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  "description": "Iran's AI and LEGO-focused propaganda; drama in the world of baseball; and perhaps one of the worst sex apps ever.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T13:07:19.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Apple Podcasts",
    "Spotify",
    "YouTube",
    "Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War",
    "'You Can't Defeat the Robots!': Baseball's AI Strike Zone Is Must-Watch Television",
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  "textContent": "This week Matthew Gault joins us to discuss his article about Iran’s AI slop and LEGO-focused propaganda, and why the creators chose LEGO. After the break, Jason tells us all about the new automated system in baseball and the drama it’s causing. In the subscribers-only section, Sam walks us through perhaps one of the worst sex apps of all time.\n\nListen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts_,_**** Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. **If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.**\n\n  * Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War\n  * 'You Can't Defeat the Robots!': Baseball's AI Strike Zone Is Must-Watch Television\n  * I Tried to Find the ‘Arousal Intelligence’ In An Animated, Augmented Reality Porn Star\n\n",
  "title": "Podcast: Inside the AI Slop Propaganda Wars",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-01T13:13:21.663Z"
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