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.
From 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 hyperlocal levels, and learning to monitor polling places, target election officials, and challenge voter rolls. And though their work was once fringe, its become mainstreamed in the Republican Party. Today on WIRED Politics Lab, we focus on what these groups are doing, and what this means for voters and the election workers already facing threats and harassment.Listen to and follow WIRED Politics Lab here.Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.
4/11/2024 • 14 minutes, 28 seconds
Introducing Have A Nice Future
Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode talk to the Mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, about how she plans to address the city’s problems, from homelessness to crime to abandoned downtowns, and how the changes she's proposing could shape not just San Francisco, but the cities of the future. Listen to Have A Nice Future here.
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4/13/2023 • 34 minutes, 59 seconds
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 quiz, with Morgan, Matt R, Grace, and Matt B vying for the prestigious title.
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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12/22/2022 • 30 minutes, 4 seconds
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, we need your help.
Tell us: What are your burning questions about the future.
The future of what? Anything. Big or small, strange or serious. We want to hear your questions.
And they may even make it into a future episode of the show.
Email us at the normal address: [email protected]
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11/28/2022 • 54 seconds
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 internet
This is going to be the last episode for a little while. We’re taking a short break to work on some exciting changes to the podcast for 2023, but we’ll be back with a new episode in a few weeks. We’ll see you then!
The stories we talked about this week:
Clearview Stole My Face and the EU Can’t Do Anything About It
https://www.wired.com/story/clearview-face-search-engine-gdpr/
The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
https://www.wired.com/story/submarine-internet-cables-egypt/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by James Temperton
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11/11/2022 • 33 minutes, 33 seconds
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:
Unverify Me, Daddy
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-elon-musk-verification/
Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-ethical-ai-team/
Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-had-a-plan-to-fix-social-media-bluesky-will-elon-musk-follow-it/
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11/4/2022 • 41 minutes, 44 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
https://www.wired.com/story/bruce-willis-deepfake-rights-law/
Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts
https://www.wired.com/story/arctic-spillover-risk/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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10/28/2022 • 28 minutes, 1 second
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 this week:
The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/gig-economy-strip-clubs
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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10/21/2022 • 50 minutes, 18 seconds
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.
How A British Teen's Death Changed Social Media
https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-british-teens-death-changed-social-media/
Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-population-crisis/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by James Temperton
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10/15/2022 • 48 minutes, 14 seconds
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.
(This show was recorded before Elon Musk said he would, in fact, buy Twitter.)
The stories we talk about this week...
The Quest to Find Twitter’s Elusive Bot Team
https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-find-twitters-elusive-bot-team/
The Problem With Mental Health Bots
https://www.wired.com/story/mental-health-chatbots/
Read all our bot coverage
https://www.wired.com/tag/series-bots-run-the-internet/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by James Temperton
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10/7/2022 • 37 minutes, 52 seconds
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 stories we talk about this week:
A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
https://www.wired.com/story/denmark-google-schools-data/
Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Crackdown
https://www.wired.com/story/iran-protests-2022-internet-shutdown-whatsapp/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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9/30/2022 • 41 minutes, 41 seconds
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 on everything from bank notes to post vans.
The stories we talk about this week:
The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid
https://www.wired.com/story/the-mystery-of-why-some-people-dont-get-covid/
What Happens to Everything With Queen Elizabeth II’s Image?
https://www.wired.com/story/updating-british-royal-iconography/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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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 about this week:
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction
Alternative proteins were meant to reduce the carbon footprint of our diets. But it doesn’t look like consumers are switching ... yet.
https://www.wired.com/story/plant-based-meat-replacing-animal-meat/
This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News
Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-internet-censorship-samizdat-online/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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9/16/2022 • 43 minutes, 14 seconds
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 Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
https://www.wired.com/story/russian-gas-europe/
Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?
https://www.wired.com/story/psychedelic-hype-bubble/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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9/2/2022 • 44 minutes, 47 seconds
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:
The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought
https://www.wired.com/story/tracing-covid-pandemic-origins/
Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll
https://www.wired.com/story/biggest-hacker-rickroll-high-school-prank/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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8/26/2022 • 32 minutes, 53 seconds
NFTs Are Conquering Football
Coming up today: how NFTs conquered football, and why captchas are getting more confusing
The stories we walked about this week:
NFTs Are Conquering Football
https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-conquering-soccer/
Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far
https://www.wired.com/story/smiling-dogs-horses-made-of-clouds-captcha-has-gone-too-far/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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8/19/2022 • 38 minutes, 23 seconds
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.
The stories we walked about this week:
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
https://www.wired.com/story/monkeypox-vaccine-supply-chain/
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-eu-us-data-transfers/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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8/12/2022 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
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 your brain
The stories we walked about this week:
The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon
https://www.wired.com/story/synchron-brain-computer-interface/
How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves
https://www.wired.com/story/how-siestas-might-help-europe-survive-deadly-heat-waves/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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8/5/2022 • 31 minutes, 46 seconds
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
The stories we walked about this week:
Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network
https://www.wired.com/story/the-wild-abortion-pill-supply-chain/
The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris
https://www.wired.com/story/france-paris-internet-cable-cuts-attack/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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7/29/2022 • 37 minutes, 12 seconds
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 automakers built their fortunes on the internal combustion engine. Now China has ambitions to define the electric vehicle age.
