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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   Trae Vassallo

   Recode Decode: Trae Vassallo and Michele Madansky, Co-Authors, "The Elephant in the Valley" · Jan 2016

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   A.G. Sulzberger

   NYT publisher AG Sulzberger on Trump, OpenAI, and the economy · 2 episodes

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   Adam Lashinsky

   Recode Decode: Adam Lashinsky, author, 'Wild Ride' · Jun 2017

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   Adam McGill
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   Adam Selipsky

   There's no AI without the cloud, says AWS CEO Adam Selipsky · Aug 2023

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   Adi Robertson

   What Trump has broken in 100 days · 3 episodes

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   Aicha Evans

   Recode Decode: Aicha Evans and Jesse Levinson · Mar 2020

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   Aileen Lee

   Recode Decode: How tech can fix its diversity problem: The Code 2018 panel · 2 episodes

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   Ajit Pai

   Recode Decode: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai · May 2017

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    Alan Schaaf

    Recode Decode: How Imgur avoids the ugliness of social media · Dec 2018

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    Alan Yeung

    A former Foxconn executive tries to explain what went wrong in Wisconsin · Apr 2022

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    Alex Heath

    Inside the players and politics of the AI industry · 3 episodes

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    Alex Lintner

    Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir' · Jan 2026

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    Alex Stamos

    Recode Decode: Facebook’s former security boss Alex Stamos and Twitter co-founder Ev Williams (Live) · May 2019

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    Alexander Saint-Amand

    Recode Decode: Is 'Uber meets Harvard' the future of learning? · Mar 2018

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    Alexandra Petri

    Recode Decode: Alexandra Petri, columnist, the Washington Post · Jan 2018

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    Alexis Coe

    Recode Decode: Alexis Coe · May 2020

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    Almar Latour

    Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour on AI, press freedom, and the future of news · Mar 2025

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    Alvaro Bedoya
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    Aman Bhutani

    GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani on the enduring power of the website · Nov 2024

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    Amanda Katz
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    Amina Sow
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    Amr Gaber
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    Amy Klobuchar

    Senator Amy Klobuchar takes on Apple with antitrust law · 2 episodes

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    Andrea Matwyshyn

    Recode Decode: Andrea Matwyshyn · Dec 2019

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    Andrea Mitchell
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    Andrew Bosworth

    Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on moving Facebook to the metaverse · Nov 2021

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    Andrew Jarecki

    Recode Decode: Andrew Jarecki, "The Jinx" Director · Feb 2016

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    Andrew Keen

    Recode Decode: Andrew Keen, author, 'How to Fix the Future' · Jan 2018

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    Andrew Mason

    Recode Decode: Andrew Mason, CEO, Descript · Dec 2017

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    Andrew Moore

    Recode Decode: Andrew Moore, dean of Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science · Aug 2018

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    Andrew Rossi

    Recode Decode: "After Truth" · Mar 2020

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    Andy Hunter

    Rewind: Bookshop CEO's crusade to save books from Amazon · 2 episodes

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    Andy Jassy

    Recode Decode: Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy (Live at Code 2019) · Jun 2019

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    Andy Puddicombe

    Recode Decode: Andy Puddicombe, Robin Arzon, and Marianne Williamson · Jun 2020

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    Andy Purdy

    Recode Decode: Huawei's chief security officer in the US, Andy Purdy · Aug 2019

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    Anjali Sud

    Why Tubi CEO Anjali Sud thinks free TV can win again · 2 episodes

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    Ankur Gopal

    Recode Decode: The future of tech jobs in coal country · Aug 2017

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    Anna Wiener

    Recode Decode: Anna Wiener · Feb 2020

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    Annalee Newitz

    Recode Decode: Annalee Newitz · Jan 2020

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