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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.
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What we need to know about the Omicron variant
The WIRED Podcast
12/03/21 • 33 min
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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Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax
The WIRED Podcast
11/19/21 • 46 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesHow to fix Facebook
The WIRED Podcast
10/08/21 • 46 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesAfghans are racing to erase their online lives
The WIRED Podcast
08/20/21 • 37 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesThe big problems with Apple’s photo scanning system
The WIRED Podcast
08/13/21 • 43 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesWhere crypto goes next
The WIRED Podcast
07/23/21 • 48 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesThe best day to go into the office is…
The WIRED Podcast
07/16/21 • 37 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesThe battle over encryption
The WIRED Podcast
05/14/21 • 52 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesMutant rats are taking over your office
The WIRED Podcast
04/23/21 • 38 min
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
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesHow a blood test could help us crack coronavirus
The WIRED Podcast
03/27/20 • 53 min
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How many episodes does The WIRED Podcast have?
The WIRED Podcast currently has 133 episodes available.
What topics does The WIRED Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.
What is the most popular episode on The WIRED Podcast?
The episode title 'The Great WIRED Quiz of 2022' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The WIRED Podcast?
The average episode length on The WIRED Podcast is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of The WIRED Podcast released?
Episodes of The WIRED Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The WIRED Podcast?
The first episode of The WIRED Podcast was released on Mar 20, 2020.
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