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The Vergecast

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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.

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.

 

#928

The new Xbox is not an Xbox

We're very bullish on the handheld future of gaming. But we're not bullish on the new ROG ... more

23 hrs Ago

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:43

23 hrs Ago


#927

Version History: Sony Watchman

1982's coolest gadget was the Sony Watchman portable TV. Decades before everyone was glued... more

19 Oct 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:16

19 Oct 2025


#926

AI can't even turn on the lights

Nilay’s back! And you can listen to The Vergecast with no ads, if you’re a Verge subscribe... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:01

17 Oct 2025


#925

Announcing an ad-free Vergecast feed for Verge subscribers

If you're a paid subscriber to The Verge, there's great news: You can now listen to Decode... more

15 Oct 2025

00 MINS

00:51

15 Oct 2025


#924

Google's gadgets, ranked

Google is on a bit of a heater when it comes to gadgets. The Pixel 10 lineup is one of the... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:17

14 Oct 2025


#923

Version History: BlackBerry Messenger

Back when text messages cost 10 cents each, BlackBerry came up with a better way: BlackBer... more

12 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:45

12 Oct 2025


#922

Maybe it's real, maybe it's Sora

Say this for OpenAI: it's very good at raising money, and it's very good at getting attent... more

10 Oct 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:42

10 Oct 2025


#921

Google's extreme smart home makeover

Oh, you thought AI was just in your browser and on your phone? Well, the AI is coming from... more

07 Oct 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:15

07 Oct 2025


#920

Version History: Hoverboards

In 2015, self-balancing scooters (which quickly became known as hoverboards) exploded in p... more

05 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:09

05 Oct 2025


#919

The real price of a free TV

This week, everything is a HomePod. And has ads. The Verge’s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins the ... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:02

03 Oct 2025


#918

My other car is a cargo bike

Sure, you could drive to the grocery store and to school. But wouldn’t you rather grab a f... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:13

30 Sep 2025


#917

Tick Tock, TikTok

After more than five years of backing and forthing, secret meetings and loud screeds, it a... more

26 Sep 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:34

26 Sep 2025


#916

YouTube wants you to go live

In all the tech news and world news last week, YouTube's Made On event got a little lost. ... more

23 Sep 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:11

23 Sep 2025


#915

Meta's quest to own your face

 There’s a lot of gadget news this week! But we begin the show in an unprecedented way: wi... more

19 Sep 2025

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:24

19 Sep 2025


#914

Who is the iPhone Air really for?

It's been a busy week for The Verge's product reviewers! We've got three new phones, three... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:24

17 Sep 2025


#913

Our hottest takes on AI's wild summer

One thing you should know about the iPhone launch is that there’s... not usually a lot of ... more

12 Sep 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:44

12 Sep 2025


#912

The orange iPhone stole the show

Fresh off a day filled with new Apple products, The Verge’s ground team reports back on ev... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:51

10 Sep 2025


#911

Your robot is about to get its own robot

It's a big week for the smart home. Jake, Vee, and Jen sit down to chat about all the new ... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:10

05 Sep 2025


#910

Why are online puzzle games having a moment?

Hooked on LinkedIn’s Queens? Gotta extend your Wordle streak in the New York Times games a... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:35

02 Sep 2025


#909

The Pixel 10's AI screamed at us

The Pixel 10 is in the house, and we’ve been testing them for over a week now. Allison and... more

29 Aug 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:53

29 Aug 2025


#908

Zooming in on weird cameras

This week on The Vergecast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake of PetaPixel’s YouTube channel... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:12

26 Aug 2025


#907

Google's AI-stuffed Pixel 10 event

It’s Pixel week. Jake, Vee, and Allison are chatting about all things Google. First, there... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:48

22 Aug 2025


#906

Do we really want Rosie the Robot?

This week on The Vergecast, the co-founder and former CEO of iRobot, Colin Angle, joins Th... more

19 Aug 2025

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:35

19 Aug 2025


#905

Vibe coding through the GPT-5 mess

GPT-5 is here, and it’s not going so well. This week on The Vergecast, Jake, Vee, and Hayd... more

15 Aug 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:43

15 Aug 2025


#904

How to save a smart home company

This week on The Vergecast, we enter the Jen-era of Hot Girl Vergecast Summer, with a deep... more

12 Aug 2025

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:39

12 Aug 2025


#903

We found stuff AI is pretty good at

In this bonus episode of The Vergecast, Senior Reviewer Victoria Song sits down with a bun... more

10 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:17

10 Aug 2025


#902

GPT-5's big new feature: less lying?

It’s a huge week in AI, with OpenAI releasing GPT-OSS and GPT-5, Grok getting deeply probl... more

08 Aug 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:02

08 Aug 2025


#901

Online shopping is full of copycats

This week on The Vergecast, guest host Mia Sato talks to YouTube fitness pioneer Cassey Ho... more

05 Aug 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:00

05 Aug 2025