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August 26, 2022 31 mins

Coming up today: the tech behind a high-school prank, and the hunt for Covid’s origins

The stories we walked about this week:


The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought

https://www.wired.com/story/tracing-covid-pandemic-origins/


Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll

https://www.wired.com/story/biggest-hacker-rickroll-high-school-prank/


Music by Filip Hnizdo


Produced and edited by Matt Burgess

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