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Alex Heath

American tech journalist; founder of the Sources newsletter and co-host of the Access podcast

Every podcast episode featuring Alex Heath that Attunex has found: 190 interviews and appearances across 36 shows between 2019 and 2026. Most often on Sources with Alex Heath (55), The Vergecast (35) and Decoder with Nilay Patel (24). Often in conversation with Nilay Patel, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Scott Galloway. Follow Alex in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. Robinhood’s CEO on letting AI trade your money
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Robinhood wants to put an AI hedge fund in your pocket. CEO Vlad Tenev tells me how Robinhood Agents brings AI trading into the app, and why he expects agents to generate a growing share of…

    2026-10-13
  2. Qualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
    Sources with Alex Heath

    AI could give people a reason to buy a new phone again. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon tells me why he expects a smartphone supercycle as AI agents start using our apps and acting on our behalf. His…

    2026-10-08
  3. Reflection’s founders on building a DeepSeek of the West
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Reflection is soon releasing Beam, its first open-weight AI model, in a bid to become the DeepSeek of the West. Trained from scratch, Beam is designed for coding, reasoning, and AI agents.…

    2026-10-05
  4. OpenAI’s Dots lead on the future of ChatGPT
    Sources with Alex Heath

    OpenAI’s next big bet is Dots, personal AI agents that can find ways to help you without waiting for a prompt. Alexander Embiricos, OpenAI’s Dots product lead, tells me why the company is moving…

    2026-10-01
  5. Factory CEO on why AGI is already here
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Matan Grinberg is the co-founder and CEO of Factory, a $5 billion AI coding startup building Droid agents to automate the engineering process. He tells me how AI is changing the job of a software…

    2026-09-29
  6. Satya Nadella on Microsoft's agent bet and AI’s trust problem
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks AI agents will create a market “orders of magnitude” bigger than the cloud. I recently sat down with him in Seattle for the unveiling of the new Copilot. We discuss…

    2026-09-25
  7. ADSN RUNDOWN | Meta, Shopify and Stripe Build the New Open Web
    ADSNMentioned

    This week on the ADSN Rundown, Daniel Druger and James Borow unpack Meta’s decision to open Muse to developers and why connectors from Shopify, Stripe, Expedia, Instacart and others could turn it…

    2026-09-24
  8. Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and I discuss his framemogging at Dreamforce, the state of the SaaSpocalypse, and how Slack is more important than ever in the age of AI. We also discuss the resurgence of…

    2026-09-22
  9. Baseten’s CEO on why every company will want to own its AI
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Tuhin Srivastava is the CEO and co-founder of Baseten, an AI cloud startup recently valued at $13 billion. He tells me why every company will want to own its AI and what’s driving the explosion in…

    2026-09-15
  10. Fruitfly Hard Takeoff, Washington on AI Risk, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Thijs Simonian, Alex Heath & Guy Oseary, Mitesh Agrawal
    TBPN

    (01:54) - Washington on AI Risk (23:07) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (34:23) - Fruitfly Hard Takeoff (41:07) - Thijs Simonian discusses his exploratory robotics work as an OpenAI intern, including…

    2026-09-11
  11. Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Meta's biggest AI bet yet
    Sources with Alex Heath

    As Meta releases Muse, Mark Zuckerberg tells me why he thinks a personal AI agent that works for you around the clock will make you money. He explains how Meta plans to make that business work and…

    2026-09-08
  12. Bonds Are Warning Of A Global Inflation Crisis
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson is joined by John Mowrey to break down why bond yields have been rising and what it would mean for investors if they continue to increase. Then, Alex Heath returns to unpack his interview…

    2026-09-03
  13. Sam Altman on OpenAI’s next model and the AI backlash
    Sources with Alex Heath

    After an unreleased OpenAI model recently escaped its sandbox and hacked Hugging Face, Sam Altman tells me why the company is slowing down frontier research. We also discuss Astra, OpenAI’s…

    2026-09-01
  14. Trailer: Sam Altman on the Sources Podcast
    Sources with Alex Heath

    In the launch episode of the Sources Podcast, Alex Heath sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss the future of OpenAI, from its next-generation Astra models to the growing importance of AI…

    2026-08-31
  15. Apple’s War On OpenAI Just Got Personal
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson is joined by Alex Heath to unpack the latest drama in the legal battle between Apple and OpenAI, what Apple's request for a preliminary injunction could mean, and how serious the case could…

    2026-08-05
  16. Who's Actually Winning the AI Race? (ft. Alex Heath)
    The Rundown

    Alex Heath returns to the show to talk about all things AI. In today’s conversation we get into Meta’s earnings and AI plans, whether Apple is a genius or just lucky for sitting out the AI capex…

