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.
1
Meta’s Quest 3 revealed and a WWDC preview
Meta's Quest 3 vs. whatever Apple's headset is going to be.
76 min
2
The two computers that made Apple
Let's talk about the influence of the Apple II and the Lisa.
74 min
3
Microsoft’s big AI Build and Max’s messy stream...
What can Microsoft's AI Copilot do?
82 min
4
Why AM radio and Ethernet still matter, and why...
Today on the flagship podcast of the Purah Pad
76 min
5
Montana bans TikTok. Also, FREE TV
And the Supreme Court bails on Section 230
78 min
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
The director’s episode: how tech makes movies
The flagship podcast of questionable .mkv files
74 min
11
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
12
ActivityPub is the next big thing in social
Also, what makes a good weather app?
74 min
13
AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz wish you happy 420
80 min
14
How a TikTok ban could actually work
TikTok banning attempts, the best Android phones, and the year of OLED TVs
66 min
15
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
16
The best streaming services in 2023
The Vergecast's first annual streaming draft
52 min
17
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
18
How to use Microsoft’s AI Copilot, laptop micro...
Today on the flagship podcast of peer-to-peer wireless networking
70 min
19
The swaggy AI Pope and Apple headset rumors
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss AI image generators getting better, WWDC 2023 rumors, and the other biggest stories in tech this week.
82 min
20
The best laptops for school, tablets for readin...
The Verge answers questions from The Vergecast Hotline.
62 min
21
TikTok goes to Washington
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, David Pierce, and Makena Kelly react to the TikTok hearing going on in Washington
79 min
22
How to buy an iPad, hike 2,600 miles, and watch...
Today on the flagship podcast of over-the-air interactive television
77 min
23
Solo Acts: Marco Arment and his podcast app Ove...
For the final episode of our Solo Acts mini series, Ashley Esqueda talks with Marco Arment about being a solo app developer for years, going from Tumblr to Instapaper to his podcast app Overcast.
30 min
24
GPT-4 is coming for your work tools — and your job
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, David Pierce, and James Vincent discuss OpenAI announcing GPT-4, the next generation of its AI language model.
89 min
25
Samsung's fake moon photos and Silicon Valley B...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Samsung faking photos of the moon on its phones, what happened with Silicon Valley Bank, and hottest topic of the season: ChatGPT and AI
46 min