The WIRED Podcast

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/1513498...

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/ra...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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 Le...

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 Fili...

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...

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...

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 (rem...

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.co...

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 h...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

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-...

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://ww...

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-v...

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 B...

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 y...

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

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...

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/ene...

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.w...

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

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 b...

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...

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 U...

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 Produce...