The Vergecast
Episodes
Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Nilay owes Walt $100
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Walt and Nilay kick things off with a discussion of the iPhone 6S, the weird new prices of phones, the 2007 iPhone, and more. Subscribe to Ctrl-Walt-D...
Pacific Time should be illegal
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nilay Patel is joined by Liz Lopatto, Loren Grush, and hype-seater Arielle Duhaime-Ross in a special science issue of The Vergecast. They break down w...
A threatening Greg
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times joins Dieter Bohn, Nilay Patel, and new hype-seater Kirsten Frisina to talk ad blocking and the chan...
Peek, pop, whip, and nae nae
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A day after Apple’s huge event, we ran through all the big announcements. The Hype Seat has transformed into the Skype Seat so that Casey Newton can...
Hype's out for summer
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a chill summer situation becomes very heated this week. Nilay, Dieter, Sam, and Special British Guest Tom Warren discuss Windows 10, A...
Shoutout to grandmas
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There's lots of news this week, so there are lots of guests as well. Nilay and Dieter are joined by Sean O'Kane, Jake Kastrenakes, and Kaitlyn Tiffany...
Uphill to Pluto both ways
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in the Bohn Zone as Dieter is in charge of the proceedings this week. Tom Warren is on hand to catch us up on Microsoft's Nokia woes, and w...
Worldwide!
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shoutout to music! Shoutout to stars! Shoutout to hearts! This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Emily are joined by Racked's Nicola Fumo in t...
Puddle of burn
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a very special episode of The Vergecast, featuring our new colleagues from Re/code, Walt Mossberg and Lauren Goode. They join Nilay and Sam...
Hot swap your D-pad
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special bicoastal episode of The Vergecast, as Nilay, Dieter, Emily, and Sam are joined remotely by the one and only Casey Newton, live from th...
Bad Millennial
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, special guest Nicola Fumo from Racked joins us to talk about Apple. But we couldn't get to Apple right away, because Oculus up an...
What do you own?
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, Nilay Patel has some thoughts on ownership, Dieter Bohn offers some feelings about Google, Adi Robertson makes assertions about I...
Spoken like a true snake person
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a special Google I/O edition of the Vergecast, guest hosted by Ross Miller, Emily Yoshida, Dan Seifert, and Sam Sheffer. They discus...
Lumber guitar licks
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The music industry is (and has been) undergoing significant changes. Join Nilay Patel, Micah Singleton, Emily Yoshida, and Sam Sheffer as they discuss...
Air Bud 6
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nilay Patel is fired up about media aquisions, Dieter Bohn is delirious, Sam Sheffer is hyped beyond belief, Russell Brandom is on the Facebook beat, ...
Why is Offline So Hard
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How do you augment reality? With music? With the Microsoft HoloLens? With insane superhero Avengers mythology? Yes, yes, and yes. All those topics and...
Helmets Are the Future
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's been an action-packed week in tech, and we're here to keep the adrenaline pumping. Micah Singleton and TC Sottek join Nilay Patel and Sam Sheffer...
Comcast, Time Warner, Google Fi, and Apple Watch
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It may sound as if this episode of The Vergecast were recorded from within the aisles a Party City, but no; it's just our enthusiastic celebration of ...
The Force Naps
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's a veritable who's who of podcasting today, as Dieter Bohn takes the Vergecast reigns, and invites Chris Ziegler, Sam Sheffer, Emily Yoshida, and ...
I Don't Think Anyone is Great
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There is finally an actual Apple Watch in the studio, and Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Joanna Stern, and Sam Sheffer are on hand to look at it, talk abou...
Netflix Bedtime
03 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What ever happened to predictability? Well, we're throwing it out the window today, as special guests Liz Lopatto and Kwame Opam join Nilay and Sam, w...
Good radio
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's another tech-filled week, but this one is just a little more British than usual. International visitor Tom Warren joins Nilay, Dieter, and Sam to...
Dutch Teens Who Solve Crimes
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is a whirlwind of news, thoughts, and feelings. Dieter Bohn regales us with his final assessment SXSW, Nilay Patel cannot get over...
Sam from the Future
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The lineup is turned on its head this week as Joanna Stern joins Nilay Patel and Chris Plante, and Chris Ziegler takes the hype reins while Sam is abs...
Bonus: Apple Watch and MacBook Event
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special bonus Verge Live episode, recorded after Apple's March 9, 2015 event. As Apple wraps up its Spring Forward event — Apple Watch! A ...
Infinity Gigabytes and Infinity Buckets
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a roller coaster of emotions this week. Dieter breaks down and shares his feelings about the Galaxy S6, Nilay declares his love for l...
Ikecheck
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We've captured lightning in a bottle this week. We somehow managed to record The Vergecast in the brief moments between the Arizonan llamas and the wh...
