# Google's new speaker and your smart home questions Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast/google-s-new-speaker-and-your-smart-home-questions Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast/google-s-new-speaker-and-your-smart-home-questions.md Podcast: [The Vergecast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast) Published: 2026-06-24T19:08:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1648622619.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1648622619.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vergecast/episodes/google-s-new-speaker-and-your-smart-home-questions Duration seconds: 2123 ## Resource Google is shipping its first smart speaker in six years, and we're starting to test it. The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to explain why the Home Speaker matters, whether Google actually cares about the smart home, and more. Then, she helps answer a few questions from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about the power of Ikea and the future of your thermostat. Further reading: The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great β€” but it’s finicky Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vergecast/episodes/google-s-new-speaker-and-your-smart-home-questions/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast/google-s-new-speaker-and-your-smart-home-questions.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.