Filmmaker and digital rights activist Justine Bateman joins me for a conversation on how AI is warping Hollywood and why the content we consume feels increasingly hollow. We dive into the decline of originality, the studios' addiction to algorithms, and how the “double-screen” era (watching while scrolling) has rewired audience expectations, pushing creators ... Show More
May 4
Walter Russell Mead on Christian Zionism, the ‘Israel Lobby’ Myth, and the Psychology of Antisemitism
Why do Americans support Israel? The standard answers—D.C. lobbying, shared democratic values, strategic benefits—all miss something. Walter Russell Mead, one of America's foremost foreign policy scholars, traces the real answer back to 17th-century Calvinist theology, and argues ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 27
The Case for Drinking Alcohol
Most researchers who study alcohol focus on what it does to your body. Edward Slingerland is more interested in what it does to your friendships. In his book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, the University of British Columbia professor argues th ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 2024
Justin Bieber: The MISERABLE Rise and Fall of America's Most HATED Teen Popstar (This is SAD)
We take a deep dive into the turbulent journey of Justin Bieber, exploring how he went from being America's teen pop sensation to one of the most hated figures in the industry. We'll uncover the highs and lows of his career, the controversies that tarnished his image, and the per ... Show More
40m 19s
Mar 2025
AI, Social Shopping, and the Future of Media | GaryVee Q&A with New York Post
<p>I sat down with <strong>Lydia Moynihan from the New York Post</strong> to dive into some of the biggest shifts happening in business, media, and technology. We get into <strong>the explosion of social shopping</strong>, how <strong>AI is changing the content game</strong>, and ... Show More
48m 1s
Oct 2024
“The Substance” and the New Horror of the Modified Body
<p>In “The Substance,” a darkly satirical horror movie directed by Coralie Fargeat, Demi Moore plays an aging Hollywood actress who strikes a tech-infused Faustian bargain to unleash a younger, “more perfect” version of herself. Gruesome side effects ensue. Fargeat’s film plays o ... Show More
48m 47s
Apr 2025
Margot Robbie: Hollywood’s Golden Girl | 271
<p>As a kid in Australia, Margot Robbie knows she wants to be a movie star, but doesn’t think it’s possible. But after wowing audiences with her star turn (and convincing Brooklyn accent) in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” the Aussie is well on her way. And she flips ... Show More
52m 41s
Jan 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Justin Bieber Is Exposing Hollywood. | Candace Ep 127
Mark Zuckerberg gets rid of Facebook fact checkers, Justin Bieber unfollows his closest Hollywood managers, and new details emerge about the cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.
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51m 34s
Jun 2024
Hollywood’s Big Big Tech Problem
Matt is joined by Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, author, and podcast host, to look back on the fallout and consequences of the writers strike and discuss how the studios and guilds should be handling the AI infiltration in the entert ... Show More
36m 26s
Jul 2023
Tara Isabella Burton, "Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians" (PublicAffairs, 2023)
In a technologically-saturated era where nearly everything can be effortlessly and digitally reproduced, we're all hungry to carve out our own unique personalities, our own bespoke personae, to stand out and be seen.
As the forces of social media and capitalism collide, and indiv ... Show More
33m 30s
Sep 2024
Fed's Big Rate Cut, 23andMe's Fallout, and Lionsgate's Runway AI Deal
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of "Discover Daily" by Perplexity, we explore the Federal Reserve's lowering of its key interest rate by half a percentage point, signaling a shift in monetary policy. We delve into the implications for the econo ... Show More
6m 50s