Podcast Episodes

Meet Austin Russell, the 25-year-old billionaire building the future of self-driving cars

Austin Russell, Luminar’s founder and CEO on why he thinks LIDAR is the future of self-driving technology, where he thinks the autonomous vehicle ind…

5 years ago

Evil Geniuses' CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson on how to run an esports company

Nilay Patel talks with CEO of Evil Geniuses about how an esports team makes money, where the industry is headed, and where she sees growth.

We want to…

5 years ago

CNBC’s Jon Fortt on GameStop, Robinhood, and wallstreetbets

CNBC anchor Jon Fortt unpacks how the GameStop stock story was covered by the media and if technology has the ability to democratize the markets thro…

5 years, 1 month ago

Black Software author on technology’s role in racial justice

In this episode of Decoder, Nilay sits down with Charlton McIlwain, a professor of media, culture, and communications at NYU and the author of Black …

5 years, 1 month ago

Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton

Nilay Patel talks with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton. Arlan founded VC fund Backstage Capital in 2015 and focuses on investing in “underestimated…

5 years, 1 month ago

The SolarWinds hack: cyber attacks and national security with Reuters reporter Joseph Menn

The Verge's Nilay Patel is joined by Joseph Menn, a cybersecurity reporter at Reuters and author of the new book Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Origin…

5 years, 1 month ago

Marques Brownlee on how to scale MKBHD while being the face of the YouTube brand

Nilay Patel talks with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD on YouTube) about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale…

5 years, 1 month ago

Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms

The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how to run a creative platform like Instagram at scale while keeping users — …

5 years, 2 months ago

Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller

In the aftermath of the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, many online platforms, including both Twitter and Facebook, banned President Trump. In this …

5 years, 2 months ago

The business of meatless meat with Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown

Today’s episode is with Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown. Nilay and Ethan discuss how the company is doing since its IPO in 2019 and how they …

5 years, 2 months ago