Hey everybody we're gonna start the show in a minute but as you know we're down to one podcast and we're

Trialing we're piloting all these other new podcasts on platform called anchor which you should listen to so before we start the

Verge House this week where I've Ashley Carmen our great reporter

She's doing a segment that was on anchor earlier this week. It's just a couple minutes long. Why don't you listen to it?

Let us know what you think take away Ashley

A man boards a subway frantic

He's definitely drunk. I can tell because he's kind of stumbling around and his eyes are missing a

sober light behind them. I

Assuming came from a war capy-hour as evidenced by his cross-body black leather bag and business appropriate loafers

He reaches into his bag and pulls out a box unwrapped unopened I beat wired earbuds

He hoisted the box up in the air and stairs at it for a second

Clearly thinking of the fastest way to get to the buds inside

He bites the box

Nothing happens his teeth can't get the job done the box is too tightly sealed and plastic

He sets it back into his bag and reaches into his pocket this time he's got keys

He grabs them and cuts into the box. I've never seen someone more ravenous for earbuds

He tears the box open with a vicious energy and less than five seconds is already pulling the earbuds out and untangling them even ripping off those up ties

Without missing a beat he plugs them into his phone and stuffs them into his ears. He puts music on and closes his eyes

He's at peace

Hello, and welcome to the verge cast the flagship podcast of the verge.com a lot of things happen this week

Yeah, but first let me tell you who I am I am Nealipotel

I'm joined by two of my very best friends Paul Miller's here. Hello. Deeter Bones here. I'm there

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