Decoder with Nilay Patel

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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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#419
Sep 13, 2019 · 1 hr 9 min
Recode Decode: 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson
Author and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her campaign to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020.
#418
Sep 11, 2019 · 47 min
Recode Decode: The Wing CEO Audrey Gelman
Audrey Gelman, the co-founder and CEO of women's coworking space The Wing, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the company's new hiring network for its members, and how it can combat bias in hiring.
#417
Sep 9, 2019 · 1 hr 8 min
Recode Decode: Microsoft President Brad Smith
Microsoft President Brad Smith talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his new book, co-authored with Carol Ann Browne, Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age.
#416
Sep 6, 2019 · 55 min
Recode Decode: Why workers need to be part of the conversation about UBI and artificial intelligence
New York Times labor and workplaces reporter Steve Greenhouse talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his most recent book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.
#415
Sep 4, 2019 · 46 min
Recode Decode: "The Enlightened Capitalists" author James O'Toole.
James O'Toole, a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his book, "The Enlightened Capitalists: Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good."
#414
Sep 2, 2019 · 54 min
Recode Decode: Psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt
Jennifer Eberhardt, professor of psychology at Stanford University, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her most recent book, "Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do."
#413
Aug 30, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min
Recode Decode: Lime president Joe Kraus
Lime President Joe Kraus talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the company's pivot from bikes to scooters, the "unbundling of the car," and the impact of scooters on cities and public transit.
#412
Aug 28, 2019 · 57 min
Recode Decode: Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker
Gro Intelligence founder and CEO Sara Menker talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the growing field of ag-tech and how farmers around the world are using data.
#411
Aug 26, 2019 · 45 min
Recode Decode: Huawei's chief security officer in the US, Andy Purdy
Andy Purdy, the chief security officer for Huawei Technologies USA, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher.
#410
Aug 23, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Recode Decode: CDA 230
Recode's Kara Swisher convenes a panel of experts to talk about section 230 of the Communications Decency Act: cybersecurity law professor Jeff Kosseff, author of "The Twenty Six Words That Created The Internet"; lawyer Carrie Goldberg, author of "Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls"; and the CEO and founder of Techdirt, Mike Masnick.
#409
Aug 21, 2019 · 53 min
Recode Decode: "Cult of the Dead Cow" author Joe Menn
Writer Joe Menn talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his most recent book, "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World."
#408
Aug 19, 2019 · 53 min
Recode Decode: Index Ventures' Mike Volpi and Danny Rimer
Mike Volpi and Danny Rimer, the co-founders of the San Francisco office of Index Ventures, talk with Recode's Kara Swisher.
#407
Aug 16, 2019 · 1 hr
Recode Decode: Rep. Ro Khanna
US Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th district, joins Recode's Kara Swisher live onstage at Manny's in San Francisco to talk about the state of tech policy and the next elections.
#406
Aug 14, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Recode Decode: Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Kupor
Scott Kupor, the managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Teddy Schleifer about his new book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It.
#405
Aug 12, 2019 · 54 min
Recode Decode: Why Silicon Valley loves "biohacking" and intermittent fasting
Inspired by the trendiness of "intermittent fasting" in the tech community, Kara Swisher's executive producer, Erica Anderson, talks with three eating habit experts — a biohacker, an academic, and an eating disorder specialist.
#404
Aug 7, 2019 · 55 min
Recode Decode: Stanford University's Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond, a professor at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency.
#403
Aug 5, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood, the US Congresswoman who represents Illinois' 14th district, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher in this live interview recorded on July 29, 2019 at Manny's in San Francisco.
#402
Aug 2, 2019 · 52 min
Recode Decode: Pearson CEO John Fallon
Pearson CEO John Fallon talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about why the company is pivoting from print to digital textbooks.
#401
Jul 31, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Recode Decode: “The Great Hack” director Karim Amer
In this live interview, Recode's Kara Swisher talks with former Cambridge Analytica COO Julian Wheatland, early Facebook investor Roger McNamee, and the director and writer of the new Netflix documentary The Great Hack — Karim Amer and Pedro Kos.
#400
Jul 29, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Recode Decode: Megan Rapinoe
On the 400th episode of Recode Decode, Megan Rapinoe, the co-captain of the US Women's National Soccer Team, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher. This live conversation was recorded at the Mobile Marketing Association CEO & CMO Summit in Sonoma, CA.

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