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The Vergecast

Cut the night

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.34.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2016

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Another week of Vergecast and we have SO much to talk about so we extended the episode to 90 minutes…and then some.Mobile World Congress just wrapped up so Nilay, Dieter, and news editor Jake Kastrenakes are here to analyze the coverage. Also, the Oscars are this Sunday so our entertainment section is taking over Vergecast during halftime! Entertainment editor Emily Yoshida leads the discussion with entertainment editor Jamieson Cox, and senior reporter Bryan Bishop. Nicola Fumo commands the hype matrix once again for this show-within-a-show episode of Vergecast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So, hi, welcome to VergeCast. It's today or from many people tomorrow. I'm Neil Epitell.

0:11.7

I'm here with you in your heart. I'm joined by Dieter Bones. That's right.

0:15.2

Who have missed terribly? J. Kastranakis is here. Yes. Fumos here. Sup, girl. Hi.

0:21.4

Here's the thing that's going to happen on the show. This is a special 90 minute extended

0:24.7

VergeCast remix. Halfway through. So, the first half we're going to talk about MWC technology,

0:31.0

Apple versus the FBI. The plan was to, to be like, not talk about Apple, but they decided

0:35.2

to file a massive legal video. They filed a massive end minutes prior to it.

0:38.0

In my heart exploded with joy. I don't know about you guys. It did. That was completely

0:42.5

sincere. And then halfway through, we're going to, everyone's going to leave. Oh, Brian

0:48.8

bishops on the phone. Brian. Hello. Hey. Brian Bishop. Skype in in from LA.

0:54.6

Yeah. Halfway through. Thank you. Dieter and Jake are going to leave. Goodbye. Emily, Yoshida

1:00.8

and James Cox are going to come sit down. And we're going to talk about some movies and

1:04.6

the Oscars that are happening on Sunday. So, and Brian is our glue because Brian was OG

1:10.6

Verge. Started with us at the very beginning. Hardcore tech reporter. Now, senior editor,

1:16.1

senior reporter on the editor, whatever, Brian's a senior dude on, on the entertainment

1:21.8

beat at the verge. So, like, you see the continuity. You see the, the intersection of technology

1:28.2

and pop culture. Yes. It's embodied in the person of Brian in Brian bishops. It's like

1:33.5

technology has on this side and then cultures on this side. And then it's a door you walk

1:38.5

through. And Brian is the arch. Yeah. Brian is holding both the doors open in the middle.

1:44.5

Bishop Brian's actually the arch. Bishop that holds all the way between the arch. Yeah.

1:50.3

Is that a bishop? Is that called a bishop? That's a keystone. That's a keystone. Brian

1:53.3

changed the last name to keystone. My name is Keith. Brian Keystone. Brian Keystone is

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