Decoder with Nilay Patel

The Verge

Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.

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Jul 17, 2025 · 49 min
Perplexity CEO on why the browser is AI's killer app
Aravind Srinivas on Perplexity’s new Comet browser, competing with OpenAI and Meta, and what AI might look like three years from now.
Jul 14, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
How decision making will change when AI answers are cheap and (too) easy
Guest host Jon Fortt sits down with Cassie Kozyrkov, former chief decision scientist at Google, to discuss the intersection of AI and decision science.
Jul 10, 2025 · 48 min
Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’
A chat with Meanng founder Ellis Hamburger about the ethical vacuum in AI and what founders aren’t saying publicly.
Jul 7, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min
How SharkNinja took over the home
CEO Mark Barrocas on grilling, product design, and the future of viral marketing.
Jun 30, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Why Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg went to war over WordPress
Breaking down the ongoing open source drama surrounding WordPress, and what’s next for Automattic.
Jun 23, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says dating AI chatbots is 'playing with fire'
The cofounder of Hinge on AI, monetization, and the future of online dating.
Jun 12, 2025 · 1 hr
Monopoly isn’t a game (with Lina Khan)
An episode from our friends at Stay Tuned with Preet featuring former FTC Chair Lina Khan.
Jun 9, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor
The head of the IKEA-owned worker platform on the future of labor.
Jun 5, 2025 · 52 min
Why Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela thinks AI filmmaking is the future
The head of the AI video platform on Hollywood, copyright, and the future of filmmaking.
Jun 2, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app
The travel platform has big ambitions to sell you much more than accommodations.
May 29, 2025 · 49 min
How private equity kills companies and communities
Journalist Megan Greenwell discusses her new book Bad Company and the role private equity plays in American life.
May 27, 2025 · 46 min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the next phase of AI
In what's become a bit of a Decoder tradition, I spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in person after I/O. The conference this year was all about AI, particularly a slew of actual AI products, not just models and capabilities. To Sundar, this marks the beginning of a new era for search and the web overall. So I had to ask: what happens to the web when AI tools and eventually agents do most of the browsing for us? It was a very Decoder conversation. Read the full transcript here. Links: Help us plan the future of Decoder! | AUDIENCE SURVEY The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025 | Verge We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses | Verge AI Mode is obviously the future of Google Search | Verge News publishers call Google’s AI Mode ‘theft’ | Verge Details leak about Jony Ive’s OpenAI device | Verge DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open monopoly | Verge Google Zero is here — now what? | Verge Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is okay reinventing the bus | Decoder Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Ursa Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Why Uber's CEO is okay with reinventing the bus
Dara Khosrowshahi on autonomy, AI agents, and the future of ride sharing.
May 19, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it
One of Microsoft’s top AI leaders on the future of agents, web search, and AI art.
May 15, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Workday's new product head hopes he can make you like Workday
Gerrit Kazmaier on AI and making enterprise software suck less
May 12, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
Did Apple get too big for its own good?
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber on the latest in Epic v. Apple and why the iPhone maker is under threat.
May 8, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Reuters is ready to stand up for the press — and embrace AI
President Paul Bascobert on distribution, press freedom, and the value of facts.
May 5, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
NYT publisher AG Sulzberger on Trump, OpenAI, and the economy
Peter Kafka sat down with the publisher of The Times on this episode of the Channels podcast.
May 1, 2025 · 48 min
What Trump has broken in 100 days
Tariffs, TikTok, censorship, safety, and the DOGE of it all
Apr 28, 2025 · 54 min
Decoder Live: Fired FTC commissioners fight back
A core thesis for our era: ‘Bribery is bad, even when it doesn’t work.’

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