    2026-08-02
  17. Meet the most AI-pilled CEO on Earth
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Dan Shipper, CEO of Every, to talk about what it actually looks like to be the most AI-pilled company that isn't a frontier lab. They get into how Dan uses ChatGPT Voice…

    2026-07-30
  18. The AI writing app fighting AI slop
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Jon Steinback, founder of Marker, the AI writing tool that refuses to write for you. They get into why Google Docs hasn't changed in 20 years, how most AI writing tools…

    2026-07-09
  19. OpenAI Hits Pause On Its IPO
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson is joined by Alex Heath to break down why OpenAI is reportedly delaying its IPO. Then, Jemima Kelly joins the show to discuss what the Bitcoin selloff means for the crypto market. Finally,…

    2026-06-30
  20. The billionaire paying AI researchers to stay out of Big Tech
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity, to talk about his new effort Laude, which is putting over $100 million behind AI researchers to keep their work…

    2026-06-18
  21. A top iPhone app developer reacts to Apple's new Siri
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Ryan Jones, founder of Flighty and 13-year top indie developer, to talk about what it actually takes to build a beloved app in the age of AI. They talk about Apple's big…

    2026-06-12
  22. SpaceX Goes Public Tomorrow — Look Out Below
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson is joined by Gil Luria to discuss what the blockbuster SpaceX IPO means for markets. Then, Mark Zandi breaks down the hottest inflation print in three years. Later, Alex Heath unpacks the…

    2026-06-11
  23. Siri AI, Fable 5 Launch, Rivian CEO Joins | RJ Scaringe, Chris Miller, Evan Beard, Nick Fleisher, Chris Matarese, Alex Heath, Rob Schroder Jr.
    TBPN

    (01:16) - WWDC Day 1 (31:41) - Claude Fable 5 (34:02) - Meta Trains Data Center Workers (38:27) - RJ Scaringe, born January 19, 1983, is an American engineer and the founder and CEO of Rivian…

    2026-06-09
  24. AI is turning sketches into real-world products
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Jordan Taylor, founder of Vizcom, to talk about the AI design tool that lets anyone go from a rough sketch to a finished product. They discuss how Jordan built Vizcom out…

    2026-06-04
  25. Is Polsia AI slop or the future of startups?
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Some say he's making an AI slop factory. Others say he'll be the first one-man $1 billion startup. Ellis and Alex sit down with Ben Cera, founder of Polsia, a controversial AI startup that claims to…

    2026-05-28
  26. Substack’s CEO on AI slop, free speech, and taking on YouTube
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Chris Best, CEO of Substack, for a live interview at the ACCESS launch party at Notion HQ in San Francisco. They get into Substack's growth, the future of media, and the…

    2026-05-22
  27. Alex Heath, Unprompted
    The Grill Room

    Dylan Byers sits down with tech journalist Alex Heath, founder of the Sources newsletter, to discuss the impact of A.I. tools like Claude and WhisperFlow for efficiency in reporting. He also talks…

    2026-05-19
  28. Anthropic’s hunt for the next Claude Code
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex sits down with Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and head of Anthropic Labs, to talk about what the team is working on after Claude Code and where AI is headed next. They discuss how…

    2026-05-14
  29. 'AI Coachella' Stanford prof on data center backlash
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Anjney Midha, a venture capitalist, Stanford AI lecturer, and founder of AMP, to discuss why zero-sum thinking is holding the AI industry back. They discuss what it would…

    2026-05-07
  30. What happens when AI runs a store
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis sit down with Andon Labs co-founder Lukas Petersson to talk about what it looks like when AI moves out of the chat window and into the real world. They discuss AI-run stores and…

    2026-04-30
  31. Silicon Valley finally has its “Succession”
    Sources with Alex Heath

    What happens when Silicon Valley becomes the subject of its own satire? Alex and Ellis sit down with The Audacity showrunner Jonathan Glatzer to talk about building a TV series that takes on Big…

    2026-04-23
  32. Canva’s CEO on what happens when AI does the design
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about why they are getting less hyped on OpenClaw, the Social Network sequel that might actually be great, and why recent attacks on Sam Altman signal a real reputational crisis…

    2026-04-16
  33. OpenClaw for normies is here
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about OpenAI’s acquisition of TBPN, the tension between media and corporate ownership, and why so many people in AI seem to be working themselves into the ground. Then they’re…

    2026-04-09
  34. The future of AI might be on your finger
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about why Codex is becoming central to OpenAI's strategy and the competition with Claude. Then they’re joined by Mina Fahmi, CEO and co-founder of Sandbar, who is building a smart…

    2026-04-02
  35. Why So Bullish? Markets Cling to Iran Hopes
    Prof G Markets

    Subscribe to the Prof G Markets Youtube Channel Ed Elson speaks with John Mowrey about the market’s optimism for an end to the Iran War. Then he is joined by Alex Heath to discuss OpenAI’s historic…