Vaping Alone with Wikipedia
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to settle in for another hard tech episode? I hope so, because that's what we have this week. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Sam bring the be...
I Will Putter in RadioShack
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in the Bohn Zone this week. Nilay is away, but Dieter, Ross, Chris, and Sam are here to weave a tapestry of technology and pop culture, wit...
In the Tweet Mix
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show includes a very special attempt at an actual introduction. That's right, we're rolling out the red carpet for Nicholas Carlson, Busin...
Dressed as a Pirate
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's a very special episode of The Vergecast. This is David Pierce's final day at The Verge, and as such, we have dressed him as a pirate and forced h...
Special Edition: The 2015 Sundance Film Festival
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Verge's Casey Newton, Emily Yoshida and Bryan Bishop chat about the films of the Sundance Film Festival, the huge steps Oculus is making in the na...
Business Hole
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite the week, as evidenced by the fact the Dieter has been awake for a full 24 hours at this point. We've got BIll Gates, holograms, local...
Heartbeat Trolling Everyone All the Time
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We're going hard tech with Nilay Patel, Chris Ziegler, and special British guest Tom Warren. We've got Microsoft, Apple, VR, Hyperloop, and dispatches...
The Verge YouTube Roundtable at CES
10 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dieter Bohn, Austin Evans, Marques Brownlee, and Jonathan Morrison as they discuss the best gadgets they saw at CES 2015. Learn more about your a...
CES 2015, Day 3
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
They said it wasn't possible. They said the show couldn't go on. And yet, here we are, at the fourth and final Vergecast of CES 2015. Send the week of...
CES 2015, Day 2
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's Day 2 of CES 2015. We're confused, we're delirious, and we have a lot of feelings about Say Anything. Join Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Chris Plante...
CES 2015, Day 1
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this, the first official day of CES 2015, The Vergecast is a reflection on the day's experiences. Nilay Patel yells across the floor to Sony's boot...
CES 2015, Day 0
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CES is here, and the Vergecast has come along with it. Join Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Plante on a journey through the show's biggest news. W...
Texting for Drugs
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As the year winds to a close, we reflect back on the horrors of hacking, the collusion against Goliath, the merits of a physical keyboard, and somethi...
Roomba with a Knife
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We're joining the enterprise on this week's Vergecast. Sony, Microsoft, Apple—we've got all your corporate backend stories covered. Plus, Dieter int...
You've Got to Be a Grownup When You're on the Internet
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE As The Vergecast progresses as a premier, category leading podcast, it is important to identify its core strengths an...
Stephen Elop, King of Thieves
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It was a week of learning and growth on the Vergecast. Specific lessons included who actually owns Nokia, who has used an Apple Watch, what qualifies ...
Artisanal Hipster Vinyls
14 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show involves a lot of policy: policy on the internet, policy in music, policy concerning not being stabbed when retrieving your stolen iP...
Hypecheck
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
To some, it's a black-and-white answer. To others, it's a subtle gray. Some say hype can't be felt, only psychically perceived. It's a beacon of hope,...
I Have 23 Children
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The hype meter is off the charts this week. The sweat is real. This Vergecast is beef, not bust. Our hosts Nilay Patel, Chris Plante, and The Verge's ...
An Incorrect Oral History of Vaping
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Following an immediate but brief foray into Nilay Patel’s dark memoir-in-progress, the Vergecast progresses nicely into a week chock full of news, l...
Apple's October 2014 Event
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a Very Special Episode of the Vergecast. In fact, it's The Verge Live, straight from Apple's October event. Ross Miller and Chris Ziegler...
A Meter of Sweat
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Plante joins Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn on this week's Vergecast to read his unstructured, free verse poetry about the HTC Re Camera. Or maybe ...
Milwaukee With Rich People
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is back with Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, new Verge science editor Liz Lopatto, and notable humanoid trollbeast TC Sottek. There was Ebola,...
The Robot Nearly Killed Me
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is back with Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren. No iPhones were bent in the creation of this episode, nor were any bricked by rog...
Diego is useless
19 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, finally: The Vergecast is really back, and there's a whole lot to talk about. This week, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and David Pierce get together ...
Pardon me, is that Apple you're wearing?
13 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this week's episode, we...
Getting in touch with Android Wear
21 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this week's episode, we...
Finding your digital prophet
14 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this week's episode, we...
The man behind Bitcoin and the return of 'Shaq Fu'
07 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology — and anything else that ...
Six degrees of 'Lawnmower Man'
28 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology — and anything else that ...
Why Facebook acquired WhatsApp
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology — and anything else that ...
Comcast and TWC, the Lumia Icon, and NSA protest
14 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this episode, Nilay Pat...
The red Nexus 5, Satya Nadella, and the odd success of Flappy Bird
07 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this week's episode, Ni...
Google's sale of Motorola, the iPod's decline, and Daft Punk helmets
31 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, technology, and anything else our hosts mi...