Decoder with Nilay Patel

Idk what the exact issue is maybe it’s me. (It’s probably me) But Nilay sometimes mumbles or slurs his words slightly. And even when i have AirPods Pro in I struggle to know if he said “are” or “aren’t”, and similar but i know sometimes he says things as an aside kinda quickly and when he does I’m like pleeeease into the mic. I like everything these folks talk about bc it’s so far beyond me. But I can’t help but feel it’s an issue of diction, like there’s a reason why news people sound the way they do and did during time of radio and I guess I want that back. 🫥😬😮‍💨😵‍💫

I'm generally a fan of Decoder, and today I was moved to send a compliment for "It's the first amendment stupid" - Great episode - an interesting titbit of history on the regulation of speech via broadcast licenses (yeah kudos for somehow making that interesting! ) and very neatly and sharply bringing home the potential impact of our impending Choice.

I love the pure journalism contained within this podcast.

As the internet devolves into advertising driven nonsense…. The Verge holds the banner for trustable source of information. Thank you for standing for truth and trust.