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Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Nilay Patel interrogates tech executives and policy makers about power, platforms, and the regulatory fights shaping the digital economy.

Why we picked this

We picked Decoder with Nilay Patel because it treats systems and business models with healthy skepticism. Nilay Patel interviews founders, executives, and regulators, pushing past corporate talking points to examine the mechanics of power and software. He focuses on the friction between what companies claim they do and how their incentives operate in practice. The feed offers a consistent masterclass in interviewing tech leaders without accepting their premises. It rewards listeners who want to understand how the digital economy actually functions beneath the marketing.

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