The Vergecast

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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.

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TikTok goes to Washington

03.24.2023

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce are joined by policy reporter Makena Kelly, who is on the ground in Washington for the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on TikTok. Later, we dive into all the other ...

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03.24.2023 TikTok goes to Washington The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce are joined by policy reporter Makena Kelly, who is on the ground in Washington for the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on TikTok. Later, we dive into all the other ...
03.22.2023 How to buy an iPad, hike 2,600 miles, and watch free TV Today on the flagship podcast of over-the-air interactive television: David Pierce is joined by Alex Cranz and Janko Roettgers to talk about ATSC 3.0, the new standard for over-the-air broadcasting. The future of TV is up in the air Mitchell ...
03.20.2023 Solo Acts: Marco Arment and his podcast app Overcast For the final episode of our Solo Acts mini series, Ashley Esqueda talks with Marco Arment about being a solo app developer, going from Tumblr to Instapaper to his own podcast app Overcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
03.17.2023 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. Further reading: The night sky is always getting faked Samsung responds to fake Moon controversy Samsung’s fake ...
03.15.2023 Samsung's fake moon photos and Silicon Valley Bank's collapse 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. This episode was recorded live at ...
03.13.2023 Solo Acts: Tinymakesthings' custom keycaps On today's episode of our Solo Acts mini series, Ashley Esqueda talks with Tiny of tinymakesthings, who makes artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards. Tiny explains how she got started making her projects on Twitch, the process for designing the keycaps, ...
03.10.2023 Spotify's redesign, streaming boxes suck, and Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC nomination The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss Spotify's changes within its app, what happening this week at Twitter, Gigi Sohn withdrawing her nomination for FCC commissioner, and a whole lot more. Further reading: The Cybertruck ...
03.07.2023 Giles Martin and Sonos CEO Patrick Spence on the new Era 100 and Era 300 speakers Today, Sonos announced a new line of speakers — the Era 100 and the Era 300 — with the latter finally taking on this format that has been a hit-or-miss experience for music lovers, supporting Amazon Music and Apple Music’s ...
03.06.2023 Solo Acts: Madison Karrh on her adventure puzzle game 'Birth' On episode three of our Solo Acts miniseries, Ashley Esqueda chats with Madison Karrh, an indie game developer who launched her most recent game Birth a few weeks ago. Birth is an adventure puzzle game about constructing a creature from ...
03.03.2023 MWC 2023 gadgets, Meta's AR / VR roadmap, and TikTok's Bold Glamour filter The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss the phones and laptops announced at Mobile World Congress, Meta's AR and VR hardware roadmap for the next few years, Tesla's "Master Plan", and more of this week's tech news. ...
03.01.2023 Apple glucose monitor rumors, Marvel fatigue, and podcast misinformation Today on the flagship podcast of hyper specific wearable sensors: 01:19 - Victoria Song joins Alex Cranz to talk about the latest rumors around Apple’s big progress in blood glucose monitoring. Apple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking ...
02.27.2023 Solo Acts: McRib Locator's Alan Klein In this next episode of our Vergecast Solo Acts mini series, Ashley Esqueda talks with Alan Klein, the creator of the McRib Locator, a website that helps people track and submit where McDonald's BBQ pork sandwich is available in stores. ...
02.24.2023 The Supreme Court hears Section 230 arguments, Sam Bankman-Fried's latest woes The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, T.C. Sottek, and Adi Robertson discuss the Supreme Court cases that could reshape the future of the internet. Later, Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly joins the show to discuss new charges against FTX founder ...
02.22.2023 PSVR 2 review, and the best multiroom audio gadgets Today on the flagship podcast of not-yet-announced Sonos speakers: Adi Robertson and Sean Hollister discuss their review of the PSVR2, and how it ranks among the other VR options today, along with its predecessor. PSVR 2 review: love on a ...
02.20.2023 Solo Acts: Raluca Pop, founder of Hive Social This is episode one of our Vergecast mini-series "Solo Acts", which features people who are working independently to create great things on the internet, hosted by Ashley Esqueda. Today, Ashley talks with Raluca Pop, founder of the social media app ...
02.17.2023 Bing is a liar, Elon's tweets are everywhere, and YouTube CEO steps down Today on the flagship podcast of wanting to smooch your laptop: 01:23 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, Adi Robertson, and James Vincent discuss the flaws with Microsoft's Bing AI, and why it can be an "emotionally ...
