Vergecast: Nothing Phone 1 review, Congress takes on VPNs, and Project Genesis adventures

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Our flagship show, The Vergecast, is where our editors make sense of the week's most important technology news every wednesday and friday. On Wednesdays, editor-at-large David Pierce leads a group of experts in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives.

Mitchell Clark and Alex Cranz are going to talk about what it took for Mitchell to get service from Project Genesis and why he was rewarded with NFTs.

David talks with Makena Kelly, a senior policy reporter for the Washington Post, about the Federal Trade Commission's role in addressing deceptive practices. David gave us a few tips on how to choose the best PureVPN, and whether or not you need one.

After that, reviews editor Allison Johnson and news reporter Jon Porter look at the hype surrounding the Nothing Phone 1 and the reality of it now that we got our hands on it.

We want to do a lot of experimentation with this show, so we want you to tell us what you think. We'll see you again on Friday.