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The Vergecast
by The Verge · English
The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, 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.
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Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guysThe episode is a Vergecast discussion of OpenAI’s Dev Day announcements, focusing on “Dots,” OpenAI’s continuously running, customizable AI agents meant to do tasks for users.30 Sep 2026 · 21 min
Pokémon trading cards are their own economyHow Pokémon trading cards became a large, semi-professional economy—driven by nostalgia, pandemic-era online attention, and social media—plus the “scalper ecosystem” behind shortages, bots, Discord…29 Sep 2026 · 35 min
Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gamingShuhei Yoshida discusses where gaming is headed, focusing on generative AI in game creation and gameplay, the economics of AI/server costs, and how people will play (consoles, handheld hybrids, PC,…28 Sep 2026 · 43 min
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Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guysThe episode is a Vergecast discussion of OpenAI’s Dev Day announcements, focusing on “Dots,” OpenAI’s continuously running, customizable AI agents meant to do tasks for users.30 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 11 chapters
Pokémon trading cards are their own economyHow Pokémon trading cards became a large, semi-professional economy—driven by nostalgia, pandemic-era online attention, and social media—plus the “scalper ecosystem” behind shortages, bots, Discord…29 Sep 2026 · 35 min · 13 chapters
Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gamingShuhei Yoshida discusses where gaming is headed, focusing on generative AI in game creation and gameplay, the economics of AI/server costs, and how people will play (consoles, handheld hybrids, PC,…28 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 15 chapters
Phones don't have lightsThe episode focuses on Meta’s new AI agent “Muse” and its privacy implications, sparked by Meta’s “phones don’t have a light” defense of its camera-glasses backlash.25 Sep 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 33 chapters
Meta and Snap battle for your faceMeta and Snap’s competing smart glasses push into AI companions, camera/no-camera designs, and immersive VR—while privacy and comfort backlash grows.24 Sep 2026 · 31 min · 11 chapters
Hotline: Folding phones in cars, EVs in MexicoA Vergecast “Hotline” Q&A about car tech and navigation, sparked by listener questions on using foldable phones in cars, wireless charging problems, and whether built-in car maps beat Apple…23 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 13 chapters
DLSS 5 explained, with Linus Tech TipsNVIDIA DLSS 5 explained—how it differs from prior DLSS, why it’s controversial, and what it means for developers, gamers, and competing GPU ecosystems.22 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 14 chapters
Googlebooks are coming for your MacThe Vergecast episode “Googlebooks are coming for your Mac” discusses Google’s new “Google Book” laptops: a premium alternative to Chromebooks that blends Chrome OS with Android (Android at the core)…21 Sep 2026 · 34 min · 13 chapters
The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro's cameraThe episode is about two things: (1) what’s new in the iPhone 18 Pro camera, and (2) the latest “AI safety meltdown” controversy.18 Sep 2026 · 1 h 29 min · 29 chapters
Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last onesThe Vergecast episode reviews Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 12, arguing both are “better than the last ones,” but upgrades are mostly incremental.17 Sep 2026 · 47 min · 17 chapters
Your AI apocalypse questions, answeredThe Vergecast “AI apocalypse questions, answered” fields listener questions about whether AI could kill all humans in the next decade, what “step by step” scenarios look like, and what regulation or…16 Sep 2026 · 32 min · 10 chapters
Is social media driving teen mental health issues?Debate over what drove the teen mental health decline/increase since 2010—smartphones/social media (Jonathan Haidt’s view) versus school pressure and loss of free play (Peter Gray’s view).15 Sep 2026 · 46 min · 13 chapters
Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for?CNET’s Scott Stein and Sean Hollister review Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset, focusing on its $1,059+ price, “unfinished/beta” feel, and unusual mix of standalone VR, wireless PC streaming, and a…14 Sep 2026 · 41 min · 24 chapters
We unfolded the iPhone DuoThe Vergecast episode covers Apple’s recent event, focusing on the iPhone Duo (a wide foldable), Apple Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4, and a later segment on running local LLMs on Macs.11 Sep 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 25 chapters
Schools are catching onto tech’s playbookHow U.S. tech companies and nonprofits helped make computer science curricula widespread in schools (Code.org, Hour of Code, AP Computer Science Principles), what research says about whether…10 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 14 chapters
The folding iPhone Duo is finally here | The Vergecast LivestreamThe Vergecast livestream covers Apple’s hardware event focused on the iPhone Duo foldable and related devices.9 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 20 chapters
The tech that made a 2-hour marathon possibleHow advances in running “super shoes,” plus race design, pacing, psychology, and fueling tech, enabled marathoners to run official sub-2-hour marathons.8 Sep 2026 · 36 min · 12 chapters
AGI is whatever you want it to beThe episode is centered on OpenAI’s newly announced “Astra” model and the claim that it marks the start of the AGI era.4 Sep 2026 · 1 h 47 min · 42 chapters
Apple Home rumors, rankedThe VergeCast ranks Apple Home hardware rumors ahead of an upcoming Apple hardware event, focusing on whether Apple will finally make Apple Home more useful than competing smart-home ecosystems.3 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 15 chapters
What’s happening with US data centers?Loudoun County, Virginia’s data-center boom (“Data Center Alley”) and the community backlash as AI-driven demand strains power, land-use rules, and neighborhood life.2 Sep 2026 · 25 min · 12 chapters
What the AI overlords get wrong about being aliveThe Vergecast discusses Liz Lopato and V-Song’s critique of Mark Zuckerberg’s “The Future is for Everyone” AI manifesto—arguing AI “agents” and convenience tools miss what makes humans feel alive:…1 Sep 2026 · 41 min · 17 chapters
Can Fairphone survive the US marketFairphone CEO Raymond van Eck discusses whether Fairphone can succeed in the US with its repairable, modular Fairphone 6 Plus, and how the company plans to scale its ethical, long-lasting smartphone…31 Aug 2026 · 26 min · 11 chapters
The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worseApple’s new Mac lineup and upcoming iPhone event, with debate over whether local AI hardware and a rumored iPhone Fold are ready; then Meta’s teen-safety settlement and what it means for…28 Aug 2026 · 1 h 34 min · 34 chapters
How to buy a laptop when everything’s expensiveHow to buy a laptop during extreme price increases, focusing on RAM capacity, chip generations, and where to find deals (new, refurb, open-box, used).27 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 13 chapters