It's a special bicoastal episode of The Vergecast, as Nilay, Dieter, Emily, and Sam are joined remotely by the one and only Casey Newton, live from the E3 convention in Los Angeles. It's been a big show, and there are some big opinions about it on display here. And while we're on the subject of opinions, Emily comes to the table with plenty of them as the di ... Show More
Jul 17
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
May 2025
Episode 7 - “Convergence”
Host Troy Baker, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, and co-writer of this episode as well as The Last of Us Part II game, Halley Gross, discuss the epic season finale. The group chats about the showdown we’ve all been waiting for between Ellie and Abby, what the cliffhan ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2025
Arguing Over Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
In this bumper episode, Scott and Josh get into it over Kingdom Come 2, Dead Rising 2 & 3 and Devil May Cry 3, as well as discuss your comments and questions! <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopen ... Show More
1h 36m
Jan 2018
Ep. 85 - The Art Of The Deal: A Play-By-Play
The King of Reality TV just gave us one of his best episodes yet. We’ll break down the DACA meeting scene by scene, line by line. Then Allie Stuckey, Bradley Devlin, and Jacob Airey join the Panel of Deplorables to discuss Trump’s path to firing half of the EPA staff by the end o ... Show More
46m 45s
Feb 2018
Winter Games Closing Ceremonies
<p>In a very special episode of The Almost Famous Podcast, Ashley hangs out with her friends from Bachelor Winter Games. Joining her in studio are Kevin, Courtney, and Lily, for a reflection on the season as a whole, and what happened after they left Vermont. Claire and Benoit ca ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 2017
Podcast Beyond Episode 508: Gamescom, Yakuza, and Steve Gaynor
This week's episode is a little wonky, so bear with us. This week a frazzled Max and a very jet-lagged Brian and Alanah are joined by special guest Steve Gaynor from The Fullbright Company (Gone Home, Tacoma) -- we attempt to discuss everything that happened at Gamescom, includin ... Show More
1h 6m
Xbox news, Last of Us 3 and some major Call of Duty woes. Scott, Ewan and Josh weigh in.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for m ... Show More
