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OLPC XO-1: The price of free
September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minThe idea was big, exciting, and inspiring: What if we could get every kid in the world access to a computer? For a bunch of thinkers and executives in Silicon Valley, it felt like the way to fix everything. But the One Laptop Per Child…
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TI-84: Monopoly math
September 20, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minThe same calculator has been on most kids’ back to school shopping list since the early 2000s. And the dominance of Texas Instruments’ calculator division goes back even farther. David Pierce is joined by The Verge’s Nilay Patel and…
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Oregon Trail: Saddle up
September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minWhether you played it in the back of your classroom or on your computer at home, if you were a kid in the last 30 years you almost certainly grew up playing Oregon Trail. David Pierce is joined by gaming journalist Chris Grant and Philip…
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Vergecast: ELIZA, the world's first chatbot
August 12, 2026 · 40 minFrom The Vergecast, this episode takes a look back at one of the earliest chapters in the history of AI. Before Alexa and Siri, there was ELIZA. The first chatbot ever was the creation of a man named Joseph Weizenbaum, who built the bot…
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The Clapper: Light work
July 19, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minClap on. Clap off. The Clapper may not have been a very good product, but it came with one of the all-time great marketing campaigns. And it might have even been a great, ahead of its time idea. The Verge's David Pierce and Victoria Song…
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Philips Hue: The smart home’s light bulb moment
July 12, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minThe humble light bulb might be the ultimate success story in the smart home. Our connected, adaptable homes are supposed to be customizable, connected to everything, and incredibly easy to use, and nothing has made that work quite like…
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Keurig: The K-Cup invasion
July 5, 2026 · 1 hr 19 minThe Keurig is a simple idea – what if it was really easy to make pretty good coffee, one cup at a time? — with a wildly complicated history. David Pierce is joined by Eater editor Melissa McCart and champion barista and author Morgan…
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Nest: The iPod of thermostats
June 28, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minThermostats were ugly. Best case scenario, you never had to think about it. Then a couple of Apple legends decided they could make something better, and set out to turn changing the temperature into a high-tech experience. On this episode…