Was looking for intellectual and balanced reporting on technology used in the election process on all sides. Instead had to listen to whiny, liberals about “Maybe” what they “might think” and asking if the could “speak” and how their feelings have them so lost. They completely discredit Wired as a publication about technology. Whose kids are these? Just feel like I was tricked into listening to an episode of mean girls.

With increasing online campaigning and candidates presence, it's great to have a podcast that unpacks all the hidden dynamic, highlights the new trends and points to what is tilting the scales for the 2024 election. Super informative and easy to listen, with a great host and knowledgeable guests. Love the "conspiracy of the week" segment too! Highly recommended for anyone to add to their podcast playlist

Leah Feiger’s Wired Politics Lab is required listening for anyone interested in the intersection of tech and politics. She’s an excellent interviewer and host, always asking the right questions and making complex topics easier to digest. Come for the fascinating guests and engaging convos, stay for the ‘conspiracy of the week’ at the end of each episode. Whether you’re into tech, politics, or just curious about the future, this podcast delivers every time. 11/10 recommend!

this is my favorite politics podcast right now!

I was subjected to an episode of this podcast through my subscription to Endless Thread. I have zero interest in listening to millennials "discuss" politics. if I was playing a drinking game that involved words like crazy, literally and every other filler word you could think of, I would be wasted by now. You can claim it's judgemental to criticise how different generations talk, but this is on par with overhearing two sing dongs getting their nails done and thinking they're witty.

Tapped to play and heard a great interview with a movie star..

I recently listened to an episode and thoroughly enjoyed the political discussion: smart, relevant, and useful.

I had no idea Wired had a Podcast. I love listening to the commentators. Wired has very articulate and intelligent editors, journalists, and guest experts in their particular fields of comment.

But this makes me even more terrified about the election 😬

I almost always learn something listening to this pod. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do. Gideon and Laura kept the conversation moving at a pace that works for this subjects they cover. Keep it up folks! Miss you when a week is skipped which has been very rare.

This is my all time favourite! Always interesting topics and people.

Love this one for ideation for our graphic novel series. Based in 2099, but lots of flashbacks to mid 21st century for the young audience focus on technical literacy. Cheers

Superb podcast about the threats, challenges, and opportunities ahead. Great interviewers and subjects, and I especially love the post-interview where the hosts honestly and openly discuss the interview and the interviewee.

Sometimes this podcast has the right blend of excitement and discomfort, but the balance seems to favor too much hype. Even with the controversial topics, they rarely seem comfortable leaving an unanswered question. The advertisements for HaNF had me hoping it would "be ok to be a little scared." Specifically, I like when the hosts ask each other, "how does this idea make you uncomfortable?" They have good contrast, but it would be better if both of them could contribute to interviews. Often it seems that the hosts will hold back criticism if the other host did the interview, so it turns out to be a hype puff piece. I'm sure guests would still come to a debate show or good cop/bad cop, instead! I wanted Lauren Goode to rip Andrew Hessel to shreds when his interview went off the rails talking about eugenics. However, Both hosts stopped short of calling out the guest's glaring ableism at the end of the July 26 episode. Maybe the power imbalance must make it hard for Goode to speak up? This show can compete with other futurist interviews when it can address the problems that might arise with justice!

Lauren and Gideon do speak to thinkers and creators, but none are top thinkers and creators as compared to, say, the guests on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape. As to the rest of the show’s claims, I don’t find much on where we go from here and all of that displays a disappointing lack of imagination. To be fair, I’ve only listened to a few episodes. Maybe it gets better.

I appreciate that the show ruminates on the implications of technological advances and cultural shifts in ways that are fun and weird and thoughtful without leaving me in a state of despair - some despair just not complete and utter.

Thoroughly enjoyed the Don’t Worry, It Gets Worse episode. Highly recommended. I hope you’ll talk to more futurists in, uh, future episodes. Their perspective and your synthesis is helpful and appreciated.

Not a fan, it’s one thing to be skeptical about technology and our future but this is a bunch of depressed people who hate technology despite being technology journalists spiraling

The sound quality in the episode with Sarah Friar was awful. This is a basic production issue that should have been vetted before the episode was recorded.

Love the varying topics and info you bring Lauren! Keep it up! Oh and Liz says hi 😜.

1 star because Condé Nast is union busting

The podcast on virtual beings sounded interesting but it became a trip into fantasy land with over promoting facsimiles of interactions into into intelligent and sexual beings. Take up selling used cars instead of rising expectations for a technology with huge limitations.

Listened to a few episodes, very good. Big fan of Wired.

This is superb

The interview with Bill Gates was great, thank you sir for all that you do for this country and the world!

Luv it and looking forward to more.

Saw a tweet about it and decided to give it a try. Knew Lauren Goode from her time at the Verge and glad I found it! Love the 2 episodes so far and have found them very intriguing and insightful. Interesting topics and their relation to technology. Excited for the next episode!

There’s a ton of discovery in this show. It’s a novel entry in tech reporting and a great contribution.

Concise but complete. Insightful.

Lauren Goode is a first-rate podcaster and interviewer and the first episode of her new podcast shows why. I found it fascinating.

Really liking this so far. Looking forward to hearing more.

That first episode was a breath of fresh air