The stories we talked about this week (and more!):
China Built Your iPhone. Will It Build Your Next Car?
https://www.wired.com/story/foxconn-apple-car-china/
The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King
https://www.wired.com/story/catl-china-battery-production-evs/
Is Your New Car a Threat to National Security?
https://www.wired.com/story/china-cars-surveillance-national-security/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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7/22/2022 • 38 minutes, 57 seconds
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 Musk chaos, and Matt Reynolds on a mad plan to grow plants without sunlight.
The stories we talked about this week:
As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge
https://www.wired.com/story/plants-growing-in-darkness/
Scientists Are Trying to Grow Crops in the Dark
https://www.wired.com/story/plants-growing-in-darkness/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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7/16/2022 • 48 minutes, 10 seconds
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 stories we talked about this week:
How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-data-switch/
How Genome Sequencing Will Change Our Lives
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/112/1120653/genomics--wired-guides-/9781847943408.html
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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7/1/2022 • 50 minutes, 11 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes
https://www.wired.com/story/microbe-names-fight/
They Quit. Now You're Picking Up the Slack
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/they-quit-now-youre-picking-up-the-slack
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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6/24/2022 • 44 minutes, 21 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs
https://www.wired.com/story/canada-moves-to-decriminalize-possession-of-hard-drugs/
Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-russia-internet-takeover/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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6/18/2022 • 46 minutes, 50 seconds
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 stories we talked about this week:
Welcome to the Great Reinfection
https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-to-the-great-reinfection/
Google's Russian Empire Faces an Uncertain Future
https://www.wired.com/story/google-russia-exit/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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6/10/2022 • 40 minutes, 23 seconds
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 stories we talked about this week:
Employers Are Luring Workers Back to the Office—With Plants
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/office-plants-hybrid-working
Murder, Obsession and the Birth of the Lie Detector
https://twitter.com/amitkatwala/status/1513498832344174598
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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6/3/2022 • 42 minutes, 40 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America
https://www.wired.com/story/miscarriage-care-roe-versus-wade/
The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
https://www.wired.com/story/ramifications-of-post-roe-world/
All of WIRED's coverage on a Post-Roe America
https://www.wired.com/tag/reproductive-rights/
How GDPR Is Failing
https://www.wired.com/story/gdpr-2022/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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5/27/2022 • 46 minutes, 40 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-fusion-is-already-facing-a-fuel-crisis/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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5/20/2022 • 42 minutes, 25 seconds
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 abuse images.
The stories we talked about this week:
The EU Wants Big Tech to Scan Your Private Chats for Child Abuse
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-csam-scanning-law-chat-encryption/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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5/13/2022 • 43 minutes, 36 seconds
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 stories we talked about this week:
You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet
https://www.wired.com/story/beef-eating-deforestation/
Shanghai Is Rewriting Chinese Censorship Amid Lockdown
https://www.wired.com/story/shanghai-lockdown-china-censorship/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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5/6/2022 • 55 minutes, 25 seconds
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 hunting for answers.
The stories we talked about this week:
Ukraine War Prompts Europe's New Emergency Rules for the Internet
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-digital-services-act/
Europe Has Traded Away Its Online Porn Law
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-services-act-deepfake-porn/
Hepatitis Cases in Kids Have Scientists Hunting for Answers
https://www.wired.com/story/hepatitis-cases-in-kids-have-scientists-hunting-for-answers/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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4/29/2022 • 38 minutes, 37 seconds
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 Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay
https://www.wired.com/story/uk-energy-crisis-solar/
For mRNA, Covid Vaccines Are Just the Beginning
https://www.wired.com/story/for-mrna-vaccines-covid-was-just-the-beginning/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited by Matt Burgess
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4/22/2022 • 37 minutes, 38 seconds
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.
She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter
https://www.wired.com/story/she-was-missing-a-chunk-of-her-brain-it-didnt-matter/
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-data/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/15/2022 • 36 minutes, 26 seconds
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 battleground for Europe’s green future.
The stories we talked about this week:
Elon Musk Is on Twitter's Board. What Could Go Wrong?
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-twitter-board-future/
What Twitter Is Really Planning for Crypto
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-crypto-strategy/
Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
https://www.wired.com/story/serbia-europe-lithium-mining-electric-cars/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/8/2022 • 49 minutes, 18 seconds
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 communications infrastructure.
