What’s the ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Creator’s Secret? Creative Control

Amelia Dimoldenberg, host of the megapopular Chicken Shop Date , joins Katie to talk about control. Who has it, who doesn’t and why it matters so much for success in our influence-focused internet economy. They also talk red carpets and the surprising joy of editing. Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian’s newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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What’s the ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Creator’s Secret? Creative Control is an episode from Gadget Lab: Weekly Tech News by WIRED.

This episode is 40:06 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2026.

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