Politics has never been stranger – or more online. Each week on WIRED Politics Lab, our reporters guide you through the exciting, challenging and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation. Expect in-depth analysis and conversations based on facts and research. Plus, we’ll give you information you can actually use to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in today.
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Signup to Generate a PitchPolitics has never been stranger, or more online. Each week on WIRED Politics Lab, our reporters guide you through the exciting, challenging and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation. Expect in-depth analysis and conversations based on facts and research.
WIRED Politics Lab is hosted by WIRED. The show has published 37 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "From The Big Story: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran" (31 October 2026, 37 minutes), "From The Big Story: She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family" (26 October 2026, 85 minutes), and "From The Big Story: Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web's Biggest Child Abuse Site" (23 October 2026, 108 minutes).
WIRED Politics Lab publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 37 episodes.
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WIRED hosts WIRED Politics Lab, a news podcast with 37 episodes published.
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