Podcast Episodes

Big tech antittrust hearing preview and the Xbox Games Showcase breakdown

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Casey Newton and Makena Kelly about what to expect at the upcoming big tech antitrust hearings featuring Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Election cybersecurity: How ready are we for November 3rd?

Cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter talks with The Verge's Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom about the state of election security in the US — what methods are being proposed to stop potential interfere…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Twitter gets hacked / NBC's streaming service Peacock debuts / TikTok in the US is threatened

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Russell Brandom, and Julia Alexander discuss an unprecedented Twitter hack this week, the release of NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and the potent…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Will virtual dates stick around after the pandemic?

The Verge's Why’d You Push That Button? is back for a special episode all about virtual dating in 2020. The pandemic has forced us all to stay at home when we can, which means if you want to go on a …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

How Color of Change helped lead the Facebook boycott

Nilay Patel talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change.

Color of Change, an online racial justice organization, is one of the groups leading the ad boycott against Facebook and other socia…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

iOS14 public beta is released, Google’s Pixel 3A is discontinued, and Samsung's event is coming soon

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert discuss Apple's iOS14 public beta, the future of Google's phones, and what to expect at Samsung's next hardware event.

Stories discussed this week:

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Bug bounties: the good and the bad of computer security

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of Luta Security Katie Moussouris.

Moussouris has a long history in computer security, working at Microsoft and the Department of Defense cre…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Introducing Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect

This week we’re sharing an episode of Land of the Giants, a podcast from our friends at Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network that examines the most powerful tech companies of our time.

The second …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Apple announces macOS Big Sur, new silicon chips, and iOS 14

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back Verge alum and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to discuss the big announcements from Apple's developer conference this week. Verge news editor Chai…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Why activists need to think about cybersecurity

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and policy editor Russell Brandom talk to founder of CryptoHarlem and cybersecurity expert Matt Mitchell, who works with activists to develop strategies to leave les…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago