{"podcast":{"title":"The Vergecast","slug":"the-vergecast","podcast_index_feed_id":415434,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/vergecast","website_url":"https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e4c412e6-e1f0-11e8-9bde-83f9d376f059/image/fa367fa8b1b6ca01fc4b8c34d83ba4d8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media Podcast Network","episode_count":1043,"summary":"The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:18:18.596068+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast"},"episode":{"title":"Were we too nice to the Steam Machine?","slug":"were-we-too-nice-to-the-steam-machine","published_at":"2026-07-15T19:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast/were-we-too-nice-to-the-steam-machine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7773514517.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7773514517.mp3","summary":"Valve's Steam Machine might be exactly the living room console you've been waiting for. Or it might be too expensive, totally pointless, a waste of everyone's money and shelf space. The Verge's Sean Hollister joins the show to talk through all the feedback we've been getting about our coverage and our review. Is Valve's history a pro or a con? Is the price reasonable or ridiculous? Who is this device actually for? We have much to discuss. Further reading: Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year Another turn in the Apple v. OpenAI dispute ⁠The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How much would the Steam Machine cost to build?⁠ 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","meta_description":"Valve's Steam Machine might be exactly the living room console you've been waiting for. Or it might be too expensive, totally pointless, a waste of everyo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1604,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vergecast/episodes/were-we-too-nice-to-the-steam-machine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vergecast/were-we-too-nice-to-the-steam-machine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}