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.
1
The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022
We look back at the year in tech, science, business, and culture—through the medium of a quiz.
28 min
2
We Want Your Questions About the Future
We're on a short break from producing podcasts at the moment. But we need your help.
0 min
3
The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
Morgan finds out what happens when an AI company steals your face, and Matt Burgess explores the most vulnerable place on the internet
31 min
4
Should You Ditch Twitter?
The WIRED podcast team weighs in on Elon Musk’s dramatic Twitter takeover.
40 min
5
The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
The deadly viruses lurking in the permafrost, and what the Bruce Willis deepfake means for the future of Hollywood
26 min
6
How Likely Are You To Die in a Nuclear War?
How gig economy laws caused strip club chaos, and we assess your risk of dying in a nuclear war
48 min
7
The Truth About Population Collapse
We look at how social media platforms have responded to the death of Molly Russell and explain why Elon Musk is wrong about depopulation.
46 min
8
Elon Musk and The Bots
As Elon Musk and Twitter (maybe) close in on a deal, we delve deep into the glorious, curious world of bots.
36 min
9
A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—The...
The devastating impact of Iran’s internet shutdown and we find out what happened when a Danish city banned Google from its schools.
39 min
10
The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid
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.
45 min
11
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Bee...
We talk about the juicy business of plant-based meat and the equally juicy business of Russian censorship.
41 min
12
Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Ju...
Matt Reynolds on Russian gas supplies, and Grace on why the psychedelics bubble could be about to burst.
43 min
13
The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Th...
The tech behind a high-school prank, and the hunt for Covid’s origins.
31 min
14
NFTs Are Conquering Football
How NFTs conquered football, and why captchas are getting more confusing
36 min
15
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leavi...
Grace explores the monkeypox vaccine pipeline problems and Matt Burgess looks at Facebook's European data woes.
32 min
16
How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly He...
Morgan explores a plan to tackle deadly heatwaves through afternoon naps, and Grace investigates the technology hoping to tap into your brain
30 min
17
Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground ...
Morgan explores the global trade in abortion pills, and Matt Burgess investigates the strange case of the severed internet cables
35 min
18
China's Electric Dream
How China took control of the world’s lithium supply and we explain why your next car could be a threat to national security.
37 min
19
As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’...
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
46 min
20
Covid Tracking Apps Are Changing
How Covid tracking apps are pivoting for commercial profit and we talk about the future of genome sequencing.
48 min
21
The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Mic...
We speak to the people picking up the slack after their colleagues quit and get stuck into a messy argument about microbe names.
42 min
22
Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
How Russia is remaking Ukraine’s internet in its own image and the pros and cons of Canada’s bold new drug law.
45 min
23
Welcome to the Great Reinfection
Morgan explores the problems facing Google in Russia, and Grace tells us all about the Great Reinfection
38 min
24
All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests
Natasha reveals the latest trick to lure people back to the office and Amit unmasks the many problems with the lie detector.
40 min
25
The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall
The fallout from the impending fall of Roe v Wade and we look back at four years of Europe’s landmark data privacy law.
44 min