Podcast Episodes

Why Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg went to war over WordPress

Today, I’m talking with Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic and the public face of WordPress. Last year, Matt essentially went to war, publicly and in the courts, against a hosting comp…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says dating AI chatbots is 'playing with fire'

Today, I’m talking with Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod. Hinge is one of the biggest dating apps in the United States — it’s rivaled only by Tinder, and both are owned by the massive conglomerate…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Monopoly isn’t a game (with Lina Khan)

Hey everyone, it’s Nilay. Decoder is on a short summer break right now, but we’ll be back starting June 23 with new episodes, and we’re very excited for what we have on the schedule. 

In the meantime…

Published on 3 months ago

Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor

Today, I’m talking with Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith. Taskrabbit is an interesting company; it’s known best for being a platform for hiring people to put together your furniture, so much so that Ikea ac…

Published on 3 months ago

Why Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela thinks AI filmmaking is the future

Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and co-founder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, so you’ll hear the audienc…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app

Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. This is Brian’s fourth time on the show, and he’s one of my favorite guests because he’s so clearly obsessed with things like company structure, desig…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How private equity kills companies and communities

Today, I’m talking with journalist Megan Greenwell about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes out June 10th. It's fantastic and maddening in equal me…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the next phase of AI

In what's become a bit of a Decoder tradition, I spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in person after I/O. The conference this year was all about AI, particularly a slew of actual AI products, not jus…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Uber's CEO is okay with reinventing the bus

Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation on the same day Uber announced a big set of product updates, including new options for shared rides. Dara was in New …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it

Today, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and one of the company’s AI leaders. Kevin is one of my favorite repeat Decoder guests, and he joined the show this tim…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago