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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.
The WIRED Podcast
10M ago
Election deniers are mobilizing their supporters and rolling out new tech to disrupt the November election. These groups are already organizing on hyperlocal levels, and learning to monitor polling places, target election officials, and challenge voter rolls. And though their work was once fringe, its become mainstreamed in the Republican Party. Today on WIRED Politics Lab, we focus on what these groups are doing, and what this means for voters and the election workers already facing threats and harassment.
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The WIRED Podcast
10M ago
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
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The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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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The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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 WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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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The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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
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The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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 WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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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The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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 i ..read more
The WIRED Podcast
2y ago
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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