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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Apr 25, 2023 · 50 min
Bitcoin is still the future of payments, says Lightspark CEO David Marcus
Crypto has a lot of haters these days. A former Facebook exec is trying to prove them wrong with his Bitcoin startup.
Apr 18, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
Brightdrop isn’t just selling electric vans — it's redesigning delivery
Travis Katz is the CEO of BrightDrop, a subsidiary of GM that makes electrified delivery vans with an eye toward rebooting all of how delivery works. BrightDrop has pretty big partnerships already, with names like FedEx, Verizon, and Walmart committed to its Zevo 600 van, and it’s got big ideas for making the steps from the van to your door more efficient as well with something called e-carts. Katz says there’s a huge demand for delivery especially as online shopping keeps getting bigger, but the transportation network is at capacity, and you can’t just keep throwing more trucks and drivers on the road, or making city streets wider. His plan is to redesign the entire system to make it more efficient. So I wanted to know how he’s attacking that problem and making it manageable, all while getting buy-in from customers that won’t really accept delays or increased costs. BrightDrop is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, so I also wanted to know how that works, what he gets from being part of the big company, and which parts slow him down. Lots of classic Decoder stuff in this one. Links: GM’s electric delivery van just set a world record — with me riding shotgun - The Verge Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23451134 Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. It was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott with help from Hadley Robinson and it was edited by Callie Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Editorial Director is Brooke Minters and our Executive Director is Eleanor Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 13, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone’? We asked CEO Chris Best.
Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation?
Apr 4, 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
Watching Silicon Valley Bank melt down from the front row with Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras
Everybody hates Concur. Brex wants to replace it.
Mar 31, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
The surprisingly complex business of toys, with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks
Activist investors, unhappy Magic fans, and a D&D licensing battle all at once — oh, and there are Transformers, too.
Mar 28, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter?
CEO Eugen Rochko on running - and growing — a decentralized social network
Mar 23, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
How to play the long game, with New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien
Can Wordle, the Athletic, and Cooking bring the Times bundle to all of America?
Mar 21, 2023 · 31 min
Taylor Swift vs. Ronald Reagan: The Ticketmaster story
From antitrust to Anti-Hero: How the ghost of Ronald Reagan kept fans from getting Taylor Swift tickets.
Mar 16, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
‘The Goliath is Amazon’: after 100 years, Barnes & Noble wants to go back to its indie roots
CEO James Daunt explains how Barnes & Noble is different than Amazon.
Mar 14, 2023 · 58 min
Why Spotify wants to look like TikTok, with co-president Gustav Söderström
You’re going to have strong feelings about this redesign.
Mar 9, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
Can Xerox reinvent itself for another 100 years?
CEO Steve Bandrowczak thinks the office printer is where the workplace revolution begins.
Mar 7, 2023 · 59 min
How Reddit is getting simpler — and dealing with TikTok, with chief product officer Pali Bhat
Reddit announces a scrolling video view for your timeline.
Feb 28, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
Podcasting? Radio? It’s all one big opportunity for iHeartMedia digital CEO Conal Byrne
Amid layoffs and a looming recession, folks are concerned about the audio industry. iHeart’s podcast head Conal Byrne is not worried. Here’s why.
Feb 14, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min
Erase browser history: can AI reset the browser battle?
Mozilla chairwoman Mitchell Baker on competing — and cooperating — with Google, Apple, and the rest of big tech
Feb 8, 2023 · 24 min
Microsoft thinks AI can beat Google at search — CEO Satya Nadella explains why
AI is coming for your browser, your social media, and your operating system too
Feb 7, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
How HBO’s creatives survived corporate chaos
Authors Felix Gillette and John Koblin explain how your favorite shows kept HBO afloat
Jan 31, 2023 · 51 min
Inside the global battle over chip manufacturing
Professor Chris Miller’s new book “Chip War” explains the complicated global politics inside your iPhone
Jan 17, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
Taylor Swift and the music industry's next $20
Streaming is the problem. It's streaming.
Jan 10, 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
Breaking free from big tech and big content with authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin
We're talking about chokepoint capitalism
Dec 20, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
‘We might be wrong, but we’re not confused’: how Tomer Cohen, chief product officer at LinkedIn, figures out what works best
We dive into managing the relationships between designers, engineers, and PMs.

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