Vergecast is on vacation this week, so instead we'll share an episode of Land of the Giants from our friends at Recode.

Land of the Giants is a podcast that explores the five biggest tech companies and their impact on our world, and this season is all about Google.

The episode we're sharing tells the story of how two grad school students with a unique way to search the internet launched a company that would become the gateway to the internet for the entire world.

In the rest of the season, Land of the Giants: The Google Empire will cover issues like Google’s relationship with the government, the origins of their antitrust troubles, and what their future may look like as they face off against Congress and the Biden Administration. 

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