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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Mar 2, 2021 · 58 min
Meet Austin Russell, the 25-year-old billionaire building the future of self-driving cars
Luminar’s founder and CEO on why he thinks LIDAR is the future of self-driving technology.
Feb 23, 2021 · 1 hr 7 min
Evil Geniuses' CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson on how to run an esports company
Nilay Patel talks with CEO of Evil Geniuses about how an esports team makes money, where the industry is headed, and where she sees growth.
Feb 16, 2021 · 1 hr 7 min
CNBC’s Jon Fortt on GameStop, Robinhood, and wallstreetbets
CNBC anchor Jon Fortt unpacks how the GameStop stock story was covered by the media and if technology has the ability to democratize the markets through apps like Robinhood.
Feb 9, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
Black Software author on technology’s role in racial justice
The Verge's Nilay talks with Charlton McIlwain, a professor of media, culture, and communications at NYU and the author of Black Software.
Feb 1, 2021 · 53 min
Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton
Nilay Patel talks with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton, founder of VC fund Backstage Capital.
Jan 26, 2021 · 56 min
The SolarWinds hack: cyber attacks and national security with Reuters reporter Joseph Menn
The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with Joseph Menn, the cybersecurity journalist who helped break the story at Reuters about the SolarWinds cyberattack.
Jan 22, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
Marques Brownlee on how to scale MKBHD while being the face of the YouTube brand
Nilay Patel talks with Marques Brownlee about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale when you are the brand.
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms
The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how to run a creative platform like Instagram at scale while keeping users — and democracy — safe.
Jan 12, 2021 · 59 min
Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller
Nilay Patel talks with regulation expert and law professor Daphne Keller about how to moderate what happens on the internet.
Dec 22, 2020 · 46 min
The business of meatless meat with Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown
Nilay Patel talks with Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown about the increased demand for plant-based proteins.
Dec 15, 2020 · 1 hr
How the @!#$ does advertising work, with Cadillac CMO Melissa Grady
Nilay Patel talks with Cadillac CMO Melissa Grady about how advertising has been reinvented by technology.
Dec 8, 2020 · 1 hr
Can Substack CEO Chris Best build a new model for journalism?
Nilay Patel talks with Chris Best, cofounder and CEO of Substack
Dec 1, 2020 · 44 min
Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor on going back to the movies
Nilay Patel talks with Shelli Taylor, who stepped into her new role as CEO of Alamo Drafthouse during the pandemic.
Nov 24, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Microsoft's Phil Spencer on launching the new Xbox and the future of games
Nilay Patel talks with Phil Spencer, executive vice-president of gaming at Microsoft about the launch of the two new Xboxes.
Nov 17, 2020 · 58 min
Remote learning is here to stay — can we make it better?
Nilay Patel talks with Sal Khan, the co-founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit online learning platform for students in kindergarten through high school.
Nov 10, 2020 · 56 min
Mark Cuban on the presidency and the future of American business
On the first episode of Decoder, Nilay Patel interviews Mark Cuban.
Oct 27, 2020 · 3 min
Welcome to Decoder
It may seem like a strange time to launch a podcast about business when the pandemic has frozen so many things in place, but the future is still coming — people are building technology and making policy for it right now. And it’s important to talk to them. This is Decoder with Nilay Patel. New episodes coming November 10th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2020 · 1 hr 54 min
Recode Decode series finale: Vox CEO Jim Bankoff and fan-favorite guests
After five years, Kara Swisher signs off as the host of Recode Decode.
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Jun 29, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
Recode Decode: Sridhar Ramaswamy
Former Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new startup, Neeva, which promises to offer paying subscribers a search engine with no ads and no data collection.
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Jun 26, 2020 · 38 min
Recode Decode: Rose Marcario
Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the company's history of activism, the Facebook ad boycott that Patagonia helped start, and what she hopes it will accomplish.

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