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    The WIRED Podcast

    The award-winning WIRED UK Podcast with James Temperton and the rest of the team. Listen every week for the an informed and entertaining rundown of latest technology, science, business and culture news. New episodes every Friday.

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    Latest Episodes:
    The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022 Dec 22, 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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    We Want Your Questions About the Future Nov 28, 2022

    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 Nov 11, 2022

    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? Nov 04, 2022

    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 Oct 28, 2022

    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? Oct 21, 2022

    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 Oct 15, 2022

    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 Oct 07, 2022

    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 Sep 30, 2022

    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 Sep 23, 2022

    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 Sep 16, 2022

    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 Sep 02, 2022

    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 Aug 26, 2022

    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 Aug 19, 2022

    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 Aug 12, 2022

    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 Aug 05, 2022

    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 Jul 29, 2022

    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 Jul 22, 2022

    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 Jul 16, 2022

    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 Jul 01, 2022

    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 Jun 24, 2022

    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 Jun 18, 2022

    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 Jun 10, 2022

    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

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


    All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests Jun 03, 2022

    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 May 27, 2022

    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 May 20, 2022

    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 May 13, 2022

    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 May 06, 2022

    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) Apr 29, 2022

    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 Apr 22, 2022

    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 Apr 15, 2022

    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? Apr 08, 2022

    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 Apr 01, 2022

    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 Mar 25, 2022

    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 Mar 18, 2022

    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 Mar 11, 2022

    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 Mar 04, 2022

    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? Feb 25, 2022

    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

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


    You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth Feb 18, 2022

    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

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


    How Humans Are Messing With Evolution Feb 11, 2022

    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 Feb 04, 2022

    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? Jan 28, 2022

    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 Jan 21, 2022

    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 Dec 10, 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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    What we need to know about the Omicron variant Dec 03, 2021

    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 Nov 26, 2021

    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 Nov 19, 2021

    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 Nov 12, 2021

    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 Nov 05, 2021

    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 Oct 29, 2021

    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 Oct 22, 2021

    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? Oct 15, 2021

    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 Oct 08, 2021

    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 Oct 01, 2021

    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 Sep 24, 2021

    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 Sep 17, 2021

    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 Sep 10, 2021

    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 Sep 03, 2021

    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? Aug 27, 2021

    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 Aug 26, 2021

    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 Aug 20, 2021

    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 Aug 13, 2021

    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 Aug 06, 2021

    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 Jul 30, 2021

    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 Jul 23, 2021

    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… Jul 16, 2021

    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 Jul 09, 2021

    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 Jul 02, 2021

    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 Jun 25, 2021

    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 Jun 18, 2021

    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? Jun 11, 2021

    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 Jun 04, 2021

    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 May 28, 2021

    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 May 21, 2021

    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 May 14, 2021

    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 May 07, 2021

    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? Apr 30, 2021

    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 Apr 23, 2021

    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 Apr 16, 2021

    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 Apr 09, 2021

    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 Apr 02, 2021

    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 Mar 26, 2021

    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? Mar 19, 2021

    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 Mar 12, 2021

    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? Mar 05, 2021

    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? Feb 26, 2021

    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? Feb 19, 2021

    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 Feb 12, 2021

    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 Feb 05, 2021

    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? Jan 29, 2021

    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 Jan 22, 2021

    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 Jan 15, 2021

    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 Jan 08, 2021

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

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    The great WIRED quiz of 2020 Dec 11, 2020

    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 Dec 04, 2020

    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 Nov 27, 2020

    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 Nov 20, 2020

    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 Nov 13, 2020

    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 Nov 06, 2020

    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 Oct 30, 2020

    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? Oct 23, 2020

    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 Oct 16, 2020

    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 Oct 09, 2020

    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 Oct 02, 2020

    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 Sep 27, 2020

    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? Sep 18, 2020

    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 Sep 11, 2020

    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 Sep 04, 2020

    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 Aug 28, 2020

    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 Aug 21, 2020

    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 Aug 14, 2020

    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 Aug 07, 2020

    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 Jul 31, 2020

    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 Jul 24, 2020

    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? Jul 17, 2020

    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 Jul 10, 2020

    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? Jul 03, 2020

    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 Jun 26, 2020

    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 Jun 19, 2020

    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 Jun 12, 2020

    Coming up today: ducks, eels and simulated shouting.

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    How Sweden bungled its coronavirus response Jun 05, 2020

    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 May 29, 2020

    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 May 22, 2020

    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 May 15, 2020

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

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    The big coronavirus contact tracing app debate May 07, 2020

    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 May 01, 2020

    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 Apr 24, 2020

    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 Apr 17, 2020

    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 Apr 09, 2020

    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 Apr 03, 2020

    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 Mar 27, 2020

    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 Mar 20, 2020

    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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