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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, The Big Interview with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond in conversation with influential figures in culture, politics, business, science, and beyond for a discussion captured through the WIRED lens.

On Thursdays, WIRED writers and editors Zoë Schiffer, Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger add you to the Slack group thread to let you into what they’re hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and D.C, read you into what trends you should be watching for and how WIRED is thinking about it all.

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Inside the Secret Nathan Fielder Interview; Will Musk Give Your Kid a SpaceX Share?

22 oktober 2026 · 34 min
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This week, the team speaks with Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to go behind the scenes of her viral interview with Nathan Fielder about his latest documentary, You Can See Everything — she tells us why she had to keep it a secret, and how it felt to interview a man who hates being interviewed. We also discuss why tech billionaires are feeling generous all of a sudden — Anthropic pledged to commit 5 percent of its shares to a public benefit fund, and Elon Musk promised to give a SpaceX share to every child in America. Plus: a WIRED investigation found that election offices in at least 32 states received suspicious letters, some containing white powder, just two weeks before the midterms. Lees meer

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything

How Elizabeth Holmes Tricked WIRED—and Everyone Else

Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters

They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret It

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Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

20 oktober 2026 · 40 min
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Mary Anne Franks has spent years fighting against online abuse. When people are abused with impunity, she says, the message becomes “We do not care about women's voices.” Lees meer

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.
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From The Big Story: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything

19 oktober 2026 · 50 min
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Including what Elizabeth Holmes said to him last week. A WIRED exclusive interview with the comic auteur, as his first feature film hits theaters. Lees meer

The conversation between Katie Drummond and Nathan Fielder is performed by voice actors. These are not their actual voices.

Written by Katie Drummond. Originally published on October 19th, 2026.

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Meta’s Muse Won’t Stop Sexting

15 oktober 2026 · 32 min
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Turns out, Meta’s AI agent Muse goes well beyond managing your calendar: it will also sext with you. This week, Brian and Leah are joined by WIRED’s reporter Reece Rogers to discuss how he put it to the test, and ended up getting more than he bargained for. Plus — why the largest pro-AI super PAC network is funneling millions into shadowy LLCs; Apple’s new HomeView underwhelmed us, and a study found men tend to overestimate how much they actually know about AI. Lees meer

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Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk Documentary Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues

13 oktober 2026 · 34 min
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When asked, Elon’s father Errol Musk agreed to be interviewed immediately. Lees meer

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Inside Elon Musk's Midterm Spending Spree; What Is Effective Altruism Exactly?

8 oktober 2026 · 29 min
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This week, the team dives into how Elon Musk's America PAC is spending millions on the most consequential Senate races of the 2026 midterms — and how most of that money goes to opposing Democrats rather than supporting Republicans. They also break down what's the deal with effective altruism, the once-niche philosophy now at the center of the AI safety debate. Plus, they discuss the backlash against the graphic designer who created the logo for Meta's AI assistant, Muse. Lees meer

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Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

6 oktober 2026 · 36 min
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The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.” Lees meer

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Are AI Agents Worth the Risk? and Trump’s Pinky Swear AI Safety ‘Accord

1 oktober 2026 · 43 min
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This week, President Trump issued a new “morally binding” AI accord after a lunch meeting with tech executives, that basically says the AI labs are going to regulate themselves. We get into how a non-binding accord will affect AI safety. Plus — we’ll talk about OpenAI’s Developer Day, where CEO Sam Altman announced an AI agent for normies known as Dots. We also get into how AI agents are faring with their human colleagues. And Leah will not let us forget about the midterms – we bring you a quick rundown of the most extremist candidates running for office. Lees meer

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky Swear

These Extremists Are Running for Election in November

A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization

I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk

AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce

I Built AI Clones of My Coworkers. Things Got Weird

Why No One Wants To Date Tech Bros

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There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Says Timnit Gebru

29 september 2026 · 32 min
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One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity. Lees meer

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Inside the Network of Anonymous Men Destroying Young Women's Lives

24 september 2026 · 19 min
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Last year, Maddie Kowalski was a regular sophomore attending the University of Florida. That is until one day, a series of anonymous accounts on X started proliferating explicit, non-consensual videos of her. Lees meer

This week, Zoe sits down with WIRED’s senior writer Ej Dickson to discuss the burnerverse — a sprawling, loosely organized network of anonymous accounts that have turned the sexual humiliation of young women into an online participatory sport.

Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work

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