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It only takes a prick to pop a bubble

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having a relationship with a woman named Alice Huang (no relation). Was she a business partner, or was she a spy sent by the Chinese g

Nov 10
43 min

Torrenters are building epic media collections

#14 trending · Technology

All around the internet, groups of media fans are hunting for and curating some of the best movie, music, and TV collections anywhere. And they're doing it all via BitTor

Nov 9
37 min

Big Tech lost big in the 2026 election

#33 trending · Technology

The 2026 midterm elections in the US ended in a sweeping win for Democrats — and several dozen sweeping losses for the AI industry. Nilay and David dig into what the resu

Nov 6
1 h 39 min

Books are .epubs, .mp3s, and .mp4s, too

Morgann Book reads a lot of books. And, as a literary creator and podcaster, makes a lot of content about books. She joins the show to explain why BookTok loves all thing

Nov 5
36 min

Why Rian Johnson made a photo app

Film director and camera nerd Rian Johnson sits down with Vergecast guest host and camera nerd David Imel for an unapologetically nerdy conversation about cameras. They c

Nov 4
1 h 00 min

Will data centers rock the vote?

It's Election Day in the United States, and data centers have become a core issue in some of the country's most important midterm races. The Verge's Adi Robertson explain

Nov 3
35 min

Cloud gaming works — but it's not winning

Streaming all your video games seems like such a good, simple idea. All your games, everywhere, on any screen you like — it's the dream! The Verge's Sean Hollister explai

Nov 2
40 min

The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets

Nilay is going to buy the new touchscreen MacBook. But not for the touchscreen. He and David talk through Apple's new laptop, and what it means for Apple's other devices,

Oct 30
1 h 33 min

The touchscreen MacBook Apple said it wouldn't make

Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge's Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PRO

Oct 29
40 min

Amazon built the Trojan Horse for your smart home

Amazon's product launch spree continues, this time with a bunch of new Alexa-powered Echo devices. The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains what the new Echo Show 16

Oct 28
41 min

Inside the early days of the AI revolution

Kevin Roose's new book, The AGI Chronicles, tells the story of the AI revolution. He joins the show to explain its earliest beginnings: the researchers who discovered wha

Oct 27
48 min

Files are over. All you need are URLs

We talk a lot about where the computer is, and where your stuff is. Paul Ford, a co-founder of Aboard and longtime tech blogger, recently built a tool called TinyLittleOf

Oct 26
36 min

The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad

We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn’t always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing — and asses

Oct 23
1 h 49 min

Why Tesla needs its cars to fly

Tesla recently showed off a new version of its Roadster. Well, a new version of its old version of the Roadster, anyway. But this one flies! The Verge's Andy Hawkins join

Oct 22
37 min

How we really feel about the iPhone Duo | Livestream

iPhone Duo reviews are out today and... it's complicated. David Pierce, Nilay Patel and senior smart phone reviewer Allison Johnson talk through The Verge's review and an

Oct 21
1 h 05 min

AI is dividing the math world in two

Over the last several months, the AI industry has set its sights on some of the problems that have stymied mathematicians for years. In some cases, AI models have made hu

Oct 20
43 min

Why your favorite creator is building an app

Creator life involves using a lot of software. Bad software. Stephen Robles is one of the creators who decided to build something better, for himself and for his communit

Oct 19
41 min

Apple's HomeView has an app problem

Well, it's been a couple of days, and David and Nilay have some more information — and a bunch of new questions — about the Apple HomeView. They also talk about the lates

Oct 16
1 h 36 min

Everything's recording everybody. What now?

Meta just shipped a pair of smart glasses with no camera — a change that both David and The Verge's Victoria Song are excited about. But these glasses, like the new produ

Oct 15
39 min

The $8 million AI music scam

A man named Mike Smith was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison, and a fine in excess of $8 million, for creating an AI system that faked billions of streams and ear

Oct 14
38 min

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Love their insight into the technology they discuss, especially how it impacts markets and products. Not so much the tangential politics- not what you really come to Verge for I thought.

Rlevs · Jul 2026

I started listening to the Vergecast a month or two ago and it’s quickly become one of my favorite tech-related podcasts. Thoughtful coverage of different developments and really explores some of the deeper issues underlying our modern experience of the web. Also, absolutely love that I get to listen to new episodes daily now!

amikins13 · Jun 2026

Best podcast to help you stay updated on developments in the tech world. For those complaining about the occasional political commentary - politics does intersect with all aspects of our lives, including tech.

TJ Omuntu · May 2026

The Vergecast is a very good tech podcast that is professionally produced and is a great way to inform yourself on the latest tech. I’ve noticed that there are a lot of reviews that say this podcast has too much political content, but the unfortunate fact about tech is that there is a lot of politics involved. Very iconic, would recommend.

JosiahDunn · Apr 2026

I agree with other reviews that the new host tends to ramble too much, and he said once that he doesn’t really care what people say. I hope he changes his mind and listens. Still a great show overall, but it would be great if they would bring back the focus + witty humor they used to have.

wjinca · Mar 2025

For as long as the vergecast has existed, I've been a faithful listener. Before scissor vodka was cutting through the night, I was a loyal fan. I was there for every weekly installment of Paul Miller's super consistent segment about the same topic. When the show was Josh Tapolsky yelling "what is happening?" I was a fan. It was the single podcast I listened to for years and years. But ever since this last election cycle has begun the political bias has grown out of control. Our previously intelligent, deep thinking, and over-disclosing (because integrity) band of technology champions has lost all ability to interpret the world without confirmation bias. It's especially disappointing to see Nilay--someone who should be above the psychological tactics of political narrative spins--so bullishly ignore the other side of the political spectrum. Every show is now half good technology banter, half perpetrating ongoing anti-Trump + anti-Elon narratives. It's not the intellectually honest, integrity-driven journalism I loved about the verge. I listen to the verge because I want thoughtful and fun technology conversations. Not politics. And certainly not politics that are one-sided caricaturization of reality. The verge has historically done a great job at giving sober minded praise and critiques of technology. If they could apply that level of objectivity to political discourse, the show would be what it used to be--the best technology podcast on the planet.

dustinwstout · Mar 2025

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