The WIRED Podcast

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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.

Recent Episodes
  • From WIRED Politics Lab: How Election Deniers Are Weaponizing Tech To Disrupt November
    Apr 11, 2024 – 14:28
  • The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022
    Dec 22, 2022 – 28:49
  • We Want Your Questions About the Future
    Nov 28, 2022 – 0:54
  • The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
    Nov 11, 2022 – 31:48
  • Should You Ditch Twitter?
    Nov 4, 2022 – 40:29
  • The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
    Oct 28, 2022 – 26:16
  • How Likely Are You To Die in a Nuclear War?
    Oct 21, 2022 – 48:33
  • The Truth About Population Collapse
    Oct 15, 2022 – 46:30
  • Elon Musk and The Bots
    Oct 7, 2022 – 36:07
  • A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
    Sep 30, 2022 – 39:56
  • The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid
    Sep 23, 2022 – 45:21
  • Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction
    Sep 16, 2022 – 41:29
  • Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
    Sep 2, 2022 – 43:32
  • The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought
    Aug 26, 2022 – 31:08
  • NFTs Are Conquering Football
    Aug 19, 2022 – 36:38
  • The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
    Aug 12, 2022 – 32:49
  • How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves
    Aug 5, 2022 – 30:31
  • Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network
    Jul 29, 2022 – 35:27
  • China's Electric Dream
    Jul 22, 2022 – 37:12
  • As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge
    Jul 16, 2022 – 46:25
  • Covid Tracking Apps Are Changing
    Jul 1, 2022 – 48:26
  • The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes
    Jun 24, 2022 – 42:36
  • Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
    Jun 18, 2022 – 45:36
  • Welcome to the Great Reinfection
    Jun 10, 2022 – 38:38
  • All The Problems With Lie Detector Tests
    Jun 3, 2022 – 40:55
  • The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall
    May 27, 2022 – 44:55
  • Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
    May 20, 2022 – 40:40
  • Why The Crypto World May be Crumbling
    May 13, 2022 – 41:51
  • You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet
    May 6, 2022 – 53:40
  • Europe Takes on Big Tech (Again)
    Apr 29, 2022 – 36:52
  • The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay
    Apr 22, 2022 – 36:23
  • She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter
    Apr 15, 2022 – 34:41
  • Elon Musk Is on Twitter's Board. What Could Go Wrong?
    Apr 8, 2022 – 47:33
  • Europe's New Law Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
    Apr 1, 2022 – 37:12
  • A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims All Across Europe
    Mar 25, 2022 – 49:42
  • The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials in Jeopardy
    Mar 18, 2022 – 32:50
  • Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
    Mar 11, 2022 – 35:38
  • Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Spur Another Global Chip Shortage
    Mar 4, 2022 – 37:03
  • Is Firefox OK?
    Feb 25, 2022 – 38:50
  • You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth
    Feb 18, 2022 – 49:47
  • How Humans Are Messing With Evolution
    Feb 11, 2022 – 43:40
  • Inside a Notorious Russian Ransomware Gang
    Feb 4, 2022 – 40:30
  • Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?
    Jan 28, 2022 – 54:48
  • A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results
    Jan 21, 2022 – 50:22
  • The great WIRED quiz of 2021
    Dec 10, 2021 – 46:20
  • What we need to know about the Omicron variant
    Dec 3, 2021 – 33:53
  • Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean
    Nov 26, 2021 – 42:31
  • Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax
    Nov 19, 2021 – 46:01
  • The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food
    Nov 12, 2021 – 40:07
  • These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
    Nov 5, 2021 – 48:50
Recent Reviews
  • Herald_Austin
    Great listening
    Wonderful content with a rich array of current topics. I wish they doubled their output.
  • Tanya Bezreh
    Love it
    I love the content but mostly I’m here for this beautiful cast of characters. These are actually my favorite people to have living /talking in my head.
  • wwl3
    The from demise of the cinema industry
    OMG! This episode was the most boring of the WIRED UK'S podcasts...EVER! All the hosts sounded like they didn't want to be there. Take some tips from your American cousins and liven it up a bit...or a lot!
  • emkaussk
    Provides wrong information
    I was excited to start listening to this podcast. Now when I heard an episode on vitamin D it made me doubt the content that Wired writes/talks about and now im too sceptical to follow the Wired on any platform in fear they actually provide guesses not facts. I am a clinical professional and when I heard them repeatedly say that vitamin D can be obtained from leafy greens especially spinach I was shocked about their lack of knowledge. Went to check an article by them about the same topic and yep there it was again. Could not find any contact information to ask them directly so the only way to raise awareness was through here
  • KeelyPharmD
    Can’t Stop Listening!
    I absolutely adore this podcast. Not only do I enjoy the journalism, the topics, the discussion, the though provoking probes, etc., but I have also become emotionally invested in the cast members. I sincerely enjoy tuning in to hear more of their interpersonal banter, witty quips and each of their individual view points shared in an intellectual, yet consistently humorous fashion. So glad I stumbled upon this podcast. Thank you for producing!
  • burnbizzle
    Good topics with fun and funny hosts
    What makes this podcast fun is the light and engaging interactions due to the chemistry of the hosts.
  • BilalNaseer
    Best Podcast!
    Simply amazing. It is very well done and the content is diverse and it is truly entertaining and informative. My Friday is never complete without listening to it.
  • BlokeFromCali
    Please please please do not change intro music :(
    The podcast is brilliant, ive already rated it 5 stars but I’m aghast at the prospect of changing the intro music. The silent majority probably agrees, in lieu of asking what should the new music be maybe ask you audience if a change is actually warranted.
  • rgunther
    The chemistry is gone
    I had high hopes that the show would continue to excel after Nate’s departure. Barring some production glitches, the transition went pretty smoothly, but lately the show seems to have lost its edge—the chemistry between the hosts. The new, somewhat irregular crew seems to be going through the motions. The stories seem less interesting (and more political), the pacing seems wrong, and production quality, particularly with regard to audio volume, has become inconsistent. I’m sad to say it, but this is one that I’ll be dropping from my weekly regimen.
  • Ambientdrop
    Love the humor and chemistry of the hosts.
    The content and delivery are incredible from this podcast. The tech insights are great, but the wit of the hosts keep the show moving along before (sniff) it’s over.
  • lilysquirrel
    Really well done audio "magazine"
    Nate Lanxon puts together a well-paced set of stories. This complements the many rambling more ruminating-style podcasts (which I also enjoy). Instead, you get audio profiles, interviews, reportage, and reviews by Lanxon or members of the Wired/UK team. If you subscribe to TWiT or CNET podcasts, definitely give this a try.
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