Uncanny Valley | WIRED cover art

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

Written by: WIRED
Listen for free

About this listen

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 with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens.

On Thursdays, Lauren Goode and Michael Calore to break down a recent story or phenomena bubbling up in Silicon Valley and explain its influence on our daily lives. And on Fridays, Zoë Schiffer brings you everything you need to know this week in tech news.

© Condé Nast. All rights reserved. 783607
Episodes
  • BIG INTV: Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

    BIG INTV: Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
    Jan 6 2026

    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 she still has hope for America’s future.

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

    Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
    Show More Show Less
    54 mins
  • BIG INTV: CTO Elizabeth Stone On The Future of Netflix: “Personalized, Interactive, Immersive”

    BIG INTV: CTO Elizabeth Stone On The Future of Netflix: “Personalized, Interactive, Immersive”
    Dec 23 2025

    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 Silicon Valley and is now responsible for leading Netflix’s technology push towards live programming. In this candid conversation, Stone discusses the value of failure, the power behind genuine curiosity, and why she can’t pick her favorite Love is Blind couple.

    -

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

    Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
    Show More Show Less
    43 mins
  • WIRED Roundup: The Five Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

    WIRED Roundup: The Five Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
    Dec 19 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 Government Efficiency (DOGE) taking over U.S federal agencies under Elon Musk’s leadership. In today’s episode, Zoë and WIRED’s executive editor Brian Barrett get together to reflect on some of this year’s key moments — and how they give us important clues as to what we can expect this upcoming year.

    Articles mentioned in this episode:

    • The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy | WIRED
    • The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China | WIRED
    • DOGE Is the Deep State | WIRED
    • ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team | WIRED
    • The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out | WIRED

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

    Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
    Show More Show Less
    31 mins
No reviews yet