02.15.2023 Fixing your own gadgets, from HomePods to Harmony remotes Today on the flagship podcast of home theater remotes: repairing broken gadgets and why you should do it. 01:55 - David Pierce talks with Nic of Nic’s Fix, a repair service specializing in Apple’s original HomePod. Nicsfix.com New Apple HomePod ...
02.10.2023 We tried Bing powered by ChatGPT AI and things got dark The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and James Vincent discuss Microsoft's upgraded Bing search engine with ChatGPT AI. Can Microsoft beat Google at search? Is it actually an upgrade? Also: Disney layoffs, Elon's Twitter reach is dropping, and ...
02.08.2023 “The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes” from Land of the Giants We are sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: Dating. Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? In this season of Land of the Giants: Dating Games, The Verge and New ...
02.03.2023 Samsung announces the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy Book3 Ultra The Verge's Nilay Patel, Richard Lawler, Allison Johnson, and Monica Chin discuss the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event. Further reading: Samsung’s S23 and S23 Plus look a little more Ultra The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a minor update ...
02.01.2023 HomePod (2023) review, the Steam Deck one year later, and faking your death online Today on the flagship podcast of removable power cords: 02:14 - The Verge’s Alex Cranz, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Chris Welch, and Nilay Patel discuss the updated version of the Apple HomePod. Apple’s new HomePod plays it safe How to use ...
01.27.2023 Apple M2 reviews, DOJ sues Google, and this week in Elon Today on the flagship podcast of staring directly down the barrel of a camera, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Monica Chin start the show with an inside look at our M2 MacBook Pro and Mac Mini ...
01.25.2023 The Last of Us recap, lessons learned from Silicon Valley, and Vergecast Hotline Today on the flagship podcast of zombie kisses: 02:02 - The Verge’s managing editor Alex Cranz chats with film & TV reporter Charles Pulliam-Moore about HBO’s The Last of Us and how it handles the video game adaptation. [Spoilers for ...
01.20.2023 Apple announces M2 MacBook Pros, a Mac Mini, and a new HomePod Today on the flagship podcast of automated content creation: 02:23 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Alex Heath start the show with an overview of what we've learned from Elon Musk running Twitter over the past ...
01.18.2023 2023's laptops and wearables we may (or may not) see The Verge’s Alex Cranz talks with senior reviewer Monica Chin about the laptops she saw at CES this year and what it means for 2023’s computer trends. Verge reviewer Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the FDA regulations behind ...
01.13.2023 Apple might make a touchscreen Mac / Samsung S23 images leak The Verge's Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Dan Seifert discuss the numerous Apple rumors we heard about this week, a Samsung Unpacked preview, and the latest gadget news. Further reading: Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac Apple is reportedly ...
01.11.2023 The smart TVs, Matter gadgets, and concept cars from CES The Verge’s Alex Cranz, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Chris Welch, and Andrew Hawkins discuss the best TVs, cars, and smart home gadgets they saw at CES 2023 — from a color-changing car to a vacuum suction system on an OLED TV. ...
01.06.2023 CES is back! Sony announces a car, everything has Matter, and Lenovo puts screens on top of screens CES 2023 is in full swing! The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler parse the vapor ware from the cool new tech we hope to see ship this year. Further reading: Sony and Honda just announced their new ...
12.21.2022 The Bluetooth Holiday Spec-tacular The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Chris Welch, and Sean Hollister celebrate the holiday season with a full show dedicated to Bluetooth. 03:57 - We play Bluetooth Jeopardy! Play along here 30:38 - The crew discuss the many codecs layered ...
12.16.2022 Apple could open up iOS, Elon gets booed, and the golden age of streaming is coming to an end The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler break down all the news from this week. Further reading: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone Twitter ...
12.14.2022 Streaming winners & losers of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more The Verge's Alex Cranz, Nilay Patel, and Charles Pulliam-Moore focus on the big streaming services — Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount Plus — and discuss which are the winners and losers are for this year. ...
12.12.2022 Livestreaming is back! In the final episode on our series about creator economies, David Pierce is joined by producer Hadley Robinson to explore the world of livestreaming and its recent popularity across every social platform. Livestreaming is certainly not a new thing though, ...
12.09.2022 ChatGPT explained, the FTC suing Microsoft, and Apple adding encryption to iCloud backups The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and James Vincent discuss the popularity of ChatGPT. Also: the FTC sues Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase, Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, and some gadget news. Further ...