The stories we talked about this week:
Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-markets-act-messaging/
Forcing WhatsApp and iMessage to Work Together Is Doomed to Fail
https://www.wired.com/story/dma-interoperability-messaging-imessage-whatsapp/
The Last Cell Tower in Mariupol
https://www.wired.com/story/mariupol-ukraine-war/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/1/2022 • 38 minutes, 57 seconds
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 talked about this week:
A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine
https://www.wired.com/story/viasat-internet-hack-ukraine-russia/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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3/25/2022 • 51 minutes, 27 seconds
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 trials
The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials—and Patients—in Jeopardy
https://www.wired.com/story/war-ukraine-clinical-trials-jeopardy/
The Workaday Life of the World’s Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang
https://www.wired.com/story/conti-leaks-ransomware-work-life/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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3/18/2022 • 34 minutes, 35 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-it-army-russia-war-cyberattacks-ddos/
Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here’s What It’ll Take to Fix It
https://www.wired.com/story/genetic-research-is-too-white/
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3/11/2022 • 37 minutes, 23 seconds
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.
The stories we talked about this week:
Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Spur Another Global Chip Shortage
https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-chip-shortage-neon/
The True Story of the Viral False Teeth That Fooled the World
https://www.wired.com/story/false-teeth-viral-story/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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3/4/2022 • 38 minutes, 48 seconds
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.
Is Firefox OK?
https://www.wired.com/story/firefox-mozilla-2022/
The Quest to Make a Digital Replica of Your Brain
https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-make-a-digital-replica-of-your-brain/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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2/25/2022 • 40 minutes, 35 seconds
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) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth
https://www.wired.com/story/de-extinction-patents/
Why OpenSea’s NFT Marketplace Can’t Win
https://www.wired.com/story/opensea-nfts-twitter/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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2/18/2022 • 51 minutes, 32 seconds
How Humans Are Messing With Evolution
The latest on the porn block and why evolution is happening faster than anyone thought possible.
The stories we talked about this week:
A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution
https://www.wired.com/story/database-humans-messing-with-evolution/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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2/11/2022 • 45 minutes, 25 seconds
Inside a Notorious Russian Ransomware Gang
Coming up today: Germany takes on Telegram and Matt Burgess dives deep inside a Russian ransomware gang.
The stories we talked about this week:
Germany Has Picked a Fight With Telegram
https://www.wired.com/story/germany-telegram-covid/
Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang
https://www.wired.com/story/trickbot-malware-group-internal-messages/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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2/4/2022 • 42 minutes, 15 seconds
Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?
Coming up today: the agony and ecstasy of learning to live with Covid and we look at how gravity storage could help in the fight against the climate crisis.
The stories we talked about this week:
Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?
https://www.wired.com/story/living-with-covid-new-normal/
Gravity Could Solve Clean Energy’s One Major Drawback
https://www.wired.com/story/energy-vault-gravity-storage/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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1/28/2022 • 56 minutes, 33 seconds
A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results
Coming up today: we look at how countries can best count deaths caused by the climate crisis and look at the latest twist in the gig economy workers’ rights saga.
The stories we talked about this week:
A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results
https://www.wired.com/story/uk-climate-change-deaths/
Gig Workers Were Promised a Better Deal. Then They Were Outsourced
https://www.wired.com/story/gig-economy-outsourcing-uk/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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1/21/2022 • 52 minutes, 7 seconds
The great WIRED quiz of 2021
Coming up today it’s the final WIRED podcast of 2021. That can only mean one thing: it’s quiz time.
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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12/10/2021 • 48 minutes, 5 seconds
What we need to know about the Omicron variant
Coming up today, the big problem with Gorillas, and everything you need to know about the Omicron variant
The stories we talked about this week:
Europe Went Bananas for Gorillas. Then Its Workers Rose Up
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/gorillas-gig-economy-unions-germany
The Omicron Variant Is a Mystery. Here’s How Science Will Solve It
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/omicron-variant-facts
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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12/3/2021 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean
Coming up today, how humans have broken a fundamental law of the ocean and we look into the UK’s plan to sequence the genomes of up to 200,000 babies.
The stories we talked about this week:
Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean
https://www.wired.com/story/humans-broken-fundamental-law-ocean/
The UK Government Wants to Sequence Your Baby’s Genome
https://www.wired.com/story/whole-genome-sequencing-newborn-screening/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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11/26/2021 • 44 minutes, 16 seconds
Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax
Coming up today, nuclear fusion, treadmill hacking and Norway’s electric vehicle headache.
The stories we talked about this week:
Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/norway-electric-vehicle-tax
Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/nordictrack-ifit-treadmill-privilege-mode
Finally, a Practical Use for Nuclear Fusion
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/finally-a-practical-use-for-nuclear-fusion
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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11/19/2021 • 47 minutes, 46 seconds
The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food
Coming up today, how RNA could help keep food fresh for longer and we explain why Salt Bae is the ultimate content machine.
The stories we talked about this week:
The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food
https://www.wired.com/story/rna-crop-sprays-presticides/
Salt Bae’s Next Great Act? Endless Content
https://www.wired.com/story/salt-bae-restaurant-viral-videos/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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11/12/2021 • 41 minutes, 52 seconds
These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
Coming up today, we look into a dementia detection breakthrough and find out why the cops got involved when a group of vigilante parents tried to take on their school’s broken IT system.
These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
https://www.wired.com/story/sweden-stockholm-school-app-open-source
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11/5/2021 • 50 minutes, 35 seconds
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream
Coming up today, we delve into Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream and look at an AI tool for verifying the age of children online.
The stories we talked about this week:
Look Over Here, Kids, It’s the Metaverse
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-connect-metaverse/
Inside the race to use hydrogen to heat our homes
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hydrogen-uk-heating
This AI Predicts How Old Children Are. Can It Keep Them Safe?
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-predicts-how-old-children-are/
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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10/29/2021 • 55 minutes, 20 seconds
Elon Musk flew to Berlin to woo the locals. He failed
Coming up today, drones versus horses and Berlin versus Elon Musk
The stories we talked about this week:
Elon Musk flew to Berlin to woo the locals. He failed
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tesla-berlin-gigafactory-opening
The horse, the drone and the epic fight for gambling success
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/horse-racing-drone
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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10/22/2021 • 49 minutes, 36 seconds
Should we kill trillions of animals to save the planet?
Coming up today, we ask a simple question: should we kill trillions of animals to save the planet? And try and work out why Squid Game became such a runaway success
The stories we talked about this week:
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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10/15/2021 • 47 minutes, 28 seconds
How to fix Facebook
Coming up today… a fun week at Facebook and the end of the zero-Covid dream.
The stories we talked about this week:
Why Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Went Down Today
https://www.wired.com/story/why-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-went-down-outage/
Whistle-Blower Unites Democrats and Republicans in Calling for Regulation of Facebook
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/05/technology/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen
New Zealand, Delta and the end of zero-Covid
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/new-zealand-zero-covid
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by James Temperton
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10/8/2021 • 47 minutes, 57 seconds
The future of lithium
Coming up today… we profile the climate crisis innovators and find out about the race for Cornish lithium
The stories we talked about this week:
This company is reinventing the lithium-ion battery
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lithium-ion-batteries-sila-nanotechnologies
The race for Cornish lithium
Published October 5, 2021
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by James Temperton
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10/1/2021 • 44 minutes, 10 seconds
The race to stop fish becoming the next factory farming nightmare
Coming up today… big tech competition and why we need to rethink fish as food
The stories we talked about this week:
Microsoft is heading for a new antitrust showdown
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/microsoft-antitrust-dmu-dma-bundling-slack
The race to stop fish becoming the next factory farming nightmare
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/future-of-food-fish
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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9/24/2021 • 43 minutes, 18 seconds
Remote workers are trapped in a quitting nightmare
Coming up today… vaccine passports in France, and the unique loneliness of quitting your job during Covid.
The stories we talked about this week:
France’s vaccine passport worked – sort of
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/france-vaccine-passport-health-pass
Remote workers are trapped in a quitting nightmare
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/remote-working-quit-job
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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9/17/2021 • 41 minutes, 39 seconds
They saw a YouTube video. Then they got Tourette’s
Coming up today… the weird link between YouTube videos and a rise in Tourette’s-like symptoms in young women and we explore the fight for control of Afghanistan’s internet.
The stories we talked about this week:
They saw a YouTube video. Then they got Tourette’s
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tourettes-youtube-jan-zimmermann
The battle for control of Afghanistan’s internet
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/afghanistan-taliban-internet
The Taliban’s vast propaganda machine has a new target
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/taliban-propaganda-news-afghanistan
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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9/10/2021 • 33 minutes, 17 seconds
YouTube's dead cat problem
Coming up today… Zoom dysmorphia is following us into the real world, plus animal abuse on YouTube
The stories we talked about this week:
Zoom dysmorphia is following us into the real world
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/zoom-dysmorphia
On YouTube, you’re never far from a dying kitten
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/youtube-animal-abuse-rescue
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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9/3/2021 • 46 minutes, 21 seconds
Is your name ruining your life?
Coming up today… the startups selling ball boosting supplements, and is your name ruining life
The stories we talked about this week:
Is your name ruining your life?
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/name-discrimination
They wanted big balls. This startup said it could help
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/microbiome-testicles-umzu
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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8/27/2021 • 44 minutes, 46 seconds
Introducing Food People
Welcome to Food People, a show from Bon Appétit made by, for, and about people who love food. Each week, BA’s editorial director Amanda Shapiro asks a serious or not-so-serious food question: What’s the best way to grill chicken? Can meal prep be less terrible? Are air fryers worth the hype? In search of answers or at least a spirited debate, she’ll bring in staffers, chefs, writers, and experts from across the culinary universe. Expect strong opinions, tons of recipe inspiration, and more food puns than we'd like to admit.