    2026-04-02
  36. The real reason CEOs want you using AI meeting notes
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about navigating ethics in media and programming the pod, the rise of film photography, and Alex’s trip to OpenAI. Then they’re joined by Granola co-founder Sam Stephenson to talk…

    2026-03-26
  37. Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.
    The Town with Matthew Belloni

    Matt is joined by Alex Heath from the Sources newsletter and Access podcast to discuss the end of Disney’s deal with OpenAI after they announced the shutdown of video app Sora. They get into why…

    2026-03-25
  38. $1T Moved on Iran “Talks” — Did They Even Happen?
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson speaks with Justin Wolfers about the potential for deescalation in Iran and whether markets were right to rally on Trump’s word of negotiations. Then he discusses a slate of news out of…

    2026-03-24
  39. When your bank account talks to Claude
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis break down why SXSW no longer feels like a true tech conference and how Nvidia’s GTC has become the new center of gravity for the industry. Then they’re joined by Mercury CEO Immad…

    2026-03-20
  40. Meet Starboy, the alien toy that hates being called AI
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about Alex’s visit to Anthropic’s headquarters as Claude downloads surge and the company faces growing scrutiny over its stance on government AI use. They discuss AI culture…

    2026-03-13
  41. What happens to Google when AI answers everything?
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about using Claude to organize their digital lives, the rise of agent platforms like Dreamer, and a mysterious AI hardware sighting in San Francisco. Then they’re joined by Liz…

    2026-03-06
  42. War With Iran: Why Oil Didn’t Spike As Expected
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson breaks down how the war with Iran is impacting oil and energy with Matt Smith. Then he discusses OpenAI’s latest funding round and the escalating tension between Anthropic and the Pentagon…

    2026-03-03
  43. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypse
    Wenbin Fang's Podcast Playlist

    Podcast : Sources with Alex Heath (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this? ) Episode : Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypse Pub date : 2026-02-26 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by…

    2026-02-27
  44. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypse
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis break down the viral AI essay that tanked stocks and debate whether agents could end white-collar work as we know it. Then they’re joined by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman to…

    2026-02-26
  45. Prediction markets are invading everything
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Nearly every tech CEO I talk to right now is obsessed with two things: AI and prediction markets. In that order, but barely. Yesterday, I interviewed Substack CEO Chris Best about his new integration…

    2026-02-21
  46. Palmer Luckey LIVE from NYSE, Supreme Court Smackdown, Data Center Backlash | Ryan Petersen, Jonathan Gould, Diogo Mónica, Joe Lonsdale, John Shahidi, Will Bruey, Sam Levenback, Alex Heath
    TBPN

    Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:07) - Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, a global supply chain management company, discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that…

    2026-02-20
  47. Notion's CEO on if AI is really killing software companies
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis tells Alex about his storytelling speech for AI founders at Andreessen Horowitz, and they discuss how OpenAI beat Meta to hire the founder of OpenClaw. Then they’re joined by Notion co-founder…

    2026-02-19
  48. Netflix Dares Paramount to Bid Higher
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson breaks down why Warner Bros. Discovery has invited Paramount back to the table with Rohan Goswami, Business Reporter at Semafor. Then, Ed is joined by Alex Heath, founder of the Sources…

    2026-02-18
  49. The Jobs Report Is Worse Than It Looks
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson breaks down the January jobs report with Kathryn Anne Edwards, Labor Economist and host of The Optimist Economy podcast. They discuss why 2025 was the worst “non-recession” year for hiring…

    2026-02-12
  50. OpenAI's Fidji Simo on why ads are coming to ChatGPT
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis recap the AI ads at the Super Bowl and talk about Jony Ive showing Alex the first-ever electric Ferrari Luce he designed. Then, they sit down with Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at…

    2026-02-11
  51. Where AI video is headed next, with Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis analyze AIs talking to each other on Moltbook, the implications of Elon Musk merging SpaceX and xAI, new moves in the OpenAI versus Anthropic coding race, and a favorite AI app getting…

    2026-02-05
  52. Elon Musk Getting $100B of OpenAI Stock? 👀⚖️ Alex Heath Interview
    HyperChange

    A judge has ruled that the Elon Musk versus OpenAI case is going to trial in April 2026. This is a public grand jury trial, and is gearing up to be an insane spectacle in tech, with leaders like Sam…

    2026-02-02
  53. Where we'll go when the bots take over, with Sublime's Sari Azout
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about the tech industry's new obsession with Clawdbot/Molbot, the scary aspect of AI agents, AI invading group chats, and the new viral essay from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Then…

    2026-01-30
  54. Home robots are coming faster than you think, with Sunday's Tony Zhao
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about robotics hype, questionable demos, and what it really takes to build useful machines. First, we hear from Alex live in Davos at the World Economic Forum, where they discuss…