12.07.2022 Kindle 15th anniversary and the problem with US broadband This week on the flagship podcast of mounting TVs way too high in the hospital room: The Verge's David Pierce chats with Russell Brandom about the state of US broadband, and what we learned from 22,000 people’s internet bills. David ...
12.05.2022 The dark, uncertain world of creator funds Producer Hadley Robinson reports on the often uncertain world digital creators find themselves in trying to make a living on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Should platforms pay creators directly? Are creator funds even good? Creators and experts tell ...
12.02.2022 Elon Musk meets with Tim Cook, Neuralink's show and tell, and FTX's collapse The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss this week in Elon Musk, everything that went wrong with FTX, and the latest gadget news. Further reading: Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon Musk A Twitter executive ...
11.28.2022 The creator of the future is smart, attractive... and animated As we spend more time in digital spaces, our avatars are becoming part of our personality. And digital creators and influencers are becoming part of our culture. Producer Gina Pollack join's The Verge's David Pierce with stories about why advertisers ...
11.23.2022 A very smart Vergecast Thanksgiving Today on the flagship podcast of connected meat thermometers: It’s Thanksgiving week, so we’re going to do something a little different. We’re going to make Thanksgiving dinner! Jen Pattison Tuohy, The Verge’s smart home reviewer and reporter, is also an ...
11.18.2022 Meta Quest Pro review, Taylor Swift crashed Ticketmaster, and more The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Piece, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss the Meta Quest Pro review. Later, the crew discuss Ticketmaster crashing after Taylor Swift fans try to buy concert tickets. Also: Elon Musk's Twitter saga continues and some ...
11.16.2022 The AI-generated, oddly colored future of art Today on the flagship podcast of the difference between CMYK and RGB colors: 02:19 - David talks about the future of Photoshop with Adobe's Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky. 13:37 - Verge senior reporter James Vincent joins the show to ...
11.11.2022 Meta announces job cuts and Twitter prepares for difficult times The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss week two of Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter and Meta announcing job cuts. Later in the show: What's next for Binance and FTX, a stretchable screen by ...
11.09.2022 The politics and laws changing tech in the US This week on 02:10 - The Verge's David Pierce tries out Neeva's Bias Buster, an attempt to get people out of their echo chambers and show them new information in its search engine. 20:25 - Senior reporter Adi Robertson talks ...
11.04.2022 Elon Musk's first week at Twitter / Matter's newest smart home devices The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss what has happened with Twitter since Elon Musk has taken over the company. Then, Nilay, David and Alex discuss the first Matter-compatible devices since the launch of the ...
11.02.2022 Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker Today we're sharing an episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel featuring an interview with Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal. Signal is the popular messaging app that offers encrypted communication. You might recognize Meredith’s name from 2018 when she was an ...
10.28.2022 Twitter is now an Elon Musk company The Verge's Nilay Patel, Liz Lopatto, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Elon Musk officially becoming the owner of Twitter, and what that means for the future of the company. Further reading: Twitter is now an Elon Musk company How ...
10.28.2022 Apple's new App Store tax, Microsoft Surface reviews, and Meta's earnings The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Microsoft Surface reviews, Apple's new App Store tax, and Meta earnings. Further reading: Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (SQ3) review: Windows on Arm is not ready Microsoft Surface Laptop ...
10.26.2022 The two cryptos and the future of the iPad Today on the flagship podcast of all-screen designs: 02:38 -Verge senior audio director Andru Marino dives into the world of a different type of crypto community. 17:51 - David Pierce examines iPadOS 16, Stage Manager, and Apple's attempt at task ...
10.24.2022 Cybersecurity Hotline Special We asked listeners to send in all their questions related to cybersecurity for this special Vergecast Hotline episode. David Pierce talks to Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom to get you the best advice for staying safe online. Email us at ...
10.21.2022 Confusing new Apple products, Netflix password sharing, and NFT cults The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss the announcements from Apple this week, HDR video standards, and all the news out of Netflix and Tesla. Apple launches redesigned iPad with a bigger screen and USB-C Logitech updates ...
10.19.2022 Kanye wants Parler, smartwatch showdown, and the Vergecast Hotline returns Today on the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers: 02:15 - David Pierce and Makena Kelly chat about Ye buying Parler, as well as the other new set of apps and app owners entering the space. Kanye West is ...

