The Vergecast podcast

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.

 

#890

Life with the Nintendo Switch 2

It's a small miracle that a bunch of us managed to get our heads out of Mario Kart World l... more

Yesterday

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:41

Yesterday


#889

Switch, Xbox, and the portable future of games

There's a lot of news this week, so today's episode turned into a whole bunch of lightning... more

13 Jun 2025

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:13

13 Jun 2025


#888

Liquid Glass, Spotlight, and the rest of WWDC 2025

Apple spent 90 minutes talking about the future of its software, and we're pretty sure onl... more

10 Jun 2025

2 HR 05 MINS

2:05:57

10 Jun 2025


#887

Previewing Apple's 2025 WWDC

Developer conference season is almost over, but we've got one show left to see: Apple's WW... more

06 Jun 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:03

06 Jun 2025


#886

One company's quest for the perfect charger

We've talked many times on The Vergecast about the dream of the perfect charger. We call i... more

03 Jun 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:31

03 Jun 2025


#885

Can a redesign save Apple's software?

It's a slowish news week ahead of some very busy news weeks, so of course Nilay and David ... more

30 May 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:31

30 May 2025


#884

Inside the Meta monopoly trial

After more than a month of testimony, the Meta antirust trial is beginning to slow down. T... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:42

27 May 2025


#883

OpenAI and Jony Ive's AI super-gadget

Bad news if you don't care about AI: this week was absolutely chock-full of AI news. First... more

23 May 2025

1 HR 53 MINS

1:53:50

23 May 2025


#882

The Razr Ultra proves flip phones are almost ready

Kids these days, you know? They love the '90s, they want everything to be colorful and bol... more

20 May 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:51

20 May 2025


#881

HBO's no good very bad rebrand

Names are hard — but they don't have to be this hard. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake K... more

16 May 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:21

16 May 2025


#880

A buggy Sonos mystery

The Verge's Will Poor recently came home from vacation and discovered he had an insect pro... more

13 May 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:06

13 May 2025


#879

Why Apple is trying to save Google

Where will Meta, Apple, and Google be three years from now? It's starting to look like the... more

09 May 2025

1 HR 45 MINS

1:45:27

09 May 2025


#878

The AI wearables are always listening

The Verge’s Victoria Song joins the show to talk about a new genre of gadget, which both s... more

06 May 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:38

06 May 2025


#877

How Apple lost control of the App Store

Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nil... more

02 May 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:24

02 May 2025


#876

The Slate Truck is a whole new kind of car

Sometimes you want more tech in your life — and sometimes you want a lot less. This episod... more

29 Apr 2025

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:17

29 Apr 2025


#875

Everybody wants to buy Chrome

Some weeks, it just feels like everything is up in the air all at the same time. Nilay and... more

25 Apr 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:17

25 Apr 2025


#874

How to keep your data safe when you travel

 If you’re heading on vacation this summer, you’re going to want to listen to this. The Ve... more

22 Apr 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:43

22 Apr 2025


#873

Big Tech is back on trial

We promise, this episode is only a little bit about header bidding. Nilay and David are jo... more

18 Apr 2025

1 HR 55 MINS

1:55:52

18 Apr 2025


#872

The 2025 Vergecast Streaming Draft

It's time, once again, to see what's what in the streaming wars. For the third year in a r... more

15 Apr 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:12

15 Apr 2025


#871

How the tech world is responding to tariff chaos

Welcome to tech in 2025, where everything's made up and the numbers don't matter. Nilay, D... more

11 Apr 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:42

11 Apr 2025


#870

Switch 2: the good news and bad news

Last week, The Verge's Ash Parrish got to play with the new Nintendo Switch 2. We got over... more

08 Apr 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:00

08 Apr 2025


#869

How tariffs will change your gadgets

It's a Nintendo Switch 2. What could it cost, a thousand dollars? In this episode, Nilay, ... more

04 Apr 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:50

04 Apr 2025


#868

Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphone

David has a Light Phone III, and it's making him wonder a lot of things about technology. ... more

01 Apr 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:02

01 Apr 2025


#867

OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem

In this episode, we do a Studio Ghibli-like rendition of The Vergecast. First, Nilay and D... more

28 Mar 2025

2 HR 04 MINS

2:04:36

28 Mar 2025


#866

How Roomba got stuck

Some products are so successful they become snynonymous with their whole category — nobody... more

25 Mar 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:29

25 Mar 2025


#865

Trump's confusing crusade against Big Tech

Starlink is in the White House, Siri is still bad, Pebble is back, up is down, everything ... more

21 Mar 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:17

21 Mar 2025


#864

Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars

Handheld gaming looks like the future — so why isn't it more popular? The Verge's Sean Hol... more

18 Mar 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:53

18 Mar 2025


#863

The fake promise of better Siri

Big tech companies are forever making promises about the future. And you might (or might n... more

14 Mar 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:14

14 Mar 2025


#862

China has some big ideas about smartphones

In this episode, what's old is new again, and what's new is... AI again. The Verge's Allis... more

11 Mar 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:36

11 Mar 2025


#861

Apple's chip bumps, big and small

Apple's new gadgets this week were pretty minor updates, so of course we talk about them f... more

07 Mar 2025

1 HR 53 MINS

1:53:18

07 Mar 2025