    2026-01-22
  55. Betting on Reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour: ACCESS
    Pivot

    This week, Alex and Ellis talk about the rise of storytelling in tech and why X is now openly pleading for its haters to come back. Then they sit down with Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of…

    2026-01-20
  56. Building an autonomous car utopia with Rivian's RJ Scaringe
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis discuss Meta's metaverse layoffs and why Claude Cowork might finally make them switch from ChatGPT. Then they're joined by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe to talk about large driving models,…

    2026-01-15
  57. The AI glasses race is heating up
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis talk about the strange gadgets, taglines, and smells at CES in Las Vegas. Then they’re joined by Meta’s head of wearables, Alex Himel, to talk about the rise of smart glasses, what the…

    2026-01-09
  58. Can a GLP-1 Pill Revive Novo Nordisk?
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson speaks with Alex Heath, host of the ACCESS Podcast, about why Nvidia is dominating the news out of the CES conference. Then Jared Holz, Healthcare Equity Strategist at Mizuho, joins the show…

    2026-01-07
  59. ACCESS with Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger
    On with Kara Swisher

    Happy 2026 from all of us at On with Kara Swisher! We’re ringing in the new year with an episode of ACCESS, a new tech insider podcast from the Vox Media Podcast Network that’s hosted by two highly…

    2026-01-01
  60. ACCESS Wrapped: Our favorite guest moments so far
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex recap their holidays and the nerdy gifts their wives gave them. They go through their ChatGPT year-in-review, discuss the significance of Nvidia's reverse acquisition of Groq for $20…

    2025-12-31
  61. Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
    Sources with Alex Heath

    This week, Alex and Ellis talk about the rise of storytelling in tech and why X is now openly pleading for its haters to come back. Then they sit down with Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of…

    2025-12-18
  62. French founders and AI priests with Maxime Germain
    Sources with Alex Heath

    This week, Ellis and Alex go behind OpenAI's "Code Red," discuss why Netflix says it wants Warner Bros. because of YouTube, and analyze why algorithms are becoming more customizable. Then, they sit…

    2025-12-12
  63. Did the U.S. Just Hand its AI Edge to China?
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson unpacks the news that the U.S. is allowing Nvidia’s advanced H200 chip sales to China with Chris McGuire, Senior Fellow for China and Emerging Technologies at the Council on Foreign…

    2025-12-10
  64. Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis, Alex, and Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki dive straight into the child-safety discussion, why Roblox is rolling out facial age checks, and whether the entire internet is headed toward age-gating.…

    2025-12-04
  65. How to win as an AI wrapper with Harvey's Winston Weinberg
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about Apple succession rumors, group chats in ChatGPT, and ill-advised pre-show oysters. Then, they sit down with Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg to discuss how AI is changing the…

    2025-11-20
  66. Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev on predicting the future
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about their first live pod recording in San Francisco, grandma-centric design, and how Alex finds new sources. Then, they're joined by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev to discuss the rise…

    2025-11-13
  67. Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend Doesn’t Add Up — Here’s Why
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson sits down with Justin Wolfers, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan, to unpack President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend. Then, Alex Heath, author…

    2025-11-12
  68. Inside the A.I. Bubble with Alex Heath
    The Breaker Podcast

    Alex Heath, tech journalist and founder of Sources, joins Lachlan Cartwright at Super Burrito in Greenwich Village to talk about breaking away from legacy media, the rise of AI, and how technology…

    2025-11-06
  69. Alex Heath on AI, OpenAI’s Power Struggles, and the Future of Independent Media
    The Breaker Podcast

    Alex Heath, tech journalist and founder of Sources, joins Lachlan Cartwright at Super Burrito in Greenwich Village to talk about breaking away from legacy media, the rise of AI, and how technology…

    2025-11-06
  70. Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela is simulating the world
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about the Sources launch party, and living in late-stage extractionism. Then, they are then joined by Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela to discuss the hardest part about AI, why…

    2025-11-06
  71. Eugenia Kuyda on software’s “YouTube moment”
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about turning life into an RPG video game, and are then joined by Replika and Wabi CEO Eugenia Kuyda to discuss her new app — for building your own hyper-personal apps in 5…

    2025-10-30
  72. What OpenAI’s Restructuring Means for Microsoft, AGI — and a Future IPO
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson speaks with Alex Heath, author of Sources and co-host of the Access podcast, about OpenAI’s completed restructuring and the launch of its new for-profit arm. Then he and Scott Galloway dive…

    2025-10-29
  73. Android chief Sameer Samat on Google Pixel and the path to AI glasses
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about their weekend escapades and OpenAI's new Atlas browser. They're then joined by Google’s head of Android, Sameer Samat, to unpack why headsets matter on the road to AR…

