571: Furry Stormtrooper

Patreon & MASH; TikTok treats celebrities not just like us; everyone's getting fined - Uber, Meta & Morgan Stanley; Deep Space Whine; Constantine sequel; Scanners remake; Apple TV+ upcoming projects; Succession; The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick; Serial has an update; Kurt Cobain's abandoned house photography; music for programming; Rogue Amoeba celebrates 20 years; OpenAI open-sources Whisper; AI imagery and legal challenges; Douglas Rushkoff and the horrific tech billionaires; Star Wars: Andor & Larry; ILM and the trench run; AI gone Furry.

Show Notes at https://gog.show/571/

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