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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Arlan Hamilton
Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton · 2 episodes

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Barry Diller
Recode Decode: IAC chairman Barry Diller · Feb 2019

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Ben Horowitz
Recode Decode: Ben Horowitz · Oct 2019

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Ben Mezrich
Recode Decode: Ben Mezrich · Dec 2019

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Bijan Sabet
Recode Decode: Bijan Sabet, general partner, Spark Capital · Apr 2017

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Boots Riley
Recode Decode: 'Sorry to Bother You' director Boots Riley · Oct 2018

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Bradley Tusk
Recode Decode: 'The Fixer' author Bradley Tusk · 2 episodes

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Bret Taylor
Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom · 2 episodes

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Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet. Is it? · 2 episodes

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Chris Miller
Inside the global battle over chip manufacturing · Jan 2023

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Chris Sacca
Recode Decode: Investor Chris Sacca · Aug 2015

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Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd on why Meet the Press can’t survive on just one platform · 3 episodes

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Dan Pfeiffer
Recode Decode: Dan Pfeiffer · Mar 2020

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Daniel Gross
Recode Decode: Daniel Gross, partner, Y Combinator · Dec 2017

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Danny Rimer

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David Luan
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race · Aug 2025

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David Marcus
Recode Decode: David Marcus, VP of Messaging, Facebook · May 2017

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David Plouffe
Recode Decode: David Plouffe · Apr 2020

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Dick Costolo
Recode Decode: Dick Costolo, CEO, Chorus · 2 episodes

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Drew Houston
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston wants you to embrace AI and remote work · Apr 2024

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Dylan Field
Figma CEO Dylan Field is optimistic about the future and AI · 2 episodes

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Elad Gil
Recode Decode: 'High Growth Handbook' author Elad Gil · Aug 2018

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Eric Ries
Recode Decode: Long-Term Stock Exchange founder Eric Ries (Live at Code 2019) · Jul 2019

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Evan Spiegel
Recode Decode: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel (Live at Code 2018) · Jun 2018

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Franklin Foer
Recode Decode: Facebook and Google are “the enemies of independent thought” · Dec 2018

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Gavin Newsom
Recode Decode: Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor, California · Feb 2016

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Gustav Söderström
Why Spotify wants to look like TikTok, with co-president Gustav Söderström · Mar 2023

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Hadi Partovi
Recode Decode: Hadi Partovi, CEO, Code.org · Feb 2016

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Harley Finkelstein
How Shopify’s network of small businesses can take on Amazon · May 2021

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Henrique Dubugras
Watching Silicon Valley Bank melt down from the front row with Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras · Apr 2023

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Jana Messerschmidt
Recode Decode: Jana Messerschmidt · Nov 2019

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Jason Droege
Recode Decode: Uber Eats boss Jason Droege · Aug 2018

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Jen Gunter
Recode Decode: Dr. Jen Gunter, OB/GYN · Aug 2018

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Jennifer Palmieri
Recode Decode: Hillary Clinton advisor and "Dear Madam President" author Jennifer Palmieri · Apr 2018

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Jeremy Liew
Recode Decode: Jeremy Liew, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners · Feb 2017

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Jim Lanzone
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage · Mar 2026

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John Borthwick
Recode Decode: Betaworks CEO and co-founder John Borthwick · Oct 2015

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John Chambers
Recode Decode: Former Cisco CEO John Chambers · Oct 2018

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John Doerr
Recode Decode: John Doerr · May 2018

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Jonathan Neman
Recode Decode: Why salad chain Sweetgreen thinks like a tech company · Dec 2018

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