    2025-10-23
  74. Netflix Stumbles on Earnings — While Warner Bros. Looks for a Buyer
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson speaks with Jason Bazinet, Managing Director of Media and Entertainment Research at Citigroup, about why Netflix’s stock fell following its earnings, and the odds it could throw its hat in…

    2025-10-22
  75. Taking on Apple with Nothing CEO Carl Pei
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Alex and Ellis recap the first month of the show and chat about the future of AI apps and ChatGPT allowing erotica later this year. They’re then joined by Nothing CEO Carl Pei to discuss building a…

    2025-10-16
  76. Mark Zuckerberg on the AI bubble and Meta's new display glasses | ACCESS
    Pivot

    Pivot is off for the holiday! Kara and Scott will return on Friday, but in the meantime, we're bringing you the premiere episode of ACCESS. Tech insiders Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger talk all…

    2025-10-14
  77. Is OpenAI's Sora Launch a Sign the AI Economy is Cracking? (ft. Kyla Scanlon & Alex Heath)
    The Rundown

    OpenAI’s launch of Sora, its new AI-powered social app, might be more than just a product drop — it could be a warning sign. Zaid Admani, Kyla Scanlon, and Alex Heath break down what Sora reveals…

    2025-10-12
  78. Building the Star Trek computer with Huxe's Raiza Martin
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Ellis and Alex chat about OpenAI's big conference and the AI slop culture war. They're then joined by Huxe CEO Raiza Martin to talk about why she left Google as one of the inventors of NoteBookLM to…

    2025-10-09
  79. AMD Rallies 24% on OpenAI Deal & Bari Weiss Takes Over CBS News
    Prof G Markets

    Ed Elson is joined by Alex Heath, author of the Sources newsletter and co-host of the Access podcast, to unpack AMD’s deal with OpenAI and check in on some updates from OpenAI’s DevDay 2025. Then, he…

    2025-10-07
  80. The Coming AI Crash No One Wants to Admit | Alex Heath x Newcomer Podcast
    Newcomer Pod

    This week on the Newcomer Podcast, Madeline and Tom are joined by Alex Heath to dig into some of the biggest questions in tech right now. We ask: Is the AI bubble about to burst? OpenAI is propping…

    2025-10-03
  81. Avi Schiffmann thinks AI can be your best Friend
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann joins Alex and Ellis to address the backlash to the AI startup’s massive NYC and LA billboard blitz. They get into why he calls Friend a “living electronic,” the “always…

    2025-10-02
  82. Figma CEO Dylan Field on the future of design and AI
    Sources with Alex Heath

    CEO Dylan Field gives his first interview since Figma's big IPO, joining Ellis and Alex to talk all things design, AI, and what's next for Figma. For full video episodes, subscribe on YouTube:…

    2025-09-25
  83. My chat with Substack CEO Chris Best
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Earlier today, Substack CEO Chris Best and I chatted via in-app live video. We discussed why I started Sources and the current state of tech media. Hope you enjoy!

    2025-09-23
  84. Mark Zuckerberg on the AI bubble and Meta's new display glasses
    Sources with Alex Heath

    In the premiere episode of ACCESS, tech insiders Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger talk all things Mark Zuckerberg, from the newest Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses to the beverage selections in the new…

    2025-09-18
  85. I tried Zuckerberg's $800 Ray-Bans. Are they the future? With Alex Heath
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    A year ago I got try a pair of $10,000 computer goggles from Meta. The tech was super-impressive, but you couldn’t buy them them. You still can’t. Now Mark Zuckerberg is trying a similar idea. But…

    2025-09-18
  86. Introducing Sources
    Sources with Alex Heath

    After spending over 10 years as a tech reporter for other newsrooms, I’m excited to launch my own publication here on Substack. I’m calling it Sources, and it’s about the tech industry’s inside…

    2025-09-16
  87. Introducing ACCESS: The tech industry's inside conversation
    Sources with Alex Heath

    Welcome to ACCESS, the technology industry's inside conversation. Join tech reporting vet Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger as they dive into revealing convos with tech's most famous…

    2025-09-16
  88. Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath. For my final episode as your Thursday episode guest host, I recently sat down with Bret Taylor, the CEO of AI startup Sierra and the chairman of OpenAI, for a live event in San…

    2025-09-11
  89. Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably…

    2025-08-21
  90. ChatGPT chief Nick Turley doesn't want you too attached to AI
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today, I’m talking to a very special guest: Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT. While Sam Altman is definitely…

    2025-08-14
  91. Chipmaker Deals with the White House 8/11/25
    Squawk Pod

    Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to give the U.S. government 15% of revenues from the chips they sell in China, in exchange for export licenses. The deal is an unprecedented arrangement between…

