The Vergecast
Episodes
Everybody wants to rule the AI world
David Pierce and Neil Apatel dissect the escalating Elon Musk vs.
What an AI-designed car looks like
David Pierce opens with a humorous look at his new video podcast setup before interviewing Tim Stevens on how AI is accelerating car design and…
Elon Musk had a bad week in court
The Vergecast hosts David Pierce and Neela Vaswani dissect Elon Musk’s poor courtroom performance in his lawsuit against OpenAI, highlighting his hostile testimony and admission of model distillation.
Musk and Altman go to court
David Pierce reviews the Rabbit R1, praising its improved Magic Recorder feature.
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy
The Vergecast hosts David Pierce and Neil Patel, joined by John Gruber, discuss Tim Cook’s departure as Apple CEO and John Ternus’s succession.
The Vergecast Vergecast, 2026 edition
David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Helen Havlek discuss The Verge’s new website redesign, which separates social feeds from curated journalism to improve user experience and ad revenue.
Apple’s got a new CEO: The Vergecast Livestream
The Vergecast hosts react to Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, with John Ternus succeeding him and Cook remaining as executive chairman.
The 'AI is inevitable' trap
The Vergecast hosts discuss Allbirds’ absurd pivot to an AI GPU rental service, highlighting the broader tech industry’s buzzword-driven hype.
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto
David Pierce interviews actor Ben McKenzie about his documentary "Everyone is Lying to You for Money," which critiques crypto as a speculative grift and highlights its ties to crime.