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Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala & his secret succession plan

Decoder with Nilay Patel · Jun 11, 2026 · 54:33

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Hey! Nilay here. It’s conference season, so I’m traveling across the country and around the world a lot more than usual. Stay tuned for some very special Decoder episodes we have coming up soon, starting on Monday. 

In the meantime, I wanted to share a conversation between my friend Peter Kafka and Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on the excellent Channels podcast. Lynch says he’s told his teams to assume that traffic will be zero from now on — that’s what I’ve been calling Google Zero. Roger also shares his thoughts on AI, the growing influence of the creator economy, and more.



Links: 


Channels with Peter Kafka | Apple Podcasts


Condé Nast CEO: Plan As If Search Traffic Will Be Zero | Search Engine Journal


Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web | Decoder


Google Zero is here — now what? | Decoder


Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ | The Verge



Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Decoder is produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and edited by Ursa Wright. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. 

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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