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The Vergecast

Kanye wants Parler, smartwatch showdown, and the Vergecast Hotline returns

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Today on the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers: 02:15 - David Pierce and Makena Kelly chat about Ye buying Parler, as well as the other new set of apps and app owners entering the space. Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition 24:44 - Victoria Song and Dan Seifert return to the show for a smartwatch showdown between the Pixel Watch, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch. Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit Apple Watch Series 7 review: time and time again Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery We could all use a ‘This is Fine’ Focus mode 1:02:07 - Lastly, we return to the Vergecast Hotline to answer your burning tech questions. Fitbit Sense 2 review: it doesn’t make much sense 1:14:55 - We explain why we still don't have chapters on The Vergecast Email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. We are conducting a short audience survey to help plan for our future and hear from you. To participate, head to vox.com/podsurvey, and thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers.

0:07.0

I'm your friend David Pierce and let me just tell you about the day I'm having.

0:10.4

So on Sunday night, we get home from being away for the weekend and we go to bed.

0:14.0

And then at about 11 or so, we get a knock on the door from a police officer.

0:18.4

It turns out a tree fell on our car.

0:20.4

Now it's three days later, there's a silatry on our car, the road's still closed, and

0:24.3

I'm standing here staring at it, wondering if I could just pick it up and lift it off my

0:28.0

car myself.

0:29.0

I'm not supposed to because it's technically hung up on a power line.

0:32.4

I feel like I could do it, you know?

0:34.4

Anyway, enough about me.

0:36.0

We have a great show coming up today.

0:37.5

McKenna Kelly is going to come on and explain why Ye formerly known as Kanye West might be

0:42.1

buying parlor.

0:43.6

And we're going to check in on all of the other conservative leaning social apps like

0:47.9

Truth Social and Getter and Rumble and try to figure out what's going on with them.

0:52.3

Then later Dan C. Fert and Victoria Song are going to help me figure out whether the

0:55.4

Pixel Watch, Apple Watch, or Galaxy Watch is truly the best smart watch out there.

0:59.8

And then we've got some great questions on the Verge Cast hotline.

1:02.7

So we're going to answer as many of those as we can as well.

1:05.4

All that is coming up.

1:06.5

But first, I'm going to go try and lift this tree.

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