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Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s writers and editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond sits down wi...
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BIG INTV: Wikipedia's Founder on Holding the Line in a Post Fact World
Katie sits down with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about what it means to build something used by billions of people that’s not optimized for gr...
BIG INTV: Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’
The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target, Reid Hoffman has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are...
BIG INTV: Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why s...
BIG INTV: CTO Elizabeth Stone On The Future of Netflix: “Personalized, Interactive, Immersive”
Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone is an anomaly. Instead of coding, she spent her twenties getting a PhD in economics. She quietly rose through the ranks in...
WIRED Roundup: The Five Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
For better or for worse, this year had it all — from the AI industry shaping the global economy and our lives, to the so-called Department of Governme...
Introducing A New Chapter for Uncanny Valley
As the year draws to an end, Mike and Lauren have some news to share with listeners. But first, they head over to the pool to unwind and reflect on wh...
AWS CEO Matt Garman Doesn’t Think AI Should Replace Junior Devs
The head of Amazon Web Services has big plans to offer AI tools to businesses, but says that replacing coders with AI is “a non-starter for anyone who...
WIRED Roundup: Making Art In the AI Era, With Wicked’s Jon. M Chu
You don’t have to be a fan of musicals to know about the Wicked film franchise — it’s been everywhere since the first film launched last year, and tha...
AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition
Last week, some of the most forward-thinking minds in tech, culture, and politics came together for WIRED’s Big Interview event — a series of live, in...
BIG INTV: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’
Since taking office, San Francisco’s mayor has been on a quest to revitalize the city and increase public safety. He’s also kept the National Guard ou...
WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, Amazon AI Releases
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to discuss five stories you need to know about this week — from how Amazon is trying to catch...
What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents
This year, AI agents have been at the forefront of tech companies' ambitions. OpenAI’s Sam Altman has often talked about a possible billion-dollar com...
BIG INTV: Melinda French Gates on Secrets: ‘Live a Truthful Life, Then You Don’t Have Any’
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, the philanthropist sits down with Katie to offer her insights on billionaire donors, kids on phon...
WIRED Roundup: Epstein Files Fallout, NVIDIA Earnings, Gemini 3 Release
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Max Zeff to discuss five stories you need to know about this week — from the political fallout after the...
Can Tech Get Rid of Bad Trips?
Whether it's teenagers reviving the Benadryl TikTok challenge or people signing up for an out of body experience program previously used by the CIA, s...
BIG INTV: Joe Weisenthal Has Predictions About How the AI Bubble Will Burst
Right now much of the US economy rests on AI’s future. In fact, Odd Lots cohost Joe Weisenthal says the rest of the economy that isn't tech or AI rela...
WIRED Roundup: AI Romantic Affairs; Google Sues Text Scammers; DHS’s Privacy Breach
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Brian Barrett to discuss five stories you need to know about this week — from how AI affairs can now be g...
In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog
Recently, WIRED’s editor at large Steven Levy sat down for an interview with Palantir’s CEO Alex Karp. Karp defended his company’s contracts with clie...
BIG INTV: Former Open AI’s Head of Safety Calls Out Erotica Claims
Steven Adler used to lead product safety at OpenAI. When Katie read his recent op-ed asking OpenAI to prove that they have and continue to address saf...
WIRED Roundup: Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, Nepal’s Discord Revolution, Fandom in Politics
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to discuss the top stories you need to know about this week — from Zuckerberg’s illegal schoo...
The Four Criteria for a Tech Bubble
Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled down on their AI investmen...
BIG INTV: Kara Swisher Says Silicon Valley's Biggest Lie is That They Care About People
Katie catches up with fellow journalist and podcast host, Kara Swisher to talk about interviewing arrogant pricks, the power of negging and who would...
WIRED Roundup: Grokipedia, Real Estate AI Videos, Alpha School
In today’s episode, WIRED’s Brian Barrett is joined by Leah Feiger to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from the releas...
How to Hack a Poker Game
Last week, the US Justice Department published an indictment involving NBA stars and members of the mob for allegedly running a network of rigged gamb...
BIG INTV: Why Nicholas Thompson Made a Custom GPT to Run Faster
The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. Nicholas Thompson, former WIRED editor, talks t...
WIRED Roundup: Protest Frogs, Google Bedbugs, AI Psychosis
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Louise Matsakis to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from how SEO is chang...
How Data Centers Actually Work
Tech giants have been investing hundreds of billions of dollars into AI data centers just this year alone. But as the deals pile up, so have the conce...
BIG INTV: Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor
Mere months ago, New York's mayoral frontrunner was polling at the same level as literally "someone else." Zohran Mamdani talks to Katie about buildin...
WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from how satellites are le...
Fleeing The U.S: The Far-Right Targets A History Professor
History professor Mark Bray is no stranger to death threats. As the author of the book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, published in 2017, he has re...
Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump
Billionaire Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs, talks to Katie about the state of entrepreneurship, American...
WIRED Roundup: Are We In An AI Bubble?
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from the Antifa professor...
How China Is Hoping to Attract Tech Talent
When news broke last month that H1-B visa holders in the U.S would be subjected to a new hefty fee of $100,000, chaos and confusion ensued for a lot o...
BIG INTV: Patreon CEO Jack Conte Wants You to Get Off of Your Phone
Jack Conte, founder of Patreon tells Katie if we can send rockets into space and have self-driving cars we can figure out how to pay creators for thei...
WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App
In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Manisha Krishnan to run through five of the best stories we published this week — from how federal worker...
Your Delivery Robot Is Here
Earlier this week, DoorDash unveiled its own new autonomous robot, called Dot. The company says it’s part of its goal to have a “hybrid” model for del...
BIG INTV: Lareina Yee Discusses Breakthrough Technologies
Branded Content by McKinsey | WIRED’s Global Editorial Director, Katie Drummond sat down with McKinsey’s Global Institute Director and Senior Partner...
WIRED Roundup: Groypers Going Mainstream
In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five of the best stories we published this week — from Customs & Border Protec...
Is Silicon Valley Still the Tech Capital?
Earlier this month, we took the show to San Francisco for a live recording in front of a great audience at KQED's The Commons. WIRED'S Lauren Goode, K...
BIG INTV: Signal's Meredith Whittaker Says AI Is Just A Branding Term
The Signal Foundation president, Meredith Whittaker recalls where she was when she heard Trump cabinet officials had added a journalist to a highly se...