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.
Episodes
December 2, 2022 • 87 min
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 got a court injunction to prevent Elon Musk from firing her
Another major ad agency recommends pausing Twitter ad campaigns
Elon Musk is delaying Twitter’s paid verification to avoid Apple’s 3...
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November 28, 2022 • 32 min
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 love digital creators, why a dancing hot dog will never leave your brain, and what the creator industry is learning from mascots. Next time you’re scrolling through your Instag...
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November 23, 2022 • 75 min
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 excellent cook. So she’s at home in South Carolina, and she’s going to make us a meal and tell us all about the state and future of the smart home and kitchen gadgets. This episode...
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November 18, 2022 • 104 min
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 weekly gadget news.
Further reading:
Meta Quest Pro review: get me out of here
Taylor Swift crashed Ticketmaster following 'historically unprecedented demand' for ti...
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November 16, 2022 • 63 min
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 discuss generative AI art and all its possibilities and complications.
43:05 - The Verge's Kristen Radtke and Jess Weatherbed chat with David about Pantone's new subscription servi...
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November 11, 2022 • 80 min
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 LG Display, and the Surface Pro 9 review.
Further reading:
Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to prepare for ‘difficult times ahead’ and ends remote work
Read Elon Musk’s first email to Twitter employees
Elon ...
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November 9, 2022 • 69 min
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 about her story How America turned against the First Amendment
42:27 - Policy reporter Makena Kelly explains the CHIPS and Science Act, and how it could reshape the tech industry in America.
Further rea...
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November 4, 2022 • 90 min
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 smart home standard.
Further reading:
Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter
Why Elon Musk is so desperate for Twitter to make money
Elon Musk could enable Twitter's edit b...
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November 2, 2022 • 75 min
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 AI researcher at Google and one of the organizers of the Google walkout. Now she’s at Signal, which is a little different than the usual tech company: it’s operated by ...
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October 28, 2022 • 47 min
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 weak leadership cratered Twitter’s morale
The Twitter deal is all downside risk for Elon Musk
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October 28, 2022 • 87 min
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 5 (13.5-inch) review
Surface defined 10 years of Windows PCs — can Microsoft nail the next 10, too?
Microsoft says more than 20 million people have used Xbox Cloud Ga...
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October 26, 2022 • 67 min
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 managers.
iPadOS 16's Stage Manager is not the future of multitasking you were hoping for
34:05 - Dan Seifert and Monica Chin join David to discuss and explain Apple's confusi...
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October 24, 2022 • 51 min
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 vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you.
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October 21, 2022 • 88 min
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 Crayon stylus with the USB-C port missing from the Apple
The new Apple TV 4K has a remote with USB-C and a lower starting price
Apple’s new iPad only supports the old Apple Pencil–...
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October 19, 2022 • 82 min
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 buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler
The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition
24:44 - Victoria Song and Dan Seifert return to the show for a smartwatch showdown between the Pixel Watch...
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October 14, 2022 • 82 min
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.
Meta Connect 2022: all the news on the Quest Pro
The Meta Quest Pro is a cutting-edge headset looking for an audience
Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars
What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?
Mark Zucker...
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October 11, 2022 • 74 min
Today on the flagship podcast of low-latency head tracking:
02:35 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg chats with deputy editor Alex Heath about Meta's new headset, the Quest Pro.
22:00 - Alex Heath and senior reporter Adi Robertson chat with David Pierce about their first impressions using the Quest Pro.
47:45 - Group Publisher for The Verge Chris Grant chats with David about what's happening in VR for video games.
You can listen t...
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October 7, 2022 • 80 min
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the announcements from Google's Pixel 7 event.
Senior correspondant Liz Lopatto joins the show to explain the latest in the Elon Musk/Twitter trial saga.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is here (and so is Chris Pratt)
Hands-on with the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro: something familiar
The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro double down on Tensor-fueled features
Google’s Pixel...
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October 5, 2022 • 57 min
Today on the flagship podcast of hardcopy peripherals:
02:27 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with Dave Limp, SVP of devices and services at Amazon.
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing
24:04 - David also tries to answer a listener question about why it feels like printers haven't improved in years.
Best Printer Buying Guide (Consumer Reports)
39:55 - Lastly, Becca Farsace tests out which earbud...
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October 3, 2022 • 21 min
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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