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.

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DuckDuckGo takes on Google

Coming up today: ducks, eels and simulated shouting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 12, 2020•54 min

How Sweden bungled its coronavirus response

Sweden's coronavirus response, anti-vaxxers and the pandemic collide and we explain how pubs can reopen safely Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 05, 2020•51 min

Your weird coronavirus summer holidays

The case for infecting healthy people with coronavirus, a big week for SpaceX and we explain how weird your summer holidays are going to be. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 29, 2020•58 min

How coronavirus attacks your body

What we now know about how coronavirus attacks your body, how the school shutdown will affect kids for years and why we’re entering the golden era of nepotism Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 22, 2020•45 min

The WIRED podcast pub quiz

Coming up today: the first ever WIRED podcast pub quiz. Fun not guaranteed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 15, 2020•1 hr 1 min

The big coronavirus contact tracing app debate

Coming up today: coronavirus treatments, we dig deeper into contact tracing apps and look at the surprising science of playing sport behind closed doors Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 07, 2020•52 min

Coronavirus is making you hungry for skin

Coming up today: why we’re all hungry for skin, why everyone is getting in a flap over apps and some depressing economic news Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 01, 2020•51 min

The coronavirus startup crisis

We explain why coronavirus is hitting startups so hard, investigate the crisis facing Airbnb and its hosts and find out how researchers have cracked a secret paedophile code Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 24, 2020•47 min

Why you’ve been having so many weird lockdown dreams

Coming up today: how blood could be key in the fight against coronavirus, we explain how to level-up your Zoom pub quiz experience and explain why you’ve been having so many weird lockdown dreams Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 17, 2020•50 min

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