Listen and subscribe at http://listen.bonappetit.com/foodpeople-trailer or wherever you get your podcasts: http://listen.bonappetit.com/foodpeople
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Stitcher: http://listen.bonappetit.com/ba-stitcher
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8/26/2021 • 1 minute, 49 seconds
Afghans are racing to erase their online lives
Coming up today… how Afghans are racing to erase their online lives, and the wild logistics of the Istanbul canal
The stories we talked about this week:
Afghans are racing to erase their online lives
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/afghanistan-social-media-delete
The wild logistics of the Istanbul Canal megaproject
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/istanbul-canal-logistics
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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8/20/2021 • 39 minutes, 13 seconds
The big problems with Apple’s photo scanning system
Coming up today… Apple’s controversial new child safety tool and we look at the rise of office tribes
The stories we talked about this week:
Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-csam-detection-icloud-photos-encryption-privacy/
Hybrid office tribes are here, and they’re a problem
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hybrid-working-office-tribes
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8/13/2021 • 44 minutes, 43 seconds
The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream
Coming up today… we reveal the slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream and go inside the fungi renaissance
The stories we talked about this week:
The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-drone-delivery-prime-air
Forget Impossible, the fungi renaissance is here
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/fungi-protein-meat
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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8/6/2021 • 42 minutes, 24 seconds
Simone Biles and the brutal pressure of elite sport
Coming up today… Simone Biles and the brutal pressure of elite sport and how the UK’s NHS App became an unofficial Covid passport.
Simone Biles will not be the last
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/simone-biles-tokyo-olympics
The NHS App has quietly become a vaccine passport
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/nhs-app-covid-vaccine-passport
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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7/30/2021 • 44 minutes, 24 seconds
Where crypto goes next
Coming up today… Germany looks to block one of the world’s biggest porn websites and we look at where cryptocurrency and bitcoin are going next.
The stories we talked about this week:
Germany is about to block one of the world’s biggest porn sites
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/germany-porn-laws-age-checks
The future of cryptocurrency – Cryptocurrency (WIRED guides): How Digital Money Could Transform Finance
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptocurrency-WIRED-guides-Digital-Transform-ebook/dp/B08LPGH9ZM
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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7/23/2021 • 50 minutes, 7 seconds
The best day to go into the office is…
Coming up today… we unveil the best day of the week to go into the office and discuss the biggest rule change in Formula 1 history
The stories we talked about this week:
The best day to go into the office is…
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/best-day-return-office
Inside Formula 1’s biggest ever rule change
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/f1-rules-2022-cars
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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7/16/2021 • 39 minutes, 14 seconds
The ambitious plan to resurrect the animals we can’t save
Coming up today… we dig deep into the biometric surveillance tech boom and Natasha has a fun day out at a farm.
This week James and Matt B ask whether we should ban biometric surveillance? Improvements in artificial intelligence mean it’s possible to analyse and identify people by their walk, their veins, their face, their fingers and even the shape of their ears. As a result, the biometrics industry is booming – it’s expected to grow to between $60 billion and $80bn in the coming years. However, the technology has a creepy side: it’s being used to group people by ethnicity, gender and try to predict their emotions.
Read more: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/europe-ai-biometrics
For our second story, Vicki and Natasha look at the effort to build the biggest biobank of animal cells in Europe. Nature’s SAFE aims to collect 50 million genetic samples and "freeze them in time", storing cells from critically endangered species including the Amur leopard, black rhino and mountain chicken frog in cryogenic tanks. The idea is to harvest and preserve samples of semen – as well as ova and other tissue – that could one day be used to regenerate dwindling animal populations and prevent them from going extinct.
Read more: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/natures-safe
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7/9/2021 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
We might never reach herd immunity
Coming up today... we revisit the idea of herd immunity for Covid-19 and consider how the Delta variant is causing travel chaos.
The stories we talked about this week:
The UK’s summer of travel chaos
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-green-list-travel-holidays
We might never reach herd immunity
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/covid-19-herd-immunity
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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7/2/2021 • 40 minutes, 57 seconds
How the Delta variant took over
Coming up today... we explain how the Delta variant took over and delve deep into the mysteries of the golden triangle.
The stories we talked about this week:
How the Delta variant took over
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/delta-variant-uk
Warehouses are taking over the Earth
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/warehouses-next-day-delivery
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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6/25/2021 • 46 minutes, 15 seconds
Quantum computers are detangling nature’s mysteries
Coming up today... how Apple might eat the newsletter industry, and why quantum computing could unravel some of the mysteries of the universe
The stories we talked about this week:
Quantum computers are already detangling nature’s mysteries
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/quantum-computing
It looks like Apple is after Substack’s email empire
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-newsletter-tracking
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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6/18/2021 • 40 minutes, 44 seconds
Should you ditch Google Chrome?
Coming up today... we explain what really went down when the internet went down and ask a big question: should you ditch Google Chrome?
The stories we talked about this week:
What really went down when the internet went down
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/fastly-internet-outage
It’s time to ditch Chrome
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-chrome-browser-data
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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6/11/2021 • 53 minutes, 23 seconds
The mRNA vaccine revolution is just beginning
Coming up today... we look at the future of mRNA vaccine revolution and explore the use of brain training apps as a tool for tackling police brutality.