    2025-08-11
  92. GPT-5's big new feature: less lying?
    The Vergecast

    It’s a huge week in AI, with OpenAI releasing GPT-OSS and GPT-5, Grok getting deeply problematic again with its “spicy” video generator, and Tim Cook admitting that Apple may need to cut some deals.…

    2025-08-08
  93. GitHub's CEO says AI coding is ‘here to stay’
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge. My guest today is GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. In many ways, GitHub Copilot set off the current AI coding boom. But since Thomas was on the show a year…

    2025-08-07
  94. Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today I'm joined by Hayden Field, The Verge’s new senior AI reporter to talk about the AI talent wars and why some…

    2025-07-31
  95. We are not ready for better deepfakes
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host. Today I'm talking with Gaurav Misra, the CEO of Captions. You may not have heard of Captions yet, but by now, you’ve probably seen a video that…

    2025-07-24
  96. Perplexity CEO on why the browser is AI's killer app
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge. Nilay’s out on parental leave for the next few months, so I’ll be stepping in to host our Thursday episodes while he’s out. My guest today is…

    2025-07-17
  97. Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    On this episode of Decoder, Ellis Hamburger — former journalist at The Verge, early Snap employee, and founder of the brand strategy studio Meaning — joins guest host Alex Heath to share why many AI…

    2025-07-10
  98. WWDC25 Reactions, Apple Under Pressure for AI Progress, Meta in Talks to Scale AI Investments | Casey Handmer, Patrick Mcgee, Aaron Slodov, Gaurab Chakrabarti, Sean Liu, Garth Sheldon-Coulson, Lukas Czinger, Christian Keil, Vlad Matsiiako, Alex Heath
    TBPN

    (02:46) - Intern iPhone Assembly (04:46) - Timeline (14:05) - Apple Under Pressure for AI Progress (25:47) - Meta in Talks to Scale AI Investments (32:58) - Timeline (43:24) - Casey Handmer, a…

    2025-06-09
  99. OpenAI and Jony Ive's AI super-gadget
    The Vergecast

    Bad news if you don't care about AI: this week was absolutely chock-full of AI news. First, Nilay, David, and The Verge's Alex Heath talk about the news that OpenAI and Jony Ive are teaming up to…

    2025-05-23
  100. The Razr Ultra proves flip phones are almost ready
    The Vergecast

    Kids these days, you know? They love the '90s, they want everything to be colorful and bold and bouncy, and they really, truly love Snapchat. And the tech world is listening. On this episode, The…

    2025-05-20
  101. ADSN | Alex Heath reports on the Google & Meta legal sagas
    ADSN

    ADSN is made possible by: DashFi - https://dash.fi Measured - https://measured.com/ Follow ADSN: https://TheADSN.com https://x.com/The_ADSN…

    2025-04-19
  102. Big Tech is back on trial
    The Vergecast

    We promise, this episode is only a little bit about header bidding. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Alex Heath to talk about some big news in tech regulation: Google lost its ad-tech…

    2025-04-18
  103. Elon Musk's polarizing ascent in the MAGA movement
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    This is Alex Heath, deputy editor of The Verge. I’m guest hosting today’s episode while Nilay is still away for a much-needed vacation. He’ll be back next week. But today, we’re diving into the…

    2025-02-27
  104. Can Meta still make the metaverse?
    The Vergecast

    This episode is all about companies in flux. First, we chat with The Verge's Alex Heath about all things Meta — whether the company is still serious about the metaverse, why its AI plans seem to be…

    2025-02-18
  105. Arm CEO Rene Haas on the AI chip race, Intel, and what Trump means for tech
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Alex Heath, Deputy Editor at The Verge, guest hosts this episode of Decoder featuring a live interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas about the future of AI and the semiconductor industry. The two discuss…

    2024-12-16
  106. AI is a money pit — here’s why investors don’t mind
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    AI investment is massive, but AI profits are not — and yet investors seem confident massive AI fundraising will one day translate into sizable AI profits. To break it down, Verge Deputy Editor Alex…

    2024-12-05
  107. Be My Eyes Speak To Double Tap Following Meta Connect Announcement
    Double Tap

    Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Shaun Uses The Force & Falls Over A Bin 14:16 - Alex Heath from The Verge on Meta's Project Orion 21:42 - Interview with Mike Buckley & Bryan Bashin from Be My…

    2024-09-27
  108. Meta's new smart glasses look like the future
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Alex Heath joins Nilay, Alex, and David to talk about all the announcements coming out of Meta Connect: the impressive (and expensive) Orion glasses, the new features for the Ray-Ban…

    2024-09-27
  109. I tried Orion, Mark Zuckerberg's $10k face computer
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    Mark Zuckerberg, along with most of the men running big tech companies, has spent many years and tons of money trying to put a computer on your face. Now it looks like he’s getting very close to…

