Articles mentioned in this episode: Democrats Sweep Republicans in Nearly Every Race That Matters Voters Set $400 Million of Elon Musk’s Money on Fire The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms ‘I’m 100 Percent at War With Trump’: MAGA Revolts After Midterms Wipeout Knives Are Out in the White House The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers Election Deniers Aren’t Contesting Their Massive Losses You can follow Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger, Hugo Lowell on Bluesky at @hugolowell, David Gilbert on Bluesky at @davidgilbert, and Vittoria Elliott on Bluesky at @telliotter. Write to us at [email protected]. How to Listen You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link.
You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts and search for “uncanny valley.” We’re on Spotify too. Transcript Note: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors. Brian Barrett: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley.
I'm Brian Barrett, executive editor. Zoë Schiffer: I'm Zoë Schiffer, contributing editor. Leah Feiger: Not this week, folks.
The midterms have just wrapped up and the politics team is taking over the feed. Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I am Leah Feiger, director of politics and science.
This week we're bringing you a special midterms episode. I'm joined by three of my WIRED colleagues, Hugo Lowell, a senior correspondent covering the Trump White House. Hugo Lowell: Hey, everyone.
Leah Feiger: David Gilbert, senior reporter who focuses on disinformation and extremism. Leah Feiger: And senior writer Vittoria Elliott, who focuses on the internal machinations of the US government. Vittoria Elliott: Good to be here, Leah.
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