Uncanny Valley | WIRED

Katie Drummond, Zo Schiffer, Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger

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Booking Overview

Uncanny Valley (WIRED) pairs in-depth, WIRED-lens interviews with fast-moving tech, politics, and business reporting from Silicon Valley and D.C. It’s a strong platform if you can speak credibly about the people and power shaping how technology affects society and markets.

Metrics

Episodes: 447

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 12.8M subscribers

Instagram: 2.0M followers

Contact Information

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Host

Katie Drummond - Global Editorial Director at WIRED. Hosts the Tuesday “Big Interview” segment featuring leaders and influential figures from culture, politics, business, science, and beyond, with discussion framed...

Zo Schiffer - WIRED writer/editor who contributes to the Thursday segments that compile what WIRED staff are hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and D.C., helping audiences track tech trends and the publicati...

Brian Barrett - WIRED writer/editor and contributor who reports on what’s developing across technology, policy, and industry, drawing on a sources-and-trends approach for the show’s Slack-thread style episodes.

Leah Feiger - WIRED writer/editor and contributor for the show’s Thursday episodes, adding reporting and analysis rooted in what WIRED teams are seeing and hearing from sources in tech and government circles.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Influential leaders and public-facing experts across tech and adjacent power centers (business executives, researchers, policy figures, and high-profile cultural/scientific leaders). Guests are typically senior decision-makers or authoritative voices with a track record and an active agenda/story that intersects with technology’s societal, political, or market impact.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership role (CEO/founder/C-suite) at a major company or organization, High-visibility impact on technology adoption, strategy, or governance, Notable public record (major initiatives, breakthroughs, or widely covered programs)

Recent Guest Discussions

Zak Brown - Formula 1 Growth And Technology; Mclaren’s Turnaround; Commercialization And Strategy

Recent Topics

Technology, Silicon Valley, Public Policy, Business, Innovation

Episodes

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Why Anthropic Shut Down Its Best AI (Special News Update)

June 15, 2026

Over the weekend, the Trump administration placed export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — their most advanced AI models — citing national security concerns. This effectively leading the company to shut them down for all users worldwide. In this special episode, Brian and Zoë bring you the very latest in this breaking news and explain what led to this unprecedented moment; what cybersecurity experts think about the administration’s move; and what this impasse means for the...

Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares; Inside the Knicks' Owner's Surveillance Machine

June 11, 2026

This week, the team discusses Apple’s Siri AI brand new release, SpaceX officially going public — and who will benefit the most from it. They also get into how Meta removed a facial recognition feature after a WIRED report exposed it, and later in the show — an investigation into how the Knicks’ owner James Dolan created an extensive surveillance system inside all of his Madison Square Garden properties. Articles mentioned in this episode: Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026 | WIRED  Me...

Trump Foe Mounts Competitive Senate Bid in Florida

June 09, 2026

When Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman, a key witness in President Trump’s first impeachment trial, announced he was running for one of Florida’s senate seats, he was considered a longshot. But a recent poll by Change Research now shows him slightly leading his competitor, Senator Ashley Moody. But can he prevail in a state Trump won by more than 13 percentage points in 2024? Vindman joins Katie to talk about his campaign, including his views on national security, the military, and...

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