    2024-09-25
  110. Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to end the smartphone era
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    We have a very special episode of Decoder today. It’s become a tradition every fall to have Verge deputy editor Alex Heath interview Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the show at Meta Connect. This year,…

    2024-09-25
  111. Can a YouTube video really fix your wet phone?
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of the native resonance of your smartphone: 02:32 -The Verge’s David Pierce tries to find out if those YouTube videos promising to remove water from your phone with…

    2024-08-27
  112. Google lost its first antitrust case, so what happens next?
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Alex Heath, and Lauren Feiner discuss a federal judge ruling that Google violated US antitrust law, X suing a group of major advertisers over an “illegal…

    2024-08-09
  113. The next next thing in AI and AR
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup…

    2024-06-21
  114. Inside the players and politics of the AI industry
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    We’ve got a special episode of the show today – I was traveling last week, so Verge deputy editor Alex Heath and our new senior AI reporter Kylie Robison are filling in for me, with a very different…

    2024-06-20
  115. TikTok's big bet to fight the ban bill
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Last week, TikTok filed a lawsuit against the US government claiming the divest-or-ban law is unconstitutional — a case it needs to win in order to keep operating under Bytedance’s ownership. There’s…

    2024-05-16
  116. Phones are the ultimate AI gadget
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are…

    2024-04-30
  117. Google’s Sit-In Pushback & Debating Student Debt Relief 04/24/24
    Squawk Pod

    Google has fired 50 employees over sit-in protests at the office. Yale Lecturer Joanne Lipman and The Verge’s Alex Heath discuss activism in the office, and tech’s inflection point with its…

    2024-04-24
  118. Meta's Big Llama 3 Release, Google's New Culture, MKBHD vs. Humane
    Big Technology Podcast

    Alex Heath from The Verge is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Taylor Swift's new album 2) Meta's new Llama 3 release 3) Does conversational AI work in a social…

    2024-04-19
  119. Alex Heath: Tech Journalism in the AI Era
    Out of Office | AI Builders on Creating the Future

    AI news moves fast. But reporters covering AI move faster. This week on the podcast, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano talks to journalist Alex Heath about predictions for independent model…

    2024-04-11
  120. Google Dependency is Reddit's Biggest Risk | Alex Heath
    Leading Indicator

    Reddit just made its public market debut, opening well above its $34 IPO price. Tech journalist Alex Heath from The Verge joins to discuss why he's surprised about the demand for the stock and…

    2024-03-22
  121. Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit
    Upfront Ventures

    The Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath interviews Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano and General Partner Nicole Quinn to talk about the use cases of AI for consumers, where they see the biggest…

    2024-03-22
  122. 41: Alex Heath, Deputy Editor for The Verge, on interviewing the biggest names in tech, debating the AI wars, what sets the best leaders apart, and more
    ADSN

    Don’t forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen – we appreciate all of your support! ——— This week on Taking Inventory we welcome renowned tech reported, Alex Heath. Alex shares…

    2024-01-22
  123. Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are | 2023 In Review
    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in…

    2023-12-24
  124. What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are | 2023 In Review
    Slate News

    While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled programming resumes in…

    2023-12-24
  125. Sam Altman’s back at OpenAI. What’s next?
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    After a wild series of events, Sam Altman is back as CEO of OpenAI… with more power than ever before. The Verge’s Alex Heath worked sleepless nights covering every twist and turn of this saga. He…

    2023-11-29
  126. Chaos at OpenAI: What happened to Sam Altman, and what's next
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    What actually happened at OpenAI in the last three days? Decoder host and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with Verge editors Alex Heath and David Pierce to break it down and try to work out…

    2023-11-20
  127. Emergency podcast: chaos at OpenAI
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel and Alex Heath join David Pierce after a long, winding weekend reporting on the dramatic shakeup at OpenAI, still in progress. Further reading: Turmoil at OpenAI: after firing…

    2023-11-20
  128. Humane Pins and your own ChatGPT
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss the debut of Humane's AI Pin, OpenAI's DevDay, GPT-4 updates, and more. Further reading: Exclusive leak: all the details…

    2023-11-10
  129. CEO David Baszucki's mission to make Roblox a billion-player platform
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Today we’re bringing you the last of our live-on-stage interviews from the 2023 Code Conference. Verge deputy editor Alex Heath sat down to chat with Roblox CEO David Baszucki. Roblox definitely…

    2023-10-12
  130. Mark Zuckerberg on Threads, the future of AI, and Quest 3
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    What motivates Mark Zuckerberg these days? It's a question Decoder guest host Alex Heath posed at the end of his interview last week, after he and Zuckerberg had spent an hour talking about Threads,…

