{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646ebc5fb383020012ef0cbe/6aae308b7aa361c612d956c1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Samsung TVs are making you racist.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646ebc5fb383020012ef0cbe/1789799912804-e5164557-1fb7-4644-8029-efcd9831ec97.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>🎟️ TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW: <a href=\"https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus/2298247\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus/2298247</a></p><p>🔗 Laura Bank's story on Smart TVs and SkyNews: <a href=\"https://www.ettemedia.com/pay-for-play-the-hidden-deals-putting-news24-sky-news-first-on-your-smart-tv/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ettemedia.com/pay-for-play-the-hidden-deals-putting-news24-sky-news-first-on-your-smart-tv/</a></p><p><br></p><p>🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear</a></p><p>📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: <a href=\"http://www.arationalfear.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.arationalfear.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Here’s a tighter, no‑fluff version you can drop straight into podcast apps:</p><p>A Rational Fear – 18 September 2026</p><p>Dan Ilic is joined by Lewis Hobba, Grace Vegesana (AYCC) and journalist Laura Banks to tear into Australia’s media, politics, and AI hype.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Karl Stefanovic’s podcast implosion, his blame‑shifting over the Tommy Robinson interview, and whether progressives should just buy his show and reprogram him.</li><li>AI “we might end humanity” doom talk from Anthropic, OpenAI and Musk, and how it smells more like cartel-building and excuse-making than conscience.</li><li>Grace on the Beetaloo Compute Zone and how AI data centres are being hard‑wired to fracked gas projects to keep fossil fuels alive.</li><li>Laura’s investigation into Samsung (and others) auto‑surfacing Sky News/News 24 on smart TVs, the commercial deals behind it, and what that means for regional voters and media diversity.</li><li>The panel’s on-the-ground view of AI in creative, legal and health work: hallucinations, bad posters, fake court cases, and very few genuine wins.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear</a></p><p>Here's all the fun stuff you get when you sign up to Patreon.</p><p>🎧 Get an ad-free and sponsor free version of the show.</p><p>🎟 Get early access and discounts to live shows.</p><p>🎥 Get early access to final videos, and draft edits of upcoming videos.</p><p>👨🏼‍⚖️ Make show suggestions.</p><p>💬 Get a link to the A Rational Fear discord.</p><p>If you enjoyed this please drop us a review on Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-rational-fear/id522303261\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-rational-fear/id522303261</a></p>","author_name":"Dan Ilic"}