

The Vergecast
The Verge
The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, 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
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Jul 8, 2016 • 1h 7min
iOS 10, Sierra, and bookstore bathrooms
03:12 Apple Battery Case
05:10 News Intro
06:08 Apple Updates
08:10 Live Photos
10:45 IOS 10 Updates
44:15 Gadget Guyz
49:00 Pokemon Go
54:60 Lightning Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 1, 2016 • 58min
Secrets
This week on Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul bring in resident cybersecurity expert Russell Brandom to explain the cryptocurrency Ethereum and how there was a recent attack on the Decentralized Autonomous Organization which stole $53 million.
Then, later on in the show a surprise guest pops in to give us breaking news on the Android.
And after you listen to the podcast, head over to theverge.com and cast your vote in the poll for this week's Gadget Face-off featured on this week's podcast!
03:52 - Ethereum
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17:02 - Breaking News
22:04 - Squarespace ad
24:42 - BLU phones
35:33 - Paul’s Gadget Secrets/Gadget Face-off
39:44 - Coors ad
40:50 - Mr. Robot discussion
48:45 - Handshakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 24, 2016 • 56min
Oh gadget, my gadget
This week on Vergecast, Paul Miller and Ashley Carman, part of our Circuit Breaker team, join Nilay and Dieter to discuss trends they've noticed while blogging. Also, fan favorite Nicola Fumo stops by the show to tell us what she's been up to and explains her recent tech troubles.
This wouldn't be a tech podcast without us discussing the iPhone headphone jack rumors so get ready for that too!
01:46 - Gadgets with Paul and Ashley
08:20 - Headphone jack debate
21:53 - Coors ad
22:57 - Nicola Fumo guest
38:06 - Mr Robot ad
40:45 - Gadget Bonanza
47:09 - lightning round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 17, 2016 • 1h 33min
Live from WWDC and E3
Another week on the road for Vergecast; we recorded from WWDC and we have (cross off your bingo square) special guests! All together in the same room again, Nilay and Dieter bring back the ever-wise Lauren Goode and Walt Mossberg, with first-time Vergecaster and co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk Alley" Jon Fortt. Also, Paul Miller's weekly segment "Games are Gadgets Too" calls Casey Newton live from E3 to talk about the newest demos on the show floor.
watchOS 01:58
macOS 17:39
tvOS 28:31
Paul’s Games are Gadgets Too: 43:43
iOS: 58:31
Final thoughts 01:27:50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 10, 2016 • 1h 13min
So much news this week and more to come next week
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert sit down and don't know where to start so they bring in Paul Miller and Loren Grush to help them out. The gang talks Lenovo Tech World, Nest, WWDC, Game of Thrones and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 3, 2016 • 1h 30min
Live from Code Conference
This week on a late night, sleep-deprived Vergecast, Nilay and Dieter reunite in Los Angeles to attend Recode's Code Conference and meet up with Lauren Goode and Casey Newton to give their take on the interviews and throw in a few anecdotes from the night. Things get silly. Also, Paul Miller updates us on new PC backpacks on this week's Gadget of the Week/Gadget Corner (we're still working on the name).
04:26 - Jeff Bezos
34:56 - Paul’s Gadget of the Week
37:32 - Casey reads an ad for Squarespace
39:35 - Twitter talk
48:07 - Facebook talk
55:01 - Sundar Pichai
1:10:55 - Elon Musk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 27, 2016 • 1h 10min
Season 3
Vergecast is back! But something is different…Dieter moved to San Francisco and Nilay is still in New York City. How can they make it work? This is the future and we can chat in cyberspace, that's how. Using ~technology~ we also patch in Paul Miller and Lauren Goode for a special State of Tech discussion.
Wait! There's more! Nilay interviews Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode, to talk about what's to come with this year's mammoth guest lineup at the Code Conference.
We want your feedback! Tell us what you want to see on the show, who you want on the show, or even where you want the show! New episodes every week.
25:55 - Paul’s gadget of the week
31.12 - Nilay and Dieter’s car trouble
41:31 - interview with Kara Swisher
52:23 - lightning round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 6, 2016 • 1h 10min
Emotional time zones
This week on Vergecast, Dieter and Nilay bring back Paul Miller to talk about this week in tech and gadgets, as well as science reporter Arielle Duhaime-Ross to discuss what it was like to spend four days with a biohacker while he tried to kill and then replace his body’s bacteria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 29, 2016 • 55min
Introducing Circuit Breaker, Google hardware, and the next Apple Watch
With Nilay out, Dieter brings in the editor of Circuit Breaker, Paul Miller, and news editor Jake Kastrenakes to discuss this week in tech. Racked senior reporter Nicola Fumo engages the hype matrix in this week's episode of Vergecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 22, 2016 • 1h 17min
Purple Macbook
This week on Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, Adi, and Nicola discuss the legacy of Prince, the new MacBook, and the mystery of Magic Leap. Also Nilay talks with Professor Randal Picker of University of Chicago Law School to explain Google's antirust charges from the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


