The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce ...
The Verge’s Victoria Song joins the show to talk about the most popular and most-bailed-on New Year’s Resolution of all: getting in shape. She tells us about the apps that help you work out more without being rude about it, the data you really need to care about in your fitness tracker, and much more. After that, we talk to Anna Valtonen, one of the curators and researchers behind the new Nokia Design Archive. She tells us about the concepts, presentations, and overall culture that made Nokia such an important company in the history of phones. Finally, we answer another question on the Vergecast Hotline about how audio works on your phone. It’s all still too complicated.
Further reading:
Ladder
Fantasy Hike
Stompers
Runkeeper
5K Runner
Our interview with Adrian Hon about Zombies, Run
The Nokia Design Archive
Nokia’s “Morph” concept
The Nokia Communicator
The Nokia Moonraker smartwatch
From Apple: Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPhone or iPad
Also from Apple: Play audio through multiple devices at once in Audio MIDI Setup on Mac
From Samsung: Play music on two Bluetooth devices from your Galaxy phone
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Samsung's thin, big, boring AI phones
Nilay, David, and The Verge's Allison Johnson run down all the biggest news from the latest Samsung Unpacked. The S25 Edge had everyone excited, but the other new Galaxy S25 models feel a little familiar. Then, The Verge's Lauren Feiner updates us on the many goings-on in the first days of the new Trump administration, from the TikTok ban delay to the executive orders on citizenship and AI. Finally, in the lightning round, David and Nilay talk about Netflix's price increase, smart-home standards, and more.
Further reading:
This is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus hands-on: more of the same
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. S25 Plus vs. S25 Ultra: specs comparison
Here’s what Samsung’s first Android XR headset looks like in person
Samsung and Google are developing AR glasses together
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra stylus: back to boring basics
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra hands-on: smoothing out sharp edges
Samsung claims its new Galaxy S25 Ultra glass can survive head-high drops on concrete
Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt
The Stargate Project is a $500 million AI data center plan for OpenAI
The United States Digital Service is now DOGE — here’s what it was responsible for.
Vivek Ramaswamy steps down from DOGE
Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days
Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok
TikTok’s service providers still risk billions in penalties for bringing it back online
Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties
Instagram announces a blatant CapCut clone
Apple says it’s following the law by removing TikTok from the App Store
Sen. Tom Cotton warns TikTok’s service providers of “ruinous liability” for hosting the app.
Two lawmakers introduce a bill to repeal the TikTok ban.
Trump is absolutely going to make ByteDance sell TikTok or shut down again.
Netflix is raising prices again
YouTube Premium gets more experimental features that can now be tested all at once
Here’s the tech that could turn millions of Zigbee light bulbs into motion sensors with a single update
Samsung is bringing ambient sensing to SmartThings
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How the future of sports streaming died
First in this episode, a quick update on the TikTok ban (which didn't turn out to be much of a ban at all.) Then, Sportico's Jacob Feldman joins the show to talk about Venu, the much-hyped streaming service that planned to bring all sports into a single platform — and never even managed to launch. After that, The Verge's Kevin Nguyen tells us how to read more books this year, and how to turn all your aimless scrolling time into more productive reading time. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline about audio sources on your phone, and why you can't listen to a thousand things at once.
Further reading:
TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown and return in the US
TikTok is back, but where are Marvel Snap, CapCut, and Lemon8?
Trump touts his plan to save TikTok during his victory rally
TikTok isn’t back in the App Store yet
Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties
The new ‘Hulu for Sports’ streaming service has a name: Venu Sports
Venu Sports shuts down before it ever launches
From Sportico: YouTube TV vs. Fubo Sports Bundle Could Be Next Streaming Fight
The Boox Palma is an amazing gadget I didn’t even know I wanted
From GQ: How to Read a Whole Damn Book Every Week
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Nintendo's Switch 2 is here — sort of
David Pierce and Richard Lawler are joined by The Verge's Ash Parrish and Andrew Webster to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch — all the things we know, and all the things we don't. (There's a lot of both.) Then The Verge's Adi Robertson joins to talk about the latest machinations in the potential TikTok ban, plus a Supreme Court hearing about adult content that might just be about the future of the internet. Finally, in the lightning round, David and Richard talk about Patrick Spence leaving Sonos, the Blue Origin launch, Drake's latest beef with Kendrick Lamar, and more.
Further reading:
Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console
The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been announced
Everything we know about the Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers
You’ll be able to try out the Switch 2 starting in April
Nintendo announces Switch 2 Direct for April
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges
Nintendo teases a new Mario Kart for the Switch 2
The Switch 2 is boring — and that’s exactly what Nintendo needs
The Switch 2’s bigger screen is just what I wanted
TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned
TikTok ban: Sen. Markey tries to give a 270 day extension
TikTok says it’s planning for ‘various scenarios’ ahead of possible US ban
Elon Musk is reportedly trying to save TikTok
Donald Trump is reportedly considering an executive order to delay the TikTok ban.
Duolingo is the real winner in the TikTok ban.
RedNote: what it’s like using the Chinese app TikTokers are flocking to
What is RedNote? The Chinese app gaining popularity as TikTok ban approaches
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of Pornhub — and the rest of the internet
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence steps down after disastrous app launch
Sonos’ interim CEO hits all the right notes in first letter to employees
Sonos’ chief product officer is leaving the company
The iPhone Air could be coming later this year
Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches SpaceX rival
Super Bowl LIX will stream for free on Tubi
Drake sues his label, UMG, saying ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory
Drake axes ‘Not Like Us’ diss track petition against UMG and Spotify
FTC sues John Deere for ‘unfairly’ raising repair costs on farm equipment
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1:37:00
The TikTok ban, and what comes next
In five days, TikTok as we know it could be finished in the US. The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins the show to discuss last week's Supreme Court arguments over the ban, why things don't look good for TikTok, and what's likely to happen in the next five days. After that, Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor talks about the state of the gadget inventor, and what it means to be part of the creator economy in 2025. Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline about magic-link logins, and why passwords remain such a disaster.
Further reading:
TikTok’s last stand: Supreme Court weighs ban as deadline looms
TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments
What it will take for TikTok to survive in the US
Kickstarter is adding the ability to collect money indefinitely
Kickstarter’s CEO on why he doesn’t think the company will only do crowdfunding forever
Passkeys might really kill passwords
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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.