Decoder with Nilay Patel

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

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827 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Demis Hassabis

   Inside Google’s big AI shuffle — and how it plans to stay competitive, with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis · Jul 2023

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   Sundar Pichai

   How Sundar Pichai is rethinking Google for the AI era · 6 episodes

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   Aravind Srinivas

   Perplexity CEO on why the browser is AI's killer app · Jul 2025

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   Steve Aoki

   Steve Aoki on why he’s a ‘crypto believer’ · Mar 2022

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   Ro Khanna

   Rep. Ro Khanna on what it will take for Congress to regulate AI, privacy, and social media · 5 episodes

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   Eugenia Kuyda

   Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots · Aug 2024

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   Ronan Farrow

   Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth · 3 episodes

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   Mustafa Suleyman

   Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is near, but won't take your job · 2 episodes

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   Brian Chesky

   Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app · 8 episodes

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    Joseph Cox

    How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld · May 2024

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    Ben Smith

    It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith · 2 episodes

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    Casey Newton

    A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now? · 4 episodes

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    Gary Smith

    How Ciena keeps the internet online, with CEO Gary Smith · Jan 2025

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    Kashmir Hill

    Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill · Oct 2023

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    Kyle Chayka

    How to save culture from the algorithms, with Filterworld author Kyle Chayka · Mar 2024

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    Adam Bry

    Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer · Jun 2026

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    Ali Berman

    Inside the big business of the creator economy, with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky · Jul 2026

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    Allan Thygesen

    Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts · Feb 2026

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    Amy Lanzi

    The CMO is a dying role, says Digitas' Amy Lanzi · 3 episodes

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    Andy Hawkins

    The EV tax credit is dead. What now? · 4 episodes

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    Ania Smith

    Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor · Jun 2025

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    Anthony Casalena

    Why would anyone make a website in 2023? Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena has some ideas · Jul 2023

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    Arati Prabhakar

    Biden’s top tech advisor on why AI safety is a “today problem” · Jul 2024

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    Avishai Abrahami

    Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami isn’t worried AI will kill the web · Nov 2023

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    Baris Cetinok

    Why GM ditched CarPlay, with software boss Baris Cetinok · Nov 2024

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    Brian Schatz

    Why Sen. Brian Schatz thinks child safety bills can trump the First Amendment · Jan 2024

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    Bridget McCormack

    The surprising case for AI judges · Feb 2026

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    Bryan Salesky

    Meet the self-driving brains working with Ford and Volkswagen · Aug 2021

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    Chuck Robbins

    Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in space · Apr 2026

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    Cory Doctorow

    How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet · 2 episodes

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    Cris Valenzuela

    Why Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela thinks AI filmmaking is the future · Jun 2025

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    Dan Gertsacov

    How Big Green Egg CEO Dan Gertsacov is getting zoomers into the cult of kamado cooking · Jul 2024

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    Dana Rao

    How Adobe is managing the AI copyright dilemma, with general counsel Dana Rao · Jan 2024

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    Daniel Dines

    UiPath CEO Daniel Dines on AI agents replacing our jobs · 2 episodes

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    Dara Khosrowshahi

    Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI · 4 episodes

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    Dave Limp

    How Amazon runs Alexa, with Dave Limp · Oct 2021

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    Dave Wiskus

    The videos that don’t work on YouTube and the future of the creator business, with Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus · May 2022

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    David Hershey

    The good, the bad, and the future of AI agents · Oct 2025

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    David Pierce

    The impossible dream of good workplace software · Oct 2024

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    Eben Upton

    The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton · Mar 2022

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