Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 'AI is inevitable' trap
The AI vibes continue to find all-time lows. David and Nilay open the show by talking through the absurd Allbirds pivot to AI, the attacks on Sam Alt…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto
During the height of the cryptocurrency craze a few years ago, the actor Ben McKenzie found himself wondering why no one else was seeing what he was …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fear and loathing at OpenAI
In a week filled with important news about important people, David and Nilay start the show with the biggest news of all: their silly tech projects. …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The case for banning cookie banners
Cookie banners — those pop-ups that appear on practically every webpage demanding you accept their tracking systems — are one of the most consistent …
3 months ago
Apple's best product ever
We love a ranking here on The Vergecast, and it’s time for the hardest one yet: David and Nilay compare notes on the 50 best products Apple has ever …
3 months ago
Apple at 50: the good and the bad
It's Apple 50 week, so we've got an Apple-filled podcast. First, longtime Apple journalist Jason Snell joins the show to talk about the state of the …
3 months, 1 week ago
Meta's court losses could be just the beginning
We start with some important business: Nilay has a flight to catch, and is very worried he won't catch it. Also, it's Apple's 50th anniversary next w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Welp, I bought an iPhone again
David is bored with his iPhone. Over the last few months, he has been testing every other phone he could get his hands on, from the Pixel to the Razr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why people really hate AI
David and Nilay start the show by exploring the increasing disconnect between the people who make AI products, and the people who keep saying they do…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The future of code is exciting and terrifying
A new era of software development is upon us. Career coders are no longer writing code, but rather managing teams of agents that do the work on their…
3 months, 3 weeks ago