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From In The Dark: Blood Relatives Trailer

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Five family members, murdered. A sixth in prison for life. It’s one of Britain’s most infamous crimes. But did the justice system get it wrong? “Blood Relatives,” a six-part series from In the Dark, is coming on October 28th.

New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives.” In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app.

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From WIRED Politics Lab: How Election Deniers Are Weaponizing Tech To Disrupt November

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000

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.

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The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0000

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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We Want Your Questions About the Future

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:01:34 -0000

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: podcast@wired.co.uk

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The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0000

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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Should You Ditch Twitter?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:10:34 -0000

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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The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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How Likely Are You To Die in a Nuclear War?

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:13:29 -0000

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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The Truth About Population Collapse

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 01:10:03 -0000

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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Elon Musk and The Bots

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:32:44 -0000

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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The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:09:15 -0000

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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Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:53:58 -0000

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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Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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NFTs Are Conquering Football

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:30:00 -0000

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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Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:30:00 -0000

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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China's Electric Dream

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:53:22 -0000

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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As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0000

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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Covid Tracking Apps Are Changing

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0000

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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Welcome to the Great Reinfection

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall

Fri, 27 May 2022 11:00:00 -0000

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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Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:00:00 -0000

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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Why The Crypto World May be Crumbling

Fri, 13 May 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet

Fri, 06 May 2022 15:43:19 -0000

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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Europe Takes on Big Tech (Again)

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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Elon Musk Is on Twitter's Board. What Could Go Wrong?

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000

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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Europe's New Law Takes a Hammer to Big Tech

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims All Across Europe

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:06:05 -0000

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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The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials in Jeopardy

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0000

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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Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0000

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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Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Spur Another Global Chip Shortage

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:00:00 -0000

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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Is Firefox OK?

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

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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You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0000

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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How Humans Are Messing With Evolution

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:49:53 -0000

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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Inside a Notorious Russian Ransomware Gang

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000

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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Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:04:20 -0000

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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A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:00:07 -0000

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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The great WIRED quiz of 2021

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:28:21 -0000

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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What we need to know about the Omicron variant

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:00:00 -0000

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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Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:30:00 -0000

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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Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:00:00 -0000

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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The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0000

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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These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:30:00 -0000

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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Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:15:00 -0000

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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Elon Musk flew to Berlin to woo the locals. He failed

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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Should we kill trillions of animals to save the planet?

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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How to fix Facebook

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0000

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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The future of lithium

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:03:14 -0000

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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The race to stop fish becoming the next factory farming nightmare

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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Remote workers are trapped in a quitting nightmare

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:00 -0000

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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They saw a YouTube video. Then they got Tourette’s

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:58:01 -0000

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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YouTube's dead cat problem

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0000

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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Is your name ruining your life?

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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Introducing Food People

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000

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

Apple Podcasts: http://listen.bonappetit.com/ba-apple
Spotify: https://link.chtbl.com/ba-spotify
Stitcher: http://listen.bonappetit.com/ba-stitcher

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Afghans are racing to erase their online lives

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:15:00 -0000

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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The big problems with Apple’s photo scanning system

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:45:00 -0000

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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Simone Biles and the brutal pressure of elite sport

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:45:00 -0000

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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Where crypto goes next

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:19:06 -0000

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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The best day to go into the office is…

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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The ambitious plan to resurrect the animals we can’t save

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:50:00 -0000

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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We might never reach herd immunity

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0000

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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How the Delta variant took over

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:05:00 -0000

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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Quantum computers are detangling nature’s mysteries

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:25:00 -0000

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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Should you ditch Google Chrome?

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:25:00 -0000

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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The mRNA vaccine revolution is just beginning

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:00:00 -0000

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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India's Covid vaccine tech nightmare

Fri, 28 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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The wild rise of the Facebook Famous

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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The battle over encryption

Fri, 14 May 2021 15:29:50 -0000

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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Why brands ditching vowels are rlly stpd

Fri, 07 May 2021 16:12:17 -0000

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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Will football's social media boycott work?

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:25:59 -0000

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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Mutant rats are taking over your office

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:45:54 -0000

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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Golf is facing an existential crisis

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:36:28 -0000

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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The quest to make cheesy cheese-free cheese

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0000

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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The drug that changed medicine

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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What’s the deal with NFTs?

