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Uncanny Valley Podcast

Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. Join hosts Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer as they break down a new story or phenomenon bubbling up in Silicon Valley.

Business

Uncanny Valley: OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home

By Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger
Business

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

By Katie Drummond
Security

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, and Kate Knibbs
Business

Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain

By Katie Drummond
Politics

Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News

By Katie Drummond
Business

Uncanny Valley: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

By Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer
Business

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Politics

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazine’s Party

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Politics

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: Tech Elites in the Epstein Files, Musk’s Mega Merger, and a Crypto Scam Compound

By Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger
Culture

Fallout Producer Jonathan Nolan on AI: ‘We’re in Such a Frothy Moment’

By Katie Drummond
Business

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

By Katie Drummond
Politics

Uncanny Valley: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Tim Marchman
Politics

Uncanny Valley: Donald Trump’s Davos Drama, AI Midterms, and ChatGPT’s Last Resort

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Jimmy Wales Will Never Edit Donald Trump’s Wikipedia Page: He ‘Makes Me Insane’

By Katie Drummond
Business

Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

By Katie Drummond
Culture

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

By Katie Drummond
Business

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

By Zoë Schiffer and Brian Barrett
Business

Introducing a New Chapter for Uncanny Valley

By Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Brian Barrett, and Zoë Schiffer
Culture

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

By Zoë Schiffer and Manisha Krishnan
Business

AWS CEO Matt Garman Doesn’t Think AI Should Replace Junior Devs

By Katie Drummond
Business

AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition

By Lauren Goode and Michael Calore
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