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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What does music feel like in the metaverse?
The Verge's David Pierce dives into the world of virtual concerts in digital spaces like Roblox and Fortnite. Is this the future of live music?
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Google is shutting down Stadia / Amazon's hardw...
The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss Google deciding to shut down its game streaming service Stadia. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to chat about all the products Amazon announced at its hardware launch event this week, including the new E Ink tablet for reading and writing.
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Handheld gaming, scooter subscriptions, and a T...
David Pierce dives into what's next in the game console world, why he paid $55 a month for a scooter, and the many tech events coming up in October.
53 min
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The complicated relationship between musicians ...
Can a budding artist find their place in the world of viral video?
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Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, David Pierce, and Victoria Song discuss using the new Apple Watch Ultra, the next-gen GPUs, and a bunch of gadget news.
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GTA leaks, TikTok search, and Apple reviews hot...
The Vergecast covers the Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks, TikTok's search skills, and outstanding questions about the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8.
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Will the future of music sound a lot like the p...
In part 1 of our Vergecast: Future of Music series, Alex Cranz talks with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the trends in music today that make new songs out of old material, and whether it's foreshadowing the future of pop.
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Reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Serie...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and Apple Watch Series 8.
79 min
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Websites are back: inside The Verge's redesign
David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the ideas behind The Verge's brand new redesigned website, which officially launched on September 13th. David also chats with senior product manager Tara Kalmanson and senior engineer Matt Crider, who worked on the redesign, about what went into implementing those ideas.
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Apple’s iPhone 14 event: the biggest announceme...
Apple held their annual hardware event on their campus, debuting new iPhones, new Watches, and new AirPods. Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss everything that happened at the "Far Out" event, first impressions of the products, and their expectations for Apple in the next year.
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The future of Apple: our biggest questions and ...
The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz discuss the future of Apple.
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Snap laying off 20 percent of employees, Twitte...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss this week's gadget news. Casey Newton joins the show to discuss Twitter finally adding the edit button for tweets.
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Land of the Giants: It's a WhatsApp world
We're sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta disruption
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Twitter is a mess, Apple 'Far out' rumors, and ...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news.
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The Elgato Stream Deck's endless buttons
Today’s whole episode is about buttons.
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Android 13 arrives, Galaxy Watch 5 review, and ...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Android 13 update, the battle between the vertical video apps, and a bunch of gadget news.
80 min
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Ford F-150 Lightning review, stress-testing ear...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022 biggest a...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past week.
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Amazon buys Roomba, non-watch wearables, and th...
David Pierce taps into The Verge's reviews team to explore where we're headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones.
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HBO Max might get maimed, Apple might remove th...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news — including what's happening with HBO Max, Apple iPad rumors, some handheld gaming updates, and this week in EVs.
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Work from anywhere: sailboats, solar generators...
David Pierce hosts a special "work from anywhere" episode of The Vergecast while he is on vacation.
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Microsoft Q4 earnings, Spotify’s subscribers ri...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce. and Alex Cranz discuss the quarterly tech earnings from Apple, Microsoft, Spotify, and more.
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Instagram is TikTok now, BeReal is everywhere, ...
The Verge's David Pierce talks with deputy editor Alex Heath about how Meta is pivoting Facebook and Instagram away from your friends and more towards short form video. Casey Newton chats with David about the social media app BeReal, and whether it's able to succeed among social media titans. The Vergecast Hotline is back! Experts at The Verge answer your tech questions.
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Netflix wants linear TV to die, Thread border r...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz run discuss Tesla earnings, Netflix's next move, and an upgrade to smart home standard Thread.
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Project Gene5is adventures, Congress takes on V...
The Verge's David Pierce dives into Project Gene5is, the state of VPNs, and the Nothing Phone 1.
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