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From In The Dark: Blood Relatives Trailer

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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? “...

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

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Election deniers are mobilizing their supporters and rolling out new tech to disrupt the November election. These groups are already organizing on hyp...

The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

We Want Your Questions About the Future

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, WIRED podcast listeners. We’re on a short break from producing new episodes at the moment, with some big plans for next year. In the meantime...

The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Morgan finds out what happens when an AI company steals your face, and Matt Burgess explores the most vulnerable place on the interne...

Should You Ditch Twitter?

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, Daddyh...

The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tal...

How Likely Are You To Die in a Nuclear War?

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Truth About Population Collapse

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Elon Musk and The Bots

07 Oct 2022

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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 b...

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

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: the devastating impact of Iran’s internet shutdown and we find out what happened when a Danish city banned Google from its schools....

The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 iconogr...

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

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

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

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Itsel...

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

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: the tech behind a high-school prank, and the hunt for Covid’s originsThe stories we walked about this week:The Origins of Covid-19 ...

NFTs Are Conquering Football

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: how NFTs conquered football, and why captchas are getting more confusingThe stories we walked about this week:NFTs Are Conquering Foo...

The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Grace explores the monkeypox vaccine pipeline problems and Matt Burgess looks at Facebook's European data woes.The stories we walked ...

How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Morgan explores a plan to tackle deadly heatwaves through afternoon naps, and Grace investigates the technology hoping to tap into yo...

Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Morgan explores the global trade in abortion pills, and Matt Burgess investigates the strange case of the severed internet cablesThe ...

China's Electric Dream

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. Weste...

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

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Mat...

Covid Tracking Apps Are Changing

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ab...

The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tal...

Welcome to the Great Reinfection

10 Jun 2022

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Coming up today: Morgan explores the problems facing Google in Russia, and Grace tells us all about the Great ReinfectionThe stories we talked about t...

All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 stori...

The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: a potential roadblock on the route to nuclear fusion and how the Kremlin infiltrated Russia’s biggest social media network.The stor...

Why The Crypto World May be Crumbling

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 sexu...

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

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ab...

Europe Takes on Big Tech (Again)

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: we delve into the latest European Big Tech regulation thriller and find out why a spike in hepatitis cases in kids has scientists hun...

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

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 batt...

Europe's New Law Takes a Hammer to Big Tech

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims All Across Europe

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Matt Burgess investigates a mysterious satellite hack and Matt Reynolds reinvents the humble tree.The stories we talked about this we...

The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials in Jeopardy

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Matt Burgess analyses the crypto dreams of a $180m ransomware gang, and Grace looks at how the war in Ukraine is affecting medical tr...

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

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today: Matt Burgess goes to the battlefront of Ukraine’s cyber war, and Grace explores the whitewashing problem within genetic research.Th...

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

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Is Firefox OK?

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Firef...

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

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

How Humans Are Messing With Evolution

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 R...

Inside a Notorious Russian Ransomware Gang

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

The great WIRED quiz of 2021

10 Dec 2021

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Coming up today it’s the final WIRED podcast of 2021. That can only mean one thing: it’s quiz time.Music by Filip HnizdoProduced and edited (remot...

What we need to know about the Omicron variant

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today, the big problem with Gorillas, and everything you need to know about the Omicron variantThe stories we talked about this week:Europe ...

Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 babie...

Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today, nuclear fusion, treadmill hacking and Norway’s electric vehicle headache. The stories we talked about this week:Norway Is Running ...

The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream

29 Oct 2021

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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 talk...

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

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today, drones versus horses and Berlin versus Elon MuskThe stories we talked about this week:Elon Musk flew to Berlin to woo the locals. He ...

Should we kill trillions of animals to save the planet?

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

How to fix Facebook

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Whats...

The future of lithium

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… we profile the climate crisis innovators and find out about the race for Cornish lithiumThe stories we talked about this week:This ...

The race to stop fish becoming the next factory farming nightmare

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… big tech competition and why we need to rethink fish as foodThe stories we talked about this week:Microsoft is heading for a new an...

Remote workers are trapped in a quitting nightmare

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… vaccine passports in France, and the unique loneliness of quitting your job during Covid.The stories we talked about this week:Fran...

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

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

YouTube's dead cat problem

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… Zoom dysmorphia is following us into the real world, plus animal abuse on YouTubeThe stories we talked about this week:Zoom dysmorp...

Is your name ruining your life?

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… the startups selling ball boosting supplements, and is your name ruining lifeThe stories we talked about this week:Is your name rui...

Introducing Food People

26 Aug 2021

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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 ask...

Afghans are racing to erase their online lives

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today… how Afghans are racing to erase their online lives, and the wild logistics of the Istanbul canalThe stories we talked about this we...

The big problems with Apple’s photo scanning system

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream

06 Aug 2021

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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 t...

Simone Biles and the brutal pressure of elite sport

30 Jul 2021

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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 wil...

Where crypto goes next

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 best day to go into the office is…

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 historyThe stories we tal...

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

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 whethe...

We might never reach herd immunity

02 Jul 2021

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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 ...

How the Delta variant took over

25 Jun 2021

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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 th...

Quantum computers are detangling nature’s mysteries

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today... how Apple might eat the newsletter industry, and why quantum computing could unravel some of the mysteries of the universeThe stori...

Should you ditch Google Chrome?

11 Jun 2021

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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 ...

The mRNA vaccine revolution is just beginning

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

India's Covid vaccine tech nightmare

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up today, the rise and rise of astrology apps and we delve deep into the controversies surrounding India’s faltering vaccination drive.The st...

The wild rise of the Facebook Famous

21 May 2021

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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 abou...

The battle over encryption

14 May 2021

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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 abou...

Why brands ditching vowels are rlly stpd

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Will football's social media boycott work?

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 st...

Mutant rats are taking over your office

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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…...

Golf is facing an existential crisis

16 Apr 2021

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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 ...

The quest to make cheesy cheese-free cheese

09 Apr 2021

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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...

Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1

02 Apr 2021

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Coming up today… F1 supremo Lewis Hamilton on the science of success, activism and what comes next and we explore the future of artificial intellige...

The drug that changed medicine

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

What’s the deal with NFTs?

19 Mar 2021

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Coming up today… we chart the rise and fall of Football Index and explain what the hell is going on with non-fungible tokens. Learn about your ad ...

The terror and trauma of surviving ICU with Covid-19

12 Mar 2021

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Coming up today… the long-term psychological impacts of surviving ICU with Covid-19 and how Slack can actually fix workplace communications. Learn...

Can deepfakes replace The Simpsons?

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

Why grow grapes in space?

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Uber has lost. What happens next?

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

The origin of the UK variant

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

How QAnon took over yoga

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ric...

Is this the end of WeWork?

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

The Covid-19 nose disaster

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 to...

The last days of Parler

15 Jan 2021

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Coming up today: we’re 500 today so we’re all feeling terribly old. Come celebrate Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Our (optimistic) predictions for 2021

08 Jan 2021

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Coming up today: lucid dreams, lonely penguins and our predictions for 2021 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The great WIRED quiz of 2020

11 Dec 2020

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Coming up today: it’s the final podcast of 2020, so we’re having a party... Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What the Covid-19 vaccines mean for returning to work

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 S...

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

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

How China crushed Covid-19

20 Nov 2020

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Coming up today: Matt Reynolds dissects China’s coronavirus strategy, Amit asks why games are getting shorter, and we discuss the security faux pas ...

All you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amit and Matt Reynolds talk us through the Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and Natasha explores the weird world of pandemic office Christmas parties L...