{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a072b76d98ee73f632bbed6/6a1588d083dd9b6e11a27451?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can you fall in love with AI, and the great UK v US food debate","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a072b76d98ee73f632bbed6/1779795870126-44f7812f-b57f-4d8a-babe-adfc7a20b547.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to those sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week, Lucy Reade unpacks what happens to people in love with AI when their chatbots’ coding is changed,&nbsp;and the rise of AI relationships among younger generations, while James Ball has accidentally waded into the great UK vs US debate on food and the weird politics which accompany it.</p><p><br></p><p>Links to X and Reddit posts and <em>Telegraph</em> article:<strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/schoolboys-ai-girlfriends/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/schoolboys-ai-girlfriends/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/boundandwoven/status/2058238387472216304?s=46\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/boundandwoven/status/2058238387472216304?s=46</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/signalxsoul/status/2058171068133654862?s=46\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/signalxsoul/status/2058171068133654862?s=46</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/groksbride/status/2017130525664956424?s=46\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/groksbride/status/2017130525664956424?s=46</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/oepRe3Zd2o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/oepRe3Zd2o</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/0tpWm91Q4x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/0tpWm91Q4x</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/tpajWPaRKU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/tpajWPaRKU</a></p><p><br></p><p>Links to Tiktoks and Bluesky food discourse:<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@kjordyyy/video/7548881266955947287?q=british%20seasoning&amp;t=1779781821401\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@kjordyyy/video/7548881266955947287?q=british%20seasoning&amp;t=1779781821401</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@emhdder/video/7137731683268267265?q=british%20seasoning&amp;t=1779781821401\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@emhdder/video/7137731683268267265?q=british%20seasoning&amp;t=1779781821401</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonpawluk/video/7548059143551356178?q=british%20food&amp;t=1779781665478\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonpawluk/video/7548059143551356178?q=british%20food&amp;t=1779781665478</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/jamesrball.com/post/3mmheaz2qhk2u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/jamesrball.com/post/3mmheaz2qhk2u</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rkh3q3k2h\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rkh3q3k2h</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rrxgmic2h\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rrxgmic2h</a></p><p><br></p><p>Presented by James Ball and Lucy Reade</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Matt Withers</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The New World for just £5 for five weeks <a href=\"https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/subscribe/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>","author_name":"The New World"}