We’ve got a special episode of The Vergecast this week. There’s so much. In addition to our classic Nilay, Dieter, and Paul trio, we’ve added a few things.
To give you the best coverage of E3, culture editor Laura Hudson gives us a quick rundown of the news from the expo to start off the show, including Fortnite’s cross-platform problem, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s controversial HitRecord plan, and Microsoft’s commitment to original games.
In the second half of the show, Nilay sits down with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence. The company just came out with the Beam, and Patrick discusses what’s new for Sonos (Google Assistant? Atmos? Siri?) as well as how it imagines its products being used.
Don’t worry, there’s plenty of other classic Vergecast — some gadget talk, Paul’s weekly segment (you know, “How big is the Moon?”), and some deep dives into net neutrality, antitrust law, and Comcast’s $65 million bid on 21st Century Fox.
This podcast, which comes in at about an hour and 45 minutes of dialogue, is all you really need in order to understand this week of news — and more!
Let us know what you think of these additional segments in the show. We’re looking to add more corespondents and interviews, so your feedback is appreciated!
02:06 - Laura Hudson’s E3 roundup
16:33 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt is defending a controversial plan to crowdsource Beyond Good and Evil 2 art
25:01 - Interview with CEO of Sonos Patrick Spence
1:02:49 - Paul’s weekly segment “How big is the Moon?”
1:17:47 - Net neutrality is dead — what now?
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