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:27:05 -0000

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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The terror and trauma of surviving ICU with Covid-19

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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Can deepfakes replace The Simpsons?

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:55:47 -0000

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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Why grow grapes in space?

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:59:54 -0000

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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Uber has lost. What happens next?

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:00:59 -0000

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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The origin of the UK variant

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:52:10 -0000

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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How QAnon took over yoga

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:15:33 -0000

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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Is this the end of WeWork?

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:54:13 -0000

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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The Covid-19 nose disaster

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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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The last days of Parler

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:49:09 -0000

Coming up today: we’re 500 today so we’re all feeling terribly old. Come celebrate

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Our (optimistic) predictions for 2021

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:54:22 -0000

Coming up today: lucid dreams, lonely penguins and our predictions for 2021

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The great WIRED quiz of 2020

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:38:46 -0000

Coming up today: it’s the final podcast of 2020, so we’re having a party...

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What the Covid-19 vaccines mean for returning to work

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0000

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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How to make sure Christmas isn't a Covid-19 disaster

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:12:28 -0000

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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How China crushed Covid-19

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:04:23 -0000

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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All you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:02:20 -0000

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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What we can learn from Africa’s pandemic response

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0000

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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The nasty rise of stalkerware

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:47:05 -0000

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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Did Sweden's Covid-19 experiment work?

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:08:39 -0000

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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The grim demise of the cinema industry

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:37:15 -0000

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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The wild quest to feed the world using your pee

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0000

How to recycle your pee, astronaut selection, and the great revival of the home printer

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How Italy got on top of Covid-19

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:20:51 -0000

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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How to think about risk in a pandemic

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:26:37 -0000

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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Have we found evidence of alien life?

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:51:52 -0000

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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The living hell of Covid-19 long-haulers

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:04:01 -0000

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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Coronavirus shows why we need a four-day working week

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:53:55 -0000

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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Office lifts are a coronavirus logistics nightmare

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:10:47 -0000

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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England’s exam algorithm shambles

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:30:27 -0000

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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How your boss is spying on you

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:17:05 -0000

Coming up today: exam chaos, how your boss is spying on you and the great QR code revival

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Where Zoom goes next

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000

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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These coronavirus vaccines are the closest to becoming reality

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:50:00 -0000

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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We’re stuck in a lockdown work from home purgatory

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:34:49 -0000

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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Is coronavirus airborne?

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:06:18 -0000

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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The failure of antibody tests

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:02:45 -0000

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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Has Covid-19 created more plastic waste?

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:23:37 -0000

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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Why mask shaming is a big deal

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:03:52 -0000

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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The era of the coronavirus super-spreader

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:15:00 -0000

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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DuckDuckGo takes on Google

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:13:55 -0000

Coming up today: ducks, eels and simulated shouting.

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How Sweden bungled its coronavirus response

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:17:44 -0000

Sweden's coronavirus response, anti-vaxxers and the pandemic collide and we explain how pubs can reopen safely

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Your weird coronavirus summer holidays

Fri, 29 May 2020 16:09:37 -0000

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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How coronavirus attacks your body

Fri, 22 May 2020 15:49:13 -0000

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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The WIRED podcast pub quiz

Fri, 15 May 2020 10:34:20 -0000

Coming up today: the first ever WIRED podcast pub quiz. Fun not guaranteed.

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The big coronavirus contact tracing app debate

Thu, 07 May 2020 15:13:14 -0000

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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Coronavirus is making you hungry for skin

Fri, 01 May 2020 15:48:59 -0000

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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The coronavirus startup crisis

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:51:27 -0000

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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Why you’ve been having so many weird lockdown dreams

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:03:34 -0000

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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How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy tore through the web

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:44:25 -0000

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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The next year under coronavirus

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:10:56 -0000

The next year under coronavirus, the takeaway food conundrum and we delve into the zoom privacy fears

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How a blood test could help us crack coronavirus

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:57:43 -0000

The UK locks down, wedding planners pivot to crisis comms and our take on Disney+

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How to cope with social distancing

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:48:25 -0000

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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