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Brendan Carr is a dummy
The Vergecast· Dec 19, 2025
Åhead of our last Friday episode of 2025, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr did The Vergecast an enormous favor: he went in front of Congress and said a bunch of wild things about regulation. So, of course, Nilay and David have …
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The speech police came for Colbert
The Vergecast· Feb 19, 2026
Once again, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and his bad ideas about free speech have rankled a late night host. And once again, Nilay and David talk through what the equal-time rule actually means, why organizations keep c…
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11AM Hour: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Battle with Disney, Erin Brockovich on Data Center Concerns & Premier Cancer Treatment Conference Kicks Off 5/29/26
Squawk on the Street· May 29, 2026
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr joins after Disney filed early license renewal applications for its broadcast stations at the agency's request. Then, Erin Brockovich discusses the environmental concerns around the data center …
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FCC Chair, Former Treasury Sec. Jack Lew, The Challenges of Data Centers in Space 5/18/26
Squawk on the Street· May 18, 2026
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on his battle with Disney and his agency’s investigation over what they are calling possible equal employment violations. He also discusses the recent approval of the sale of EchoStar spectrum to S…
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Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment
Decoder with Nilay Patel· Dec 11, 2025
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and I agree it seems like democracy is on the line right now, especially around the First Amendment and the increasing pressure the Trump administration — especially FCC chair Brendan Carr — …
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SOTS 2nd Hour: FCC Chairman Carr, NEC Director Hassett, & Big Banks Breakdown 4/14/26
Squawk on the Street· Apr 14, 2026
Today: David Faber, Michael Santoli, and Sara Eisen - live from Versant's D.C. Bureau - kicked off the show with a deep-dive on the IMF's downgrade of global GDP estimates before Evercore ISI's Vice Chairman weighed in, …
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Of course Meta thinks gambling is the future
The Vergecast· Jun 26, 2026
Meta's business is doing just fine. But Meta as a company, and Meta as a series of products? That is, uh, messier. David and Nilay discuss the company's ongoing desire to be relevant and cool, the unceasing importance of…
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Siri is good now??
The Vergecast· Jun 12, 2026
We're all starting to test Apple's newest software post-WWDC, and the most surprising thing has happened: Siri actually seems to be pretty good now. Nilay and David discuss how that happened, and what it means for the AI…
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This is your laptop... on AI
The Vergecast· Jun 5, 2026
It's developer conference season, and one of the themes so far has been big swings at AI apps. We've seen Gemini Spark, Microsoft Scout, and so many other attempts to figure out what people, and companies, actually want …
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Jony Ive's funky Ferrari
The Vergecast· May 29, 2026
The Ferrari Luce is here, and suffice to say it is not the electric Ferrari anyone expected. Nilay and David dig into the Jony Ive-designed car, from its marvelously appointed interior to its decidedly non-Ferrari-like e…
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Elon Musk had a bad week in court
The Vergecast· May 1, 2026
Elon Musk spent a lot of his week trying to explain how OpenAI wronged him — but mostly just seemed to annoy everyone else in the courtroom. Nilay and David discuss Musk's testimony in the OpenAI trial, and what it might…
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AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy
The Vergecast· Apr 24, 2026
Now that we've had a few days to digest the Apple CEO succession news, Nilay and David get some help from Daring Fireball's John Gruber to discuss Tim Cook's legacy, the potential for change under John Ternus, and whethe…
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The 'AI is inevitable' trap
The Vergecast· Apr 17, 2026
The AI vibes continue to find all-time lows. David and Nilay open the show by talking through the absurd Allbirds pivot to AI, the attacks on Sam Altman, and the increasing divide between what AI companies say is inevita…
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Fear and loathing at OpenAI
The Vergecast· Apr 10, 2026
In a week filled with important news about important people, David and Nilay start the show with the biggest news of all: their silly tech projects. After some updates on iMac repurposing and vibe-coded productivity tool…
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Apple's best product ever
The Vergecast· Apr 3, 2026
We love a ranking here on The Vergecast, and it’s time for the hardest one yet: David and Nilay compare notes on the 50 best products Apple has ever made, and see how their answers stack up to the many, many voters on Th…
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Trump Desperate for Strait Allies
Pod Save America· Mar 17, 2026
President Trump calls on U.S. allies to send warships to the Middle East to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but no one seems interested in answering his call. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss the United States' decreasing glo…
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The MacBook Neo's a winner
The Vergecast· Mar 15, 2026
David and Nilay bought new computers this week, as the MacBook Neo turned out to be a surprisingly great cheap Apple laptop. The hosts discuss their experiences with the machines, from the processor to the keyboard to th…
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The end of the Sony era in TVs
The Vergecast· Jan 23, 2026
Nilay owns a Sony TV. He loves his Sony TV, and he's a little sad that it appears this era of Sony TVs is ending. He and David talk through the news of a new joint venture between Sony and TCL, before digging into OpenAI…
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