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
February 3, 2023 • 79 min
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 to a spec monster
Where’s the Galaxy S23’s satellite connectivity, Samsung?
Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. S23 Plus vs. S23 Ultra: spec comparison
The Galaxy Book3 Ultra i...
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February 1, 2023 • 89 min
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 the Apple HomePod’s temperature and humidity sensors
43:23 - Katharine Trendacosta joins the show to discuss why and how faking your death has been a common practice in online communities.
A ...
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January 27, 2023 • 81 min
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 reviews. After that, the crew breaks down the case the US Department of Justice has filed against Google's ad business and of course we try to make sense of the latest Elon Musk shenanigans.
Further reading:
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January 25, 2023 • 74 min
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 episode 1 + 2]
22:40 - Historian and author of the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America Margaret O'Mara talks about how the lack of non-compete clauses shaped Silicon...
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January 20, 2023 • 90 min
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 few months.
24:50 - Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine
48:34 - Apple's Mac and HomePod announcements from this week
Further reading:
Inside Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore” Twit...
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January 18, 2023 • 70 min
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 health tech, and whether the stuff we saw at CES will ever be available in the United States.
Further reading:
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3i is the CES 2023 gadget I’m most excited for
Lenovo Yoga Book 9...
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January 13, 2023 • 69 min
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 making an all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip
iPhone 16 Pro models could feature under-display Face ID
Apple's next custom hardware trick might be its own Mi...
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January 11, 2023 • 64 min
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.
Further reading:
CES 2023: Verge Video’s best of
Why Matter mattered at CES
The $3,000 totally wireless Displace TV is the definition of CES absurdity
Roku does the obvious thing and announces its own TV lin...
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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 electric car brand, Afeela
The BMW i Vision Dee is a future EV sports sedan that can talk back to you
Check out BMW’s color-changing concept car in action
Mercedes-Benz and ChargePoint are going to install tho...
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December 21, 2022 • 82 min
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 onto the Bluetooth spec, and where the standard is headed.
46:56 - Former Bluetooth SIG executive director Dr. Mike Foley joins the show to discuss his time in charge of Bluetooth.
Happy Holi...
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December 16, 2022 • 90 min
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 Blue is back, letting you buy a blue checkmark again
Elon Musk sells yet another $3.58 billion of Tesla shares - The Verge
Twitter suspends @ElonJet after Mu...
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December 14, 2022 • 84 min
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.
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call the hotline at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you.
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December 12, 2022 • 37 min
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, so why does it seem to be having a moment?
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December 9, 2022 • 94 min
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 reading:
ChatGPT proves AI is finally mainstream — and things are only going to get weirder
The FTC is suing Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase
Mi...
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December 7, 2022 • 70 min
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 also talks with Verge managing editor Alex Cranz about the Amazon Kindle's 15th anniversary, why the Kindle has been so successful, and maybe also why it hasn’t done more. Keep listening for Ale...
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December 5, 2022 • 24 min
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 us what they have found behind the curtain and what it's like to chase the dream of making a living as a digital creator.
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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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