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

Website

Every guest on Decoder with Nilay Patel

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

—
Samantha Bee
Recode Decode: 'Full Frontal' host Samantha Bee · Oct 2018

0 votes
—
Ashton Kutcher
Recode Decode: Ashton Kutcher · Oct 2016

0 votes
—
Joe Walsh
Recode Decode: Joe Walsh · May 2020

0 votes
—
Nell Scovell
Recode Decode: Nell Scovell, author, 'Just the Funny Parts' · May 2018

0 votes
—
Lena Dunham
Recode Decode: Lenny newsletter co-founders Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner · Sep 2015

0 votes
—
Katie Couric
Recode Decode: Katie Couric · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Jane Lynch

0 votes
—
Mike Judge
Recode Decode: Mike Judge, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanijani and more · Apr 2017

0 votes
—
Kathy Griffin
Recode Decode: Kathy Griffin · Mar 2019

0 votes
—
Aminatou Sow
Recode Decode: Aminatou Sow · Jun 2020

0 votes
—
Anand Giridharadas
Recode Decode: Anand Giridharadas · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Christina Tosi
Recode Decode: Milk Bar CEO Christina Tosi · Nov 2018

0 votes
—
Alison Bechdel
Recode Decode: 'Fun Home' author Alison Bechdel · Feb 2017

0 votes
—
Anil Dash
Recode Decode: (Bonus) How To Save the 2020 Election · Jan 2020

0 votes
—
Michael Pollan
Recode Decode: Michael Pollan · May 2018

0 votes
—
Adam Mosseri
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Reid Hoffman
Recode Decode: How Reid Hoffman would fix social media (Live) · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Christopher Kirchhoff
Recode Decode: Flying cars are the future of military transportation · Mar 2018

0 votes
—
Jim Farley
Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble · 3 episodes

0 votes
—
Shonda Rhimes
Recode Decode: Why Shonda Rhimes left ABC for Netflix (Live) · Oct 2017

0 votes
—
Andrew Yang
Recode Decode: Andrew Yang · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Hillary Clinton
Recode Decode: Hillary Clinton · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Jennifer Eberhardt
Recode Decode: Psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt · Sep 2019

0 votes
—
Jon Meacham
Recode Decode: Jon Meacham · May 2020

0 votes
—
Liz Plank
Recode Decode: Liz Plank · Dec 2019

0 votes
—
Anne Wojcicki
Recode Decode: 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Ashlee Vance
Recode Decode: Elon Musk biographer Ashlee Vance · Jul 2015

0 votes
—
Charlie Warzel
The end of the human internet · Jul 2026

0 votes
—
Chris Urmson
Recode Decode: Chris Urmson, CEO, Aurora · Sep 2017

0 votes
—
Dave Gilboa
Recode Decode: Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal, co-CEOs, Warby Parker · Apr 2016

0 votes
—
David Wallace-Wells
Recode Decode: "The Uninhabitable Earth" author David Wallace-Wells · Apr 2019

0 votes
—
Ed Bastian
Recode Decode: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian (Live at Code 2019) · Jun 2019

0 votes
—
Jeffrey Seller
Recode Decode: "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller · Jul 2016

0 votes
—
Jeremy Stoppelman
Recode Decode: Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman: Silicon Valley has 'lost its purpose' · 2 episodes

0 votes
—
Jodi Kantor
Recode Decode: "She Said" authors Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey · Sep 2019

0 votes
—
Jon Mooallem
Recode Decode: Jon Mooallem · May 2020

0 votes
—
Kathy Hochul
New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’ · Aug 2026

0 votes
—
Kevin Roose
The robots are coming for your office, with NYT’s Kevin Roose · Mar 2021

0 votes
—
Lina Khan
Monopoly isn’t a game (with Lina Khan) · Jun 2025

0 votes
—
London Breed
Recode Decode: Mayor London Breed · 2 episodes

0 votes

Recent episodes

966 episodes from the feed, newest first.

How Sonos rebooted itself
with Tom Conrad

Sep 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’
with Kathy Hochul

Aug 2026
OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
with Hayden Field

Aug 2026
How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
with Tim Cadogan

Aug 2026
Welcome to the AI crisis in math
with Robert Hart

Aug 2026
It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
with Ben Smith

Aug 2026
Does Google even want to win in AI?
with Hayden Field

Aug 2026
Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
with Lila Snyder

Aug 2026
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
with Gaby Del Valle

Aug 2026
Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
with Toni Schneider

Aug 2026
The end of the human internet
with Charlie Warzel

Jul 2026
Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
with Evan Smith

Jul 2026
What Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is really about
with Hayden Field

Jul 2026
Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
with Jill Lepore

Jul 2026
Proton’s CTO: No company is going to jail for you
with Bart Butler

Jul 2026
Yes, even Nvidia's head of automotive is fighting for compute
with Xinzhou Wu

Jul 2026
Why did Comcast ever buy NBC?
with Peter Kafka

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

Jul 2026
The CMO is a dying role, says Digitas' Amy Lanzi
with Amy Lanzi

Jul 2026
He changed outdoor cooking forever — then took over Weber
with Roger Dahle

Jun 2026
Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble
with Jim Farley

Jun 2026
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
with Jack Conte

Jun 2026
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
with Hayden Field

Jun 2026
Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer
with Adam Bry

Jun 2026
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala & his secret succession plan
with Roger Lynch

Jun 2026