Show overview
WIRED Politics Lab has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 55 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 31 min and 41 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 37 episodes published. Published by WIRED.
From the publisher
Politics has never been stranger – or more online. Each week on WIRED Politics Lab, our reporters guide you through the exciting, challenging and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation. Expect in-depth analysis and conversations based on facts and research. Plus, we’ll give you information you can actually use to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in today.
Latest Episodes
View all 55 episodesFrom The Big Story: The Genesis Engine
From The Big Story: You Finally Got a Wikipedia Page. Then It Vanished
The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps
From The Big Story: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran
From The Big Story: She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family
From The Big Story: Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web's Biggest Child Abuse Site
From The Big Story: Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here's What Happened
The Big Story: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything
From The Big Story: A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
From The Big Story: The Accidental Zillionaire
From The Big Story: In Search of the Heart of the Online-Cat Industrial Complex
From The Big Story: The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier
From The Big Story: Billions Registered
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
From The Big Story: Choke Points
From The Big Story: How a Research Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won
From The Big Story: Greetings From Burning Man!
From The Big Story: She's 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can't Have Kids
Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term
Donald Trump’s presidency will be unpredictable, but in our final show, we make some guesses about what’ll happen anyway. WIRED’s Tim Marchman sits down with reporters David Gilbert and Makena Kelly to talk about what could go wrong between Trump and Musk, if Christian nationalists will get their porn ban, the rise of human brain organoids and whether the new administration will finally declassify those UFO files. Tim Marchman is @timmarchman. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Makena Kelly is @kellymakena. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump
Donald Trump has threatened to go after a lot of people — journalists, political rivals and undocumented immigrants to name a few—and starting next year, he’ll have the entire national security apparatus at his disposal. What’s the best way to keep your personal information secure from surveillance, not just by the government, but also data brokers, tech companies, and online scammers? Leah talks with WIRED business editor Louise Matsakis and security editor Andrew Couts about what to expect and practical tips for your phone, computer, and life.Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. Andrew Couts is @couts.bsky.com. Louise Matsakis is @lmatsakis. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.Mentioned this week: The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance by Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay NewmanAnyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany by Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell CameronA New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections by Lily Hay Newman Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices