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Get Wired: Animal Activists, Part 2: Ventilation Shutdown

Get Wired: Animal Activists, Part 2: Ventilation Shutdown

FromWIRED Politics Lab


Get Wired: Animal Activists, Part 2: Ventilation Shutdown

FromWIRED Politics Lab

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Last week, we took you inside a factory farm with the co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), a group the meat industry says is one of the “most dangerous animal rights groups out there.” In this episode, WIRED senior writer Andy Greenberg joins us for another chapter in the story of slaughterhouse break-ins. This one unfolded alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an example of how everyday tech is being used for surveillance of typically secretive operations—in this case, a massive pig farm that is killing its pigs in a morally questionable way. 
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Released:
Aug 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Get WIRED is a new podcast about how the future is realized. Each week, we burrow down new rabbit holes to investigate the ways technology is changing our lives—from culture to business, science to design. Through hard-hitting reporting, intimate storytelling, and audio you won’t hear anywhere else, Get WIRED is the must-listen-to tech podcast that sets the agenda for the week. Hosted by WIRED Senior Writer Lauren Goode.