The stories we talked about this week:
The mRNA vaccine revolution is just beginning:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mrna-vaccine-revolution-katalin-kariko
Brain training games are here to end police brutality
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/brain-training-stop-police-shootings
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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6/4/2021 • 41 minutes, 55 seconds
India's Covid vaccine tech nightmare
Coming up today, the rise and rise of astrology apps and we delve deep into the controversies surrounding India’s faltering vaccination drive.
The stories we talked about this week:
India’s CoWin vaccine booking system is a nightmare
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/india-covid-vaccine-cowin
Lonely men are driving an online astrology boom
wired.co.uk/article/online-astrology-men
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by James Temperton
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5/28/2021 • 38 minutes, 48 seconds
The wild rise of the Facebook Famous
Coming up today the wild rise LadBaby and the Facebook Famous and we look at what’s cooking in the world of cultured meat.
The stories we talked about this week:
LadBaby and the wild rise of the Facebook Famous
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ladbaby-facebook-famous
What’s cooking in the world of cultured meat
Published on 25.05.21, check WIRED.co.uk for the full story
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by James Temperton
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5/21/2021 • 47 minutes, 10 seconds
The battle over encryption
Coming up today… it’s Uber versus cabbies once again and we try to untangle the complex future of end-to-end encryption.
The stories we talked about this week:
An epic row is brewing over Uber’s Soho ‘taxi rank’
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-soho-taxi-rank
Police caught one of the web’s most dangerous paedophiles. Then everything went dark
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/whatsapp-encryption-child-abuse
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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5/14/2021 • 54 minutes, 36 seconds
Why brands ditching vowels are rlly stpd
Coming up today… we talk about the weather and try to get the bottom of the weird world of dumb corporate rebrands.
The stories we talked about this week:
Why brands ditching vowels are rlly stpd
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/abrdn-rebrand-vowels
Bad weather forecasts are a climate crisis disaster
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/solar-weather-forecasting
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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5/7/2021 • 38 minutes, 3 seconds
Will football's social media boycott work?
Coming up today… we investigate football’s social media boycott and hear about how Māori are trying to save their language from Big Tech.
The stories we talked about this week:
Māori are trying to save their language from Big Tech
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/maori-language-tech
Social media managers are on the frontline of football’s racism problem [Available May 1, 2021]
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/premier-league-social-media-boycott
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/30/2021 • 41 minutes, 28 seconds
Mutant rats are taking over your office
Coming up today… we get acquainted with the mutant rats taking over the office you abandoned a year ago and ask a seemingly simple question: robots… humans or animals?
The stories we talked about this week:
Your office has been taken over by an army of mutant rats
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/office-mutant-rats
Robots are animals, not humans
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/robots-animals-kate-darling
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/23/2021 • 40 minutes, 30 seconds
Golf is facing an existential crisis
Coming up today… we delve into golf’s existential crisis and have a very serious chat about puppies.
The stories we talked about this week:
Golf is facing an existential crisis
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/golf-crisis-masters-bryson-dechambeau
How to stop your pandemic puppy from going loco as lockdown lifts (available from April 17, 2021)
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/pandemic-puppies-loneliness-anxiety-dogs
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/16/2021 • 43 minutes, 45 seconds
The quest to make cheesy cheese-free cheese
Coming up today… we go on a quest to find out how to make cheesy cheese-free cheese and we delve into New Zealand’s Covid-19 bin mystery.
The quest to make genuinely cheesy dairy-free cheese
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dairy-free-cheese
What the world can learn from New Zealand’s Covid-19 bin mystery
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/new-zealand-zero-covid-transmission
Music by Filip Hnizdo. Show produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/9/2021 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1
Coming up today… F1 supremo Lewis Hamilton on the science of success, activism and what comes next and we explore the future of artificial intelligence.
The stories we talked about this week:
Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lewis-hamilton
Getting AI to work in a fleshy, messy world is harder than you think
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/artificial-intelligence-future
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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4/2/2021 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
The drug that changed medicine
How one of the world's largest tech trade shows still plans to go ahead this year and we explore the fascinating future of personalised medicine.
MWC's biggest exhibitor is a tiny startup nobody's ever heard of
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mwc-2021-exhibitors
A dying child, a mother's love and the drug that changed medicine
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/milasen-aso-gene-therapy
Music by Filip Hnizdo
Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess
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3/26/2021 • 37 minutes, 35 seconds
What’s the deal with NFTs?
Coming up today… we chart the rise and fall of Football Index and explain what the hell is going on with non-fungible tokens.
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3/19/2021 • 44 minutes, 8 seconds
The terror and trauma of surviving ICU with Covid-19
Coming up today… the long-term psychological impacts of surviving ICU with Covid-19 and how Slack can actually fix workplace communications.
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3/12/2021 • 47 minutes, 3 seconds
Can deepfakes replace The Simpsons?
Coming up today: we explain why anecdotal benefits of microdosing might only be a placebo effect and find out how a bunch of deepfakes could one day replace the cast of The Simpsons.
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3/5/2021 • 42 minutes, 52 seconds
Why grow grapes in space?