    2023-09-27
  131. Mythical computers and super apps
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of payment processing fees: 04:36 - The Verge's David Pierce travels to meet Keegan McNamara, an artisan who is making unique computers for more purposeful use cases. A…

    2023-08-23
  132. Samsung foldable software, eye-scanning orbs, and the future of the arcade
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of texting on the outside screen: 03:28 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Allison Johnson and Dan Seifert about the software design of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 5…

    2023-08-02
  133. The Threads Explosion — With Alex Heath
    Big Technology Podcast

    Alex Heath is a deputy editor at The Verge who's been reporting on Threads from the first row, including an interview with Instagram head Adam Mosseri. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss…

    2023-07-07
  134. Instagram Threads is here to crush Twitter
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta's launch of Threads, a new competitor to Twitter. Later, Nilay Patel calls in to give his take. Further reading: Instagram Threads:…

    2023-07-07
  135. Why CEO David Baszucki is ready for Roblox to grow up
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Roblox has 66 million daily users, and people spent 14 billion collective hours on Roblox in just Q1 of 2023. But its CEO David Baszucki still wants to see the company grow. One idea? Aging up the…

    2023-06-27
  136. The war for Reddit, new MacBook Air, and Meta's Twitter competitor
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of suddenly private subreddits: 01:45 - David Pierce and Nilay Patel call up Christian Selig, who runs the popular Reddit app Apollo, to talk about the changes to the…

    2023-06-14
  137. What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are
    Slate News

    Twitter’s “blue check” verification went from something you applied for, to something you could pay for, to something you had to pay for…to something that many celebrities wouldn’t even accept for…

    2023-04-28
  138. Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are
    What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

    Twitter’s “blue check” verification went from something you applied for, to something you could pay for, to something you had to pay for…to something that many celebrities wouldn’t even accept for…

    2023-04-28
  139. Bitcoin is still the future of payments, says Lightspark CEO David Marcus
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    We’ve got a special episode with Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and a familiar host for Decoder listeners, and David Marcus, the CEO of Lightspark. That’s a company that just launched a…

    2023-04-25
  140. AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything
    The Vergecast

    Today, things got a little loose in the studio of The Vergecast. Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding joins Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce to make their own version of Drake's AI summer…

    2023-04-21
  141. Why Spotify wants to look like TikTok, with co-president Gustav Söderström
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Gustav Söderström has worked at Spotify for a long time; his first big project was leading the launch of its mobile app back in 2009. That makes him the perfect company leader to talk to about…

    2023-03-14
  142. Ban TikTok?
    Today, Explained

    Politicians across the United States are calling for an outright ban on the popular social media platform. Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge, explains how TikTok hopes to pre-empt one from ever…

    2023-02-21
  143. Apple announces M2 MacBook Pros, a Mac Mini, and a new HomePod
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of automated content creation: 02:23 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Alex Heath start the show with an overview of what we've learned from…

    2023-01-20
  144. How to put an end to gun violence
    Amanpour

    2022 will go down as the second highest year for mass shootings in the US on record. It’s senseless bloodshed that raises the question every time: are these tragedies preventable? And why can’t we…

    2022-12-23
  145. How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it. He’s making all these changes, and he’s realizing that content moderation decisions are quite complicated, especially when the stakes are…

    2022-12-13
  146. Elon Musk meets with Tim Cook, Neuralink's show and tell, and FTX's collapse
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss this week in Elon Musk, everything that went wrong with FTX, and the latest gadget news. Further reading: Why some tech CEOs are rooting…

    2022-12-02
  147. Meta announces job cuts and Twitter prepares for difficult times
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss week two of Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter and Meta announcing job cuts. Later in the show: What's next for Binance and FTX, a…

    2022-11-11
  148. Elon Musk's first week at Twitter / Matter's newest smart home devices
    The Vergecast

    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss what has happened with Twitter since Elon Musk has taken over the company. Then, Nilay, David and Alex discuss the first…

    2022-11-04
  149. Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, future of the metaverse, and more
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined The Verge’s deputy editor Alex Heath for an in-depth conversation about the company’s new high-end, mixed reality headset, the $1,499 Quest Pro, and why he isn’t…

    2022-10-11
  150. Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, our impressions, and the state of VR games
    The Vergecast

    Today on the flagship podcast of low-latency head tracking: 02:35 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg chats with deputy editor Alex Heath about Meta's new headset, the Quest Pro. 22:00 - Alex Heath and senior…

    2022-10-11
  151. Snap to Cut 20% of Employees, HPE CEO Antonio Neri on Latest Results & Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski on First Half Losses 8/31/22
    TechCheck

    Our anchors begin today’s show covering social media platform Snap’s plans to cut 20% of its staff, with insight from Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath. Then, Bank of America analyst Jason Kupferberg…

    2022-08-31

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