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The award-winning WIRED UK Podcast with James Temperton and the rest of the team. Listen every week for the an informed and entertaining rundown of latest technology, science, business and culture news. New episodes every Friday.
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133 EpisodenFrom WIRED Politics Lab: How Election Deniers Are Weaponizing Tech To Disrupt November
Election deniers are mobilizing their supporters and rolling out new tech to disrupt the November election. These groups are already organizing on hyp...
The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022
We look back at the year in tech, science, business, and culture—through the medium of a quiz.
Amit hosts the annual WIRED podcast...
We Want Your Questions About the Future
Hello, WIRED podcast listeners. We’re on a short break from producing new episodes at the moment, with some big plans for next year. In the meantime,...
The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
Coming up today: Morgan finds out what happens when an AI company steals your face, and Matt Burgess explores the most vulnerable place on the interne...
Should You Ditch Twitter?
Coming up today: the WIRED podcast team weighs in on Elon Musk’s dramatic Twitter takeover.
The stories we talked about this week:
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The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
Coming up today: the deadly viruses lurking in the permafrost, and what the Bruce Willis deepfake means for the future of Hollywood.
How Likely Are You To Die in a Nuclear War?
Coming up today: how gig economy laws caused strip club chaos, and we assess your risk of dying in a nuclear war.
The stories we talked about th...
The Truth About Population Collapse
We look at how social media platforms have responded to the death of Molly Russell and explain why Elon Musk is wrong about depopulation.
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Elon Musk and The Bots
Coming up today: as Elon Musk and Twitter (maybe) close in on a deal, we delve deep into the glorious, curious world of bots.
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A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
Coming up today: the devastating impact of Iran’s internet shutdown and we find out what happened when a Danish city banned Google from its schools.
The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid
Coming up today: we go on the hunt for the people who’ve never caught Covid and take a look at the wild logistics of replacing the Queen’s iconography...
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction
Coming up today: we talk about the juicy business of plant-based meat and the equally juicy business of Russian censorship.
The stories we talk...
Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds on Russian gas supplies, and Grace on why the psychedelics bubble could be about to burst.
Europe’s...
The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought
Coming up today: the tech behind a high-school prank, and the hunt for Covid’s origins
The stories we walked about this week:
NFTs Are Conquering Football
Coming up today: how NFTs conquered football, and why captchas are getting more confusing
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The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
Coming up today: Grace explores the monkeypox vaccine pipeline problems and Matt Burgess looks at Facebook's European data woes.
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How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves
Coming up today: Morgan explores a plan to tackle deadly heatwaves through afternoon naps, and Grace investigates the technology hoping to tap into yo...
Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network
Coming up today: Morgan explores the global trade in abortion pills, and Matt Burgess investigates the strange case of the severed internet cables
China's Electric Dream
Coming up today: how China took control of the world’s lithium supply and we explain why your next car could be a threat to national security. Western...
As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge
After a brief pause last week, the WIRED podcast returns.
Coming up today: Natasha on what it’s like working at Twitter amid Elon...
Covid Tracking Apps Are Changing
Coming up today: how Covid tracking apps are pivoting for commercial profit and we talk about the future of genome sequencing.
The...
The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes
Coming up today: we speak to the people picking up the slack after their colleagues quit and get stuck into a messy argument about microbe names.
Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
Coming up today: how Russia is remaking Ukraine’s internet in its own image and the pros and cons of Canada’s bold new drug law.
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Welcome to the Great Reinfection
Coming up today: Morgan explores the problems facing Google in Russia, and Grace tells us all about the Great Reinfection
The stor...
All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests
Coming up today: Natasha reveals the latest trick to lure people back to the office and Amit unmasks the many problems with the lie detector.
The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall
Coming up today: the fallout from the impending fall of Roe v Wade and we look back at four years of Europe’s landmark data privacy law.
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Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
Coming up today: a potential roadblock on the route to nuclear fusion and how the Kremlin infiltrated Russia’s biggest social media network.
Why The Crypto World May be Crumbling
Coming up today: we explain why the crypto world may be crumbling and look at the flaws in the European Union’s new plan to crack down on child sexual...
You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet
Coming up today: how Shanghai is rewriting the rules of Chinese censorship and we explain why Americans need to eat less cows.
The...
Europe Takes on Big Tech (Again)
Coming up today: we delve into the latest European Big Tech regulation thriller and find out why a spike in hepatitis cases in kids has scientists hun...
The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay
Coming up today: the future of mRNA vaccines, and how the gas crisis is creating a two-tier energy system in the UK.
The Energy Cr...
She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter
Coming up today: Matt Burgess dives into Ukraine’s information war, and Grace meets a woman who was born without her temporal lobe.
Elon Musk Is on Twitter's Board. What Could Go Wrong?
Coming up today: we explain what Twitter’s future holds now Elon Musk is on its board and look at how a lithium mine in Serbia has become a key battle...
Europe's New Law Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
Coming up today: We delve into the details of the EU’s big move against Big Tech power and tell the harrowing story of the destruction of Mariupol’s c...
A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims All Across Europe
Coming up today: Matt Burgess investigates a mysterious satellite hack and Matt Reynolds reinvents the humble tree.
The stories we...
The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials in Jeopardy
Coming up today: Matt Burgess analyses the crypto dreams of a $180m ransomware gang, and Grace looks at how the war in Ukraine is affecting medical tr...
Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
Coming up today: Matt Burgess goes to the battlefront of Ukraine’s cyber war, and Grace explores the whitewashing problem within genetic research.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Spur Another Global Chip Shortage
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds goes on a denture adventure and we explain how the war in Ukraine could spur another global chip shortage.
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Is Firefox OK?
Coming up today: Matt Burgess explains why all is not well at Firefox and we find out about the quest to make a digital replica of your brain.
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You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth
Coming up today: why NFT marketplace OpenSea can’t win and we look at the wild, woolly world of mammoth patents.
You're (Maybe) Go...