The Vergecast

The Vergecast

The Verge

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Version History: Harmony remote
Jun 19, 2026 · 1h 16m
The Vergecast hosts a special Version History episode detailing the rise and fall of the Logitech Harmony remote.
Snap's Specs look good on nobody
Jun 18, 2026 · 1h 27m
The Vergecast hosts David Pierce and Neil Hughes analyze Snap’s new $2,195 AR glasses, "Specs," debating whether their technical achievements outweigh significant form factor flaws and high costs.
The best headphone mic we've ever tested
Jun 17, 2026 · 32m
David Pierce and John Higgins test headphone microphones in a noisy coffee shop, comparing the AirPods Pro 3, EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus, Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro, and Sennheiser Momentum 5.
The Mythos mess and your AI questions, answered
Jun 16, 2026 · 31m
Host David Pierce and guest Hayden Field analyze the U.
# The **epic** story of Markdown
Jun 15, 2026
David Pierce hosts Markdown creator John Gruber and tech executive Anil Dash to discuss the format’s origins, evolution, and current status as the AI industry’s lingua franca.
Siri is good now??
Jun 12, 2026
David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss Apple’s improved Siri, noting its new on-device indexing and potential to disrupt the consumer AI market by integrating deeply with iOS.
YouTube is taking over Hollywood
Jun 11, 2026
David Pierce and Julia Alexander discuss how YouTube creators are successfully transitioning to Hollywood, citing box office hits like *Backrooms* and *Obsession*.
Your biggest questions from Apple's WWDC
Jun 10, 2026
David Pierce and Nilay Patel answer listener questions about Apple’s WWDC, focusing on the new Apple Intelligence features and the shift toward live, unpolished demos.
How Steve Jobs became Steve Jobs
Jun 9, 2026
David Pierce interviews Jeff Kane about his new book, *Steve Jobs in Exile*, which explores Jobs’ transformative decade between leaving Apple in 1985 and returning in 1997.
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream
Jun 8, 2026
The Vergecast hosts analyze Apple’s chaotic WWDC keynote, focusing on the delayed rollout of Apple Intelligence and its heavy reliance on Google’s Gemini technology.
This is your laptop... on AI
Jun 5, 2026
David Pierce and Neel Mehta discuss the rise of agentic AI at major developer conferences, focusing on Google’s Gemini Spark and Microsoft’s Scout.
Microsoft's plan to catch up in AI
Jun 4, 2026
David Pierce and Tom Warren discuss Microsoft Build, focusing on the company's pivot to independent AI models, the new Scout agent, and Project Solara.
The grift and glory of the Enhanced Games
Jun 3, 2026
Victoria Song joins David Pierce to discuss the inaugural Enhanced Games, a controversial event allowing athletes to use medically supervised performance-enhancing drugs.
Nvidia just started a new chip war
Jun 2, 2026
David Pierce and Sean Hollister discuss NVIDIA’s new RTX Spark chip, an ARM-based processor aiming to disrupt the mainstream laptop market with high efficiency and local AI capabilities.
Casey Neistat's guide to posting every day
Jun 1, 2026
The Vergecast transitions to a daily format, kicking off with news on NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chips, Computex laptop trends, and Anthropic’s IPO filing.
Jony Ive's funky Ferrari
May 29, 2026
David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the backlash against Ferrari’s first EV, the Purosangue, criticizing its Johnny Ive-designed exterior for lacking Ferrari’s signature style.
How clips ate the internet
May 26, 2026
David Pierce and Mia Sato dissect the "clip economy," revealing how brands pay anonymous accounts to flood social feeds with short, viral video snippets to bypass algorithmic restrictions.
The post-search Google era begins
May 22, 2026
David Pierce and Nilay Patel address rumors about Vox Media’s sale to James Murdoch, clarifying that The Verge remains independent with no editorial changes.
We react to Google I/O 2026: The Vergecast Livestream
May 19, 2026
Jay Kastronakis and Hayden Field recap Google I/O, focusing on the shift toward AI agents like Daily Brief and Gemini Spark.
Everybody wants to rule the AI world
May 8, 2026
David Pierce and Neil Apatel dissect the escalating Elon Musk vs.
What an AI-designed car looks like
May 5, 2026
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
May 1, 2026
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
Apr 28, 2026
David Pierce reviews the Rabbit R1, praising its improved Magic Recorder feature.
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy
Apr 24, 2026
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
Apr 21, 2026
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
Apr 20, 2026
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
Apr 17, 2026
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
Apr 14, 2026
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.
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