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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Every guest on Decoder with Nilay Patel

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

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   Nick Denton

   Recode Decode: Nick Denton, Gawker Media Founder, and Jason Epstein, Investor · Jan 2016

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   Nick Quah

   Why every company wants a podcast now · Dec 2024

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   Nicole LaPointe Jameson

   Evil Geniuses' CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson on how to run an esports company · Feb 2021

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   Nicole Wong

   Recode Decode: Nicole Wong, former deputy CTO of the United States · Sep 2018

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   Nirav Tolia

   Recode Decode: Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia talks about adversity and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick · Apr 2017

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   Noam Cohen

   Recode Decode: Noam Cohen, author, 'The Know-It-Alls' · Dec 2017

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   Nuala O'Connor

   Recode Decode: Center for Democracy and Technology CEO Nuala O'Connor · Feb 2019

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   Numa Perrier

   Recode Decode: Numa Perrier and Tiffany Tenille · Jan 2020

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   Ola Källenius

   Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius explains why EVs are still the future — but Apple's next-gen CarPlay isn't · 2 episodes

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    Orion Hindawi

    Recode Decode: Orion Hindawi, CEO, Tanium · Mar 2016

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    Orkut Büyükkökten

    Recode Decode: Orkut Büyükkökten, Founder, Hello · Dec 2016

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    Othman Laraki

    Recode Decode: Othman Laraki, CEO, Color · Jan 2017

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    Pali Bhat

    How Reddit is getting simpler — and dealing with TikTok, with chief product officer Pali Bhat · Mar 2023

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    Panos Panay

    Amazon’s Panos Panay on the long road to Alexa’s AI overhaul · Mar 2025

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    Patrick Llewellyn

    Recode Decode: 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn · Jan 2019

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    Patty McCord

    Recode Decode: Patty McCord author of "Powerful" · Jan 2018

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    Paula Kerger

    Recode Decode: PBS CEO Paula Kerger · Apr 2019

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    Pedro Kos
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    Peggy Johnson

    Recode Decode: Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson · Sep 2015

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    Penny Pritzker

    Recode Decode: How to save American jobs in the age of disruption · 2 episodes

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    Perkins Miller

    Fandom runs some of the biggest communities on the web. Can CEO Perkins Miller keep them happy? · Aug 2023

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    Phil Howard

    Recode Decode: Phil Howard and Emily Bell · May 2020

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    Phil Rucker
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    Phil Spencer

    Phil Spencer really wants you to know that native Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation · 2 episodes

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    Philip Moyer

    Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer is betting on the human touch — and AI · Feb 2025

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    Prashanth Chandrasekar

    Stack Overflow users don't trust AI. They're using it anyway · 2 episodes

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    Praveen Penmetsa

    'The Android of agriculture': Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa on the future of farming · Sep 2023

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    Quincy Smith

    Recode Decode: Quincy Smith, partner, Code Advisors · Mar 2017

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    Rachel Webber
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    Rebecca Giblin
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    Rebecca Slaughter

    Decoder Live: Fired FTC commissioners fight back · 2 episodes

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    Renaud Laplanche

    Recode Decode: Renaud Laplanche, CEO, Lending Club · Mar 2016

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    Reshma Saujani

    Recode Decode: Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani · Jun 2019

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    Revathi Advaithi

    How to build everything, with Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi · May 2021

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    Riana Pfefferkorn

    Here’s why Apple’s new child safety features are so controversial · Aug 2021

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    Rich Greenfield

    Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble · Mar 2026

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    Richard Walker

    Recode Decode: Richard Walker · Mar 2019

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    Rick Smith

    Recode Decode: Rick Smith · Nov 2019

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    Ricky Van Veen

    Recode Decode: Ricky Van Veen, CollegeHumor Co-Founder · Dec 2015

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    Rider Rodriguez
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