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What's in your bag

What people choose to carry with them every day can say a lot about a person. This was the founding idea behind the What’s in your bag? interview series. So whether it’s Verge staff, musicians, movie stars, or tech giants, we pry into their bag and their psyche to see what they use every day, in order to see what possessions have earned a prized spot among their personal items and why. What’s the story behind the stickers they have on their laptop? Why do they keep using an older model iPhone instead of upgrading? What headphones do they prefer to use for travel versus in the studio? Why they swear by a certain type of gum? Why so many dongles?

What’s in your bag, Michael Moore?

Essentials and entertainment fill this simple bag

D. M. Moore
What’s in your bag, Josh Lowensohn?
Josh Lowensohn
What’s in your bag, Katie Drummond?
Katie Drummond
What’s in your bag, Dann Berg?

My minimalism is an effort to save my back

Dann Berg
What’s in your bag, James Chae?
James Chae
What’s in your bag, Jacob Kastrenakes?
Jacob Kastrenakes
What’s in your bag, Russell Brandom?

Very little, it turns out

Russell Brandom
What’s in your bag, Carl Franzen?

This one is mine

Carl Franzen
What’s in your bag, Aaron Souppouris?

A story of phones, tablets, and a seriously expensive alarm clock

Aaron Souppouris
What’s in your bag, Tom Warren?
Tom Warren
What’s in your bag, Nathan Ingraham?
Nathan Ingraham
What’s in your bag, Justin Rubio?
Justin Rubio
What’s in your bag, Dieter Bohn?

The battle for CES begins

Dieter Bohn
What’s in your bag, Scott Lowe?

This is the story of the items Scott just can’t leave home without

Scott Lowe
What’s in your bag, Thomas Ricker?

Honed by nomadism and an obsessive avoidance of girth

Thomas Ricker
What’s in your bag, Nina Sokoler?
Nina Sokoler
What’s in your bag, Kimber Streams?
Kimber Streams
What’s in your bag, Ellis Hamburger?
Ellis Hamburger
What’s in your bag, Laura June?
Laura June
What’s in your bag, Jordan Oplinger?
Jordan Oplinger
What’s in your bag, Thomas Houston?
Thomas Houston
What’s in your bag, Adi Robertson?
Adi Robertson
What’s in your bag, Chris Grant?
Christopher Grant
What’s in your bag, Chris Welch?
Chris Welch
What’s in your bag, Joshua Topolsky?
Joshua Topolsky
What’s in your bag, Jeff Blagdon?
Jeff Blagdon
What’s in your bag, Nilay Patel?
Nilay Patel
What’s in your bag, Joanna Stern?
Joanna Stern