The Vergecast

Apple glucose monitor rumors, Marvel fatigue, and podcast misinformation

Mar 1, 2023

01:15:23

Episode guests

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Valerie Wirtschafter

Victoria Song

Highlights

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Episode notes

Where are we with AI Transcription, Whisper, Content moderation, Tagging Podcasts

03:10

Podcasts & Misinformation

04:11

The Dark Side of Wearable Tech Is That It Can Cause Anxiety

02:06

The Four Wonders of the Apocalypse

02:43

Introduction

2min

Is There a Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Device?

2min

Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring

2min

The Problem With Blood Glucose Measurements

2min

Wearable Blood Glucose Monitors for Diabetes

2min

The Dark Side of Wearable Tech Is That It Can Cause Anxiety

2min

The Promise of Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors

2min

Is Continuous Glucose Monitoring a Big Thing?

3min

The Apple Watch With Continuous Glucose Monitoring or Smart Glasses?

3min

10.

Podcasting - What It Means for Tech Companies

5min

11.

Podcasts

5min

12.

Podcasting

6min

13.

The Transparency of Podcasts

4min

14.

The Importance of Human Oversight in Audio Editing

2min

15.

Podcasting

2min

16.

The Last of Us and Marvel Fatigue

4min

17.

The Four Wonders of the Apocalypse

3min

18.

The Fireflies - A Review

2min

19.

Is the Show Doing a Good Job With Zombies?

3min

20.

Marvel Movie Review: Quantum Maniac

3min

21.

Quantomania

4min

22.

The Marvel Movies - A New Big Bad

5min

23.

Is Kamala a Mutant?

3min

Today on the flagship podcast of hyper specific wearable sensors:

01:19 - Victoria Song joins Alex Cranz to talk about the latest rumors around Apple’s big progress in blood glucose monitoring.

17:14 - Ariel Shapiro talks with Valerie Wirtschafter, a data analyst at the Brookings Institution, about how often podcasts spread political misinformation, and what that means for the medium.

43:57 - Alex and Charles Pulliam-Moore chat about the latest episode of The Last of Us and all the Marvel movie fatigue that has cropped up since Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania came out. [Warning: Spoiler alert]

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The Vergecast

Apple glucose monitor rumors, Marvel fatigue, and podcast misinformation

Episode guests

Where are we with AI Transcription, Whisper, Content moderation, Tagging Podcasts

Podcasts & Misinformation

The Dark Side of Wearable Tech Is That It Can Cause Anxiety

The Four Wonders of the Apocalypse

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