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's upgraded MacBook Air, the EU's Digital Markets Act deadline for tech’s biggest “gatekeepers”, and more.
93 min
155
AI gadgets, bendy phones, and more from MWC
Also: with the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial
43 min
156
How smart is the smart kitchen, really?
The flagship podcast of Android fridges.
47 min
157
The Apple Car crash
The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce talk through the weird and winding history of Apple's "secret" car project
87 min
158
Tales of a shopping influencer
The Flip app and the Fujifilm X100VI
61 min
159
The smart kitchen is a great idea — and a stran...
A journey into the smart kitchen of our dreams, and a lot of questions about what it takes to get there.
55 min
160
The AIs are officially out of control
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss ChatGPT and Gemini updates, Walmart acquiring Vizio, Apple's Sports app, and more.
82 min
161
The right to repair – and play games anywhere
Parts pairing policies and the future of Xbox.
66 min
162
The shine comes off the Vision Pro
Apple's 14-day return policy, Xbox's exclusive games, Super Bowl streaming troubles, and more.
100 min
163
Passkeys might really kill passwords
Password managers, smart rings, and Vision Pro prices
63 min
164
Disney’s big bets on sports, streaming, and For...
The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss sports streaming, Apple Vision Pro updates, Bluesky removing its invite system, and more.
74 min
165
How AI will change phones — and the whole internet
New Galaxy S24 features and a new kind of browser
77 min
166
Is this peak TikTok?
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro review rating, changes to the TikTok app, streaming news, and more.
72 min
167
The Apple Vision Pro review
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Nilay's review of the Apple Vision Pro, and then answer questions from our listeners.
60 min
168
Apple (grumpily) opens up the App Store
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple allowing alternative browser engines in the EU, Netflix getting WWE, Pixel 9 leaks, and more.
78 min
169
From the Macintosh to the Vision Pro — and beyond
Special guests: Walt Mossberg and Ali Abdaal.
69 min
170
Vision Pro, Galaxy S24: it’s gadget season again
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Victoria Song, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro demo, the Samsung Galaxy S24 announcement, and more of this week's tech news.
93 min
171
Who will win the 2024 streaming wars?
Also: the scariest sound on TikTok
60 min
172
Rabbit, Ballie, and the other gadgets of CES 2024
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz continue CES 2024 coverage.
66 min
173
The TVs, monitors, and laptops at CES 2024
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz are on the ground in Las Vegas for CES 2024
59 min
174
It’s already the year of AI again
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz set the stage for a battle between The New York Times and OpenAI
87 min
175
The USB-C Holiday Spec-tacular
Our annual tradition of honoring a consumer technology standard celebrates the universal serial bus.
100 min