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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James O'Toole
Recode Decode: "The Enlightened Capitalists" author James O'Toole. · Sep 2019

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Jamie Dimon
Recode Decode: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon · May 2016

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Jamie Simonoff
Ring's Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime · Nov 2025

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Jason DeParle
Recode Decode: Jason DeParle · Jan 2020

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Jason Epstein

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Jean Case
Recode Decode: Early AOL exec Jean Case · Jan 2019

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Jeff Glueck

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Jeff Kosseff
Recode Decode: CDA 230 · Aug 2019

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Jeff Weiner
Recode Decode: LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner · Sep 2015

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Jeffrey Katzenberg
Recode Decode: Jeffrey Katzenberg · Apr 2020

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Jenni Konner

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Jennifer Beals

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Jennifer Fonstad
Recode Decode: Jennifer Fonstad, co-founder, Aspect Ventures · Feb 2018

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Jennifer Hyman
Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks clothing rental is inflation-proof · 2 episodes

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Jennifer King

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Jennifer Scanlon
That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks · Apr 2026

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Jennifer Witz
SiriusXM’s 360 strategy with CEO Jennifer Witz · Jun 2023

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Jeremy Bailenson
Recode Decode: Jeremy Bailenson, author, 'Experience on Demand' · Feb 2018

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Jerry Chow
IBM's Jerry Chow explains the next phase of quantum computing · Dec 2023

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Jess Weatherbed
Reality is losing the deepfake war · Feb 2026

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Jesse Levinson

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Jesse Lyu
Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu isn't thinking too far ahead · Oct 2024

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Jessica Powell

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Jessica Weisberg
Recode Decode: Jessica Weisberg traces the history of advice in ‘Asking for a Friend’ · Jun 2018

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Jill Lepore
Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future · 2 episodes

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Jill Soloway
Recode Decode: Jill Soloway, creator, 'Transparent' (Code Conference 2017) · Jun 2017

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Jim Bankoff
Recode Decode series finale: Vox CEO Jim Bankoff and fan-favorite guests · Jul 2020

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Jim Collins
Recode Decode: “Good to Great” author Jim Collins · May 2019

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Jim Sciutto
Recode Decode: CNN's Jim Sciutto · Jun 2019

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Jim Yong Kim
Recode Decode: World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim · Sep 2018

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Joanna Coles
Recode Decode: Joanna Coles, author, 'Love Rules' · Apr 2018

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Joanne Lipman
Recode Decode: What men and women need to know about working together · Mar 2018

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Joe Kraus
Recode Decode: Lime president Joe Kraus · Aug 2019

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Joe Menn
Recode Decode: "Cult of the Dead Cow" author Joe Menn · Aug 2019

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Joe Tsai
Recode Decode: Alibaba exec Joe Tsai (Live at Code 2018) · Jul 2018

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John Carreyrou
John Carreyrou’s final chapter on the Theranos scandal · 2 episodes

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John Chen
Recode Decode: BlackBerry CEO John Chen · Apr 2018

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John Danner

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John Fallon
Recode Decode: Pearson CEO John Fallon · Aug 2019

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John Gruber
Did Apple get too big for its own good? · May 2025

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