"Talk Shows on Mute" is a song by the American alternative rock band Incubus.

The song has a mellow and stripped-down sound, with lyrics containing references to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Lead singer Brandon Boyd says the inspiration for the song came to him while watching a talk show on an airplane.

I decided to start narrating for the people, which is a really great game if you're ever bored enough.

It depicts a world where animals have taken over, and the members of Incubus are shown on a talk show demonstrating "stupid human trix".