The Uber lawsuit feeding frenzy, how growing grapes in space can make wine better on Earth and the reality of life under Myanmar’s internet shutdown.
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2/26/2021 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Uber has lost. What happens next?
Coming up today: What Uber’s loss in the Supreme Court means for the gig economy, why Facebook was right to ban news in Australia and we go inside the UK’s controversial Covid-19 challenge trial
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2/19/2021 • 57 minutes, 47 seconds
The origin of the UK variant
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds delves into the origins of the UK Covid-19 variant, Natasha looks at how Amazon saved Deliveroo from disaster and Amit charts the strange demise of Habbo Hotel
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2/12/2021 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
How QAnon took over yoga
Coming up today: we explain how QAnon took over yoga, look at Google’s plan to rewrite the rules of the web and investigate the scammers getting rich from the lockdown puppy boom.
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2/5/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds
Is this the end of WeWork?
Coming up today: we delve deep into WeWork’s financials, look at what’s really happening with Covid-19 in North Korea and get moderately angry about generic startup adverts
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1/29/2021 • 57 minutes, 6 seconds
The Covid-19 nose disaster
Coming up today: a Covid crisis for sommeliers and bakers, the tragic rise of instant loan apps and that data that shows why April is going to be a tough month for everyone.
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1/22/2021 • 48 minutes, 58 seconds
The last days of Parler
Coming up today: we’re 500 today so we’re all feeling terribly old. Come celebrate
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1/15/2021 • 1 hour, 10 seconds
Our (optimistic) predictions for 2021
Coming up today: lucid dreams, lonely penguins and our predictions for 2021
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1/8/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 45 seconds
The great WIRED quiz of 2020
Coming up today: it’s the final podcast of 2020, so we’re having a party...
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12/11/2020 • 58 minutes, 19 seconds
What the Covid-19 vaccines mean for returning to work
Coming up today: How a coronavirus vaccine will affect the return to work, what we learned from F1’s biggest crash in recent history, and how will Santa deal with lockdown?
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12/4/2020 • 52 minutes, 56 seconds
How to make sure Christmas isn't a Covid-19 disaster
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds lays on a Covid Christmas, Amit explains why Netflix is elbowing in on linear TV, and Matt Burgess explores the issue of work burnout.
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11/27/2020 • 59 minutes, 34 seconds
How China crushed Covid-19
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds dissects China’s coronavirus strategy, Amit asks why games are getting shorter, and we discuss the security faux pas you’re probably making
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11/20/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
All you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine
Amit and Matt Reynolds talk us through the Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and Natasha explores the weird world of pandemic office Christmas parties
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11/13/2020 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds
What we can learn from Africa’s pandemic response
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds explains why Africa has been spared the worst of the pandemic, Natasha reveals the middle-class private jet boom and Matt Burgess looks at the worrying rise of police fingerprint scanners
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11/6/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds
The nasty rise of stalkerware
Coming up today: Natasha looks into Uber’s robo-firings, Matt Burgess charts the grim rise of stalkerware and Vicki explains why there might not be signs of life on Venus after all
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10/30/2020 • 52 minutes, 16 seconds
Did Sweden's Covid-19 experiment work?
Coming up today: Sweden’s pandemic gamble; the deepfake bot being weaponised against women; and Natasha tries to put the ‘interesting’ in negative interest rates
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10/23/2020 • 56 minutes, 39 seconds
The grim demise of the cinema industry
Coming up today: Natasha investigates the UK’s broken housing algorithm, Matt Burgess reveals how universities are snooping on students and Amit witnesses The grim demise of the cinema industry.
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10/16/2020 • 50 minutes, 28 seconds
The wild quest to feed the world using your pee
How to recycle your pee, astronaut selection, and the great revival of the home printer
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10/9/2020 • 49 minutes, 33 seconds
How Italy got on top of Covid-19
Coming up today: Natasha talks to Deliveroo’s struggling ‘heroes’, Amit explains why historians are annoyed at YouTube and Matt Reynolds looks at how Italy got to grips with Covid-19
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10/2/2020 • 53 minutes, 47 seconds
How to think about risk in a pandemic
Coming up today: Vicki tries to make sense of Trump versus TikTok, Natasha tries to make business liability interesting and Matt Reynolds explains why humans are so bad at understanding risk
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9/27/2020 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
Have we found evidence of alien life?
Coming up today: Have we found evidence of alien life? Plus how banks are tackling financial abuse, and holidays in the time of Covid
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9/18/2020 • 50 minutes, 47 seconds
The living hell of Covid-19 long-haulers
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds meets the coronavirus long-haulers, Matt Burgess tracks the rise and fall of Pret and Amit explains why lie detectors are creeping into British policing.
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9/11/2020 • 59 minutes, 54 seconds
Coronavirus shows why we need a four-day working week
Natasha explains the rise of the four-day working week, Matt Burgess on the return of ID cards and Matt Reynolds on what the animal kingdom can teach us about social distancing.
