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David Pierce — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
David Pierce has appeared on 21 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including The Vergecast. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What David said
“All of these tools they go, they try so hard to do so much autonomously that they end up way down the wrong road before realizing the wrong road that they're down.”
— David Pierce
“I am increasingly compelled by how good these tools are for building little things for myself. And I think the idea that this is going to make everyone into like a successful developer of products for other people is wrong.”
— David Pierce
“It makes you realize that actually building the prototype of your app is just one very teeny tiny step of building a great useful piece of software.”
— David Pierce
“The main thing Meta is working on is a way around the Apple tax. That is like the leading product at Meta is how do we get around the Apple tax?”
— David Pierce, arguing that escaping Apple's control is the real motivation for many of these AI-device projects.
“They're called glassholes... it is eye level. It is how we look at each other. And I think that is just such a hurdle to overcome.”
— David Pierce on the social challenge of smart glasses.
“I'm gonna write a four thousand word screed on the verge dot com about why that's a stupid idea. I don't put cameras on your freaking watch. What do you want to have the nostril shot at all times?”
— David Pierce on the idea of a camera-equipped smartwatch.
“Any person who is a remotely functional developer would know how to fix this. I do not.”
— David Pierce, on his keyboard shortcut bug
“This is also one of the reasons I like to do this episode from time to time is to make people realize the horrors they are putting onto other people when they take calls in environments like this.”
— David Pierce
“This is multiple orders of magnitude better than anything we've tested so far. This is nuts.”
— David Pierce, on the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
Episode appearances
21 "When Did That Come Out?" — The Vergecast's Brutal Gadget Memory Quiz The Vergecast hosts David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Sean Hollister sat down for what sounded like a light game but turned into…
“Most people don’t own their phones.” That’s the blunt reality Leo Mistralia, the digital doctor, lays out early in this episode of The Vergecast. He estimates that 90% of the customers walking…
Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5: The Vergecast's First Impressions Google announced its new Pixel lineup this morning — four phones, a foldable, and a Pixel Watch 5 — and the Vergecast team gathered to…
“I have gotten dandelion greens every week, David. Every week.” That’s Jake Kasternakus, midway through a month-long experiment in vibe coding, explaining why he built a website to give away…
The Vergecast Hotline: E Ink, the Fediverse, and Smart Puka Shells The Light Phone Flip, a minimalist device that deliberately limits what you can do with it, raises a surprisingly thorny…
“Imagine only one person had a superintelligent lawyer. He would have an unfair advantage in court, even if his position was wrong on the merits.” That thought experiment, offered by Mark…
The Z Fold 8 finally makes foldables feel natural Dom Preston at The Verge has been testing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and his experience mirrors what nearly everyone who has held the device…
“It sounds so ridiculous to say that out loud, but I’m absolutely convinced there is something real to that.” Kai Tang, CEO and co-founder of Light, is talking about the simple physical act of…
OpenAI, SpaceX, and Amazon are all reportedly building devices they want you to believe are not phones. But as The Vergecast host David Pierce and fellow Verge editor David Emel discuss, the more…
“The average transaction price of a car in the US is sitting somewhere around $50,000,” says Verge transportation editor Andy Hawkins. “There are just no cheap cars available anymore.” That…
The Vergecast: Apple's plot to crush OpenAI Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI isn't really about trade secrets — it's about Apple using every legal tool available to slow down a company it sees as a…
In 2026, a punk cover of a Disney song from A Goofy Movie went viral on TikTok. The cover was not made by a band. It was generated by Suno, an AI music platform, and it was pushing the actual…
“I am perpetually fascinated by the pebble index, which is basically just a little ring with a button that you bring up to your mouth like a spy and you say, ‘Remember to call Alison on Monday.’”…
The video game disc is dead Sony announced it will stop producing PlayStation discs entirely by January 2028. Microsoft is testing a feature that would let you attach a digital game to a disc,…
A tornado tore through Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois, four days before The Verge’s Andy Hawkins was scheduled to visit. The storm ripped a hole in the ceiling of the building where the…
"I don't know what to do with this" The Vergecast's vibe coding challenge kicked off with a disarmingly honest confession from executive editor Jake Kasternakis: he built a tool that pulled every…
The new Google Home Speaker costs $99, comes in a bright red that David Pierce specifically requested, and sounds dramatically better than an Echo Mini. It is also Google’s first smart speaker in…
Victoria Song, The Verge’s wearables expert, has tested nearly every pair of smart glasses on the market. She has worn them in Italy, on the New York City subway, and in her own home. Through all…
"Every pair of things that you wear on your face has died in this way." That is the blunt framing David Pierce and his co-host bring to their analysis of Snap’s newest AR glasses, called Specs.…
The best headphone mic we've ever tested David Pierce starts the episode with a confession: he has long believed headphone microphones are "a severely underrated bit of technology." Most headphone…
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