Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini on how anime took over the world
Today, I’m talking with Rahul Purini, the president of Crunchyroll, a streaming service focused entirely on anime — and really, the biggest anime service still going. Rahul has a long history with ani...
26 Feb 20241h 10min
Is the Apple Vision Pro All That?
The Decoder team is off this week. We’ll be back next week with both the interview and the new explainer episodes; we’re really excited about what’s on the schedule here. In the meantime, I thought ...
22 Feb 20241h 4min
How AI copyright lawsuits could make the whole industry go extinct
Our new Thursday episodes are all about deep dives into big topics in the news, and for the next few weeks we’re going to stay focused on one of the biggest topics of all: generative AI. There’s a lot...
15 Feb 202440min
DOJ’s Jonathan Kanter says the antitrust fight against Big Tech is just beginning
Today, I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice. Alongside FTC chair Lina Khan, Jonathan is one of the most pro...
12 Feb 202434min
Why EV adoption in the US has hit a roadblock
We’re very excited for today’s episode, because from now on we’ll be delivering you two Decoders every week. On Monday’s we’ll have our classic interviews with CEOs and other high-profile guests. But ...
8 Feb 202442min
Platformer’s Casey Newton on surviving the great media collapse and what comes next
Today, I’m talking with Casey Newton, the founder and editor of the Platformer newsletter and co-host of the Hard Fork podcast. Casey is also a former editor here at The Verge and was my co-host at th...
5 Feb 20241h 8min
Why Sen. Brian Schatz thinks child safety bills can trump the First Amendment
Today, I’m talking with Senator Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. We joke that Decoder is ultimately a show about org charts, but there’s a lot of truth to it. We talked about the separate offices he has to ba...
30 Jan 20241h 9min
Rep. Ro Khanna on what it will take for Congress to regulate AI, privacy, and social media
Today, I’m talking with Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California. He’s been in Congress for eight years now, representing California’s 17th District, which is arguably the highest-tech dis...
23 Jan 202454min