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9/4/2020 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
Office lifts are a coronavirus logistics nightmare
Natasha looks at two of the big problems with people returning to offices, Matt Reynolds examines how artificial snow is being used to save a glacier and Matt Burgess explores the troubling rise of deepfake pornography videos
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8/28/2020 • 58 minutes, 51 seconds
England’s exam algorithm shambles
Coming up today: Matt Burgess picks over the fallout from the A-level algorithm debacle, Matt Reynolds explains how breast milk is being grown in the lab Natasha meets the digital nomads swapping office life for paradise
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8/21/2020 • 56 minutes, 2 seconds
How your boss is spying on you
Coming up today: exam chaos, how your boss is spying on you and the great QR code revival
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8/14/2020 • 52 minutes, 43 seconds
Where Zoom goes next
Coming up today: Vicki takes a look at the wild rise of Zoom, Amit fills up on discount fast food and Natasha explains the hygiene theatre coming to a workplace near you soon
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8/7/2020 • 56 minutes, 30 seconds
These coronavirus vaccines are the closest to becoming reality
Coming up today: Matt Burgess advises on how to up your lockdown running game, I examine the latest covid vaccine progress, and Matt Reynolds tackles the UK’s big cat mystery
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7/31/2020 • 55 minutes
We’re stuck in a lockdown work from home purgatory
Coming up today: Matt Burgess on Covid-19 hackers, Amit looks at how musicians are taking on Spotify (again) and Natasha explains why we’re all stuck in a work from home purgatory.
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7/24/2020 • 52 minutes, 39 seconds
Is coronavirus airborne?
Coming up today: Matt Reynolds explains how coronavirus may actually be airborne, Matt Burgess looks at a grim future for Huawei and Vicki tells us all to wear face masks
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7/17/2020 • 1 hour, 12 seconds
The failure of antibody tests
Matt delves into the failed promise of antibody tests, Amit explains how to eat lots of hot dogs and Vicki reminds us all what a train is
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7/10/2020 • 55 minutes, 6 seconds
Has Covid-19 created more plastic waste?
Coming up today: the plight of museums, the surge in plastic and why cinemas are engaged in an elaborate game of post-lockdown chicken
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7/3/2020 • 52 minutes, 54 seconds
Why mask shaming is a big deal
Coming up today: the rise of mask shaming, the hunt for coronavirus heads to the sewers and how climbing became the next big competitive sport
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6/26/2020 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
The era of the coronavirus super-spreader
Coming up today: coronavirus super-spreaders, how Beijing crushed a spike in cases and the death of the great British office sandwich
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6/19/2020 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
DuckDuckGo takes on Google
Coming up today: ducks, eels and simulated shouting.
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6/12/2020 • 57 minutes, 55 seconds
How Sweden bungled its coronavirus response
Sweden's coronavirus response, anti-vaxxers and the pandemic collide and we explain how pubs can reopen safely
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6/5/2020 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds
Your weird coronavirus summer holidays
The case for infecting healthy people with coronavirus, a big week for SpaceX and we explain how weird your summer holidays are going to be.
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5/29/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 45 seconds
How coronavirus attacks your body
What we now know about how coronavirus attacks your body, how the school shutdown will affect kids for years and why we’re entering the golden era of nepotism
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5/22/2020 • 48 minutes, 53 seconds
The WIRED podcast pub quiz
Coming up today: the first ever WIRED podcast pub quiz. Fun not guaranteed.
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5/15/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 10 seconds
The big coronavirus contact tracing app debate
Coming up today: coronavirus treatments, we dig deeper into contact tracing apps and look at the surprising science of playing sport behind closed doors
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5/7/2020 • 56 minutes, 18 seconds
Coronavirus is making you hungry for skin
Coming up today: why we’re all hungry for skin, why everyone is getting in a flap over apps and some depressing economic news
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5/1/2020 • 54 minutes, 46 seconds
The coronavirus startup crisis
We explain why coronavirus is hitting startups so hard, investigate the crisis facing Airbnb and its hosts and find out how researchers have cracked a secret paedophile code
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4/24/2020 • 51 minutes, 25 seconds
Why you’ve been having so many weird lockdown dreams
Coming up today: how blood could be key in the fight against coronavirus, we explain how to level-up your Zoom pub quiz experience and explain why you’ve been having so many weird lockdown dreams
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4/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 28 seconds
How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy tore through the web
How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy tore through the web, the UK’s worrying police state creep and how a volunteer army is stitching to fix the UK’s scrubs shortage
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4/9/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
The next year under coronavirus
The next year under coronavirus, the takeaway food conundrum and we delve into the zoom privacy fears
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4/3/2020 • 48 minutes, 15 seconds
How a blood test could help us crack coronavirus
The UK locks down, wedding planners pivot to crisis comms and our take on Disney+
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3/27/2020 • 57 minutes, 46 seconds
How to cope with social distancing
How to cope with working from home, the behavioural science behind handling a pandemic and an opportunity to witness our rapid descent into news overload madness
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