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The Vergecast episodes:

TikTok goes to Washington

How to buy an iPad, hike 2,600 miles, and watch free TV

Solo Acts: Marco Arment and his podcast app Overcast

GPT-4 is coming for your work tools — and your job

Samsung's fake moon photos and Silicon Valley Bank's collapse

Solo Acts: Tinymakesthings' custom keycaps

Spotify's redesign, streaming boxes suck, and Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC nomination

Giles Martin and Sonos CEO Patrick Spence on the new Era 100 and Era 300 speakers

Solo Acts: Madison Karrh on her adventure puzzle game 'Birth'

MWC 2023 gadgets, Meta's AR / VR roadmap, and TikTok's Bold Glamour filter

Apple glucose monitor rumors, Marvel fatigue, and podcast misinformation

Solo Acts: McRib Locator's Alan Klein

The Supreme Court hears Section 230 arguments, Sam Bankman-Fried's latest woes

PSVR 2 review, and the best multiroom audio gadgets

Solo Acts: Raluca Pop, founder of Hive Social

Bing is a liar, Elon's tweets are everywhere, and YouTube CEO steps down

Fixing your own gadgets, from HomePods to Harmony remotes

We tried Bing powered by ChatGPT AI and things got dark

“The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes” from Land of the Giants

Samsung announces the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy Book3 Ultra

HomePod (2023) review, the Steam Deck one year later, and faking your death online

Apple M2 reviews, DOJ sues Google, and this week in Elon

The Last of Us recap, lessons learned from Silicon Valley, and Vergecast Hotline

Apple announces M2 MacBook Pros, a Mac Mini, and a new HomePod

2023's laptops and wearables we may (or may not) see

Apple might make a touchscreen Mac / Samsung S23 images leak

The smart TVs, Matter gadgets, and concept cars from CES

CES is back! Sony announces a car, everything has Matter, and Lenovo puts screens on top of screens

The Bluetooth Holiday Spec-tacular

Apple could open up iOS, Elon gets booed, and the golden age of streaming is coming to an end

Streaming winners & losers of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more

Livestreaming is back!

ChatGPT explained, the FTC suing Microsoft, and Apple adding encryption to iCloud backups

Kindle 15th anniversary and the problem with US broadband

The dark, uncertain world of creator funds

Elon Musk meets with Tim Cook, Neuralink's show and tell, and FTX's collapse

The creator of the future is smart, attractive... and animated

A very smart Vergecast Thanksgiving

Meta Quest Pro review, Taylor Swift crashed Ticketmaster, and more

The AI-generated, oddly colored future of art

Meta announces job cuts and Twitter prepares for difficult times

The politics and laws changing tech in the US

Elon Musk's first week at Twitter / Matter's newest smart home devices

Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker

Twitter is now an Elon Musk company

Apple's new App Store tax, Microsoft Surface reviews, and Meta's earnings

The two cryptos and the future of the iPad

Cybersecurity Hotline Special

Confusing new Apple products, Netflix password sharing, and NFT cults

Kanye wants Parler, smartwatch showdown, and the Vergecast Hotline returns

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