In all the tech news and world news last week, YouTube’s Made On event got a little lost. So we circled back: The Verge’s Mia Sato explains why YouTube is suddenly all-in on livestreaming, why it seems to be rapidly turning into a shopping mall, and whether all these AI features will improve YouTube or destroy it. After that, it’s time for a second round of David’s Summer Takes, in which he subjects The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field to his thoughts on Threads, podcasts, and social media. Finally, Hayden sticks around to answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about the words we use when we talk AI. #Vergecast #Technology Version History launches Oct. 5th! Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/DOCdcG9rz00 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...

We share our vibe-coded websites | The Vergecast

The Verge·Aug 10, 2026·

With Hayden Field +1

12K views

Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

The Verge·Jun 8, 2026·

With Hayden Field +1

36K views

Google I/O 2026 reactions | The Vergecast Livestream

The Verge·May 19, 2026·

With Hayden Field +1

18K views

We hear pitches on the best vibe-coded apps | The Vergecast

The Verge·Oct 5, 2026·

With Hayden Field

34K views

The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro's camera | The Vergecast

The Verge·Sep 18, 2026·

With Hayden Field

43K views

AGI is whatever you want it to be | The Vergecast

The Verge·Sep 4, 2026·

With Hayden Field

96K views

Meta’s Muse actually does the thing | The Vergecast

The Verge·Sep 25, 2026

80K views

The post-search Google era begins | The Vergecast

The Verge·May 22, 2026

44K views

Anthropic’s Potential, AI Video Gets Crazy, Market Bubble Approaching?

Alex Kantrowitz·Aug 6, 2025

8K views

Sam Altman | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #599

Theo Von·Jul 23, 2025

1.1M views

What's behind the Google AI shakeup | The Vergecast

The Verge·Aug 7, 2026

45K views

We unfolded the iPhone Duo | The Vergecast

The Verge·Sep 11, 2026

93K views

Loading · Episode

Episode

YouTube wants you to go live | The Vergecast

The VergeWith

Mia Sato

Hayden Field

Jake KastrenakesHosted by

David Pierce

Ask about this Watch on YouTube

Views

13K

0.4× the show’s average

Episode13K

Show avg35K

Published

13mo ago

Sep 23, 2025

Length

1h 30m

show avg 1h 14m

Topics

Technology Social Media Artificial Intelligence Content Creation Podcasting

From the show

Chapters

In all the tech news and world news last week, YouTube’s Made On event got a little lost. So we circled back: The Verge’s Mia Sato explains why YouTube is suddenly all-in on livestreaming, why it seems to be rapidly turning into a shopping mall, and whether all these AI features will improve YouTube or destroy it. After that, it’s time for a second round of David’s Summer Takes, in which he subjects The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field to his thoughts on Threads, podcasts, and social media. Finally, Hayden sticks around to answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about the words we use when we talk AI. #Vergecast #Technology Version History launches Oct. 5th! Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/DOCdcG9rz00 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...