

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The Verge
Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Decoder with Nilay Patel podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 16 episodes
How to Change
The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

#2 Mentioned in 6 episodes
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

#3 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Tools and Weapons
The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age

#4 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Plunder

#5 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Barbarians at the gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco

#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Metaverse
And How It Will Revolutionize Everything

#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Cult of the Dead Cow

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Super Pumped

#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Principles

#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Fleishman is in Trouble

#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Economic Dignity

#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Frankenstein

#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Moneyball
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

#18 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Enlightened Capitalists
Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good

#19 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The antitrust paradox
A Policy at War With Itself

#20 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World