Podcast appearances and mentions of Boy George

Dominic Carter tackles the growing cultural and legal divides splitting America. He dives into a Palo Alto school district facing a federal lawsuit after taking students on a mosque field trip where girls were allegedly pressured to wear hijabs and applauds Boy George for standing up for the Jewish community. Plus, a terrifying joint-replacement medication mix-up in Nashville leaves a patient permanently paralyzed, a Florida Democratic nominee goes "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs" over drag shows, and Dominic recounts a face-to-face meeting with Michael Jackson.

This episode explores recent media reports regarding the closure of Montenegro-based online betting site Tether.bet, its alleged links to UK political figures, and the broader regulatory challenges facing the industry. Featuring insights from SBC's Media Director Martyn Elliott and Editor-at-Large Ted Menmuir, the discussion examines the ongoing regulatory scrutiny, the role of offshore payment processing, and calls for formal UK investigations.Key TopicsThe Sunday Times investigation into Tether.bet and reported links to political donorsRegulatory challenges surrounding offshore crypto gambling platformsPolitical scrutiny concerning Reform UK donations and Parliamentary Standards inquiriesAllegations regarding payment intermediaries in unlicensed marketsCalls by the Labour Party for Gambling Commission and FCA investigationsThe role of investigative journalism in gambling regulatory enforcementHost: Charlie HornerGuests: Martyn Elliott & Ted MenmuirProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: Anaya McDonaldLearn how Optimove's Positionless Marketing is changing how iGaming teams operate. Discover how operators are using Optimove's Positionless Marketing Platform to launch personalised CRM campaigns, dynamically change casino lobbies and bet slips, and create engaging gamified experiences. Learn more at optimove.com.Finally, remember to check out Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service. 

This week James O'Hagan and I chat through some of the darkness and light coming from the world of entertainment this week, from Boy George's AI pro-Israel song to the new season of The Traitors Ireland.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Monday August 10, 2026. Stand Up for Your Country.  Talking Points Memo: Iran continues to be a problem for the U.S. Bill breaks down what's going on and what he would do. Two radical organizations descend on Madison, Wisconsin, following a police shooting. Will Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. run for president? Jason Whitlock, host of ‘Fearless with Jason Whitlock' on BlazeTV, weighs in on the WNBA controversy involving Indiana Fever players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark. Why is Boy George facing backlash over a new song? Final Thought: Watch Bill on NewsNation tonight at 8 PM ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Idiots on Parade, the Too Ugly for TV Podcast, your two favorite comedians discuss… —The Best Clickbait Headlines—The Worst Job Interview—Boy George00:00 Introductions00:37 The Worst Job Interview13:30 Clickbait Headlines22:13 Boy George30:25 The Odyssey 43:24 JimothyThe Worst Job Interviewnathan got a lead on a corporate gig, but the people in charge have absolutely no clue what they're doing.Clickbait HeadlinesSometimes they're great, sometimes they're horrible, this week we're looking at one from each category.Side note: the worst one this week involves the WNBA, where all the coverage is about race, and none of the coverage is about the games.Boy GeorgeBoy George wrote a new song!Kind of.He wrote lyrics for a new song, and then had AI write the… I guess you'd call it, “music.”It's pretty bad, but it upset all the right people, because it's a pro-Israel diddy you can tap your foot to.But, the outraged are ignoring the lyrics for the stance, and soiling their diapers.Because that's what they do.The Odyssey If you don't like it, you're MAGA!So screams the left, who refuse to let the film stand on its own merits, but must reduce everything to politics, even where no politics exist.Also: John Leguizamo is a hypocrite. Why? How? Tune in and find out.JimothyA crybaby is trying to use everyone's favorite raccoon to push an agenda.This is why we can't have nice things.Idiots on Parade: we mock the news, so you don't have to.Tune in and get your giggle on.Find Jake at @jakeveveraFind nathan at nathantimmel.comShow your support by picking up a T-Shirt: https://nathan-timmel.dashery.com/

Back at the Ropetackle Arts Centre, Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss cancelled TV shows, division in the Left, Andy Burnham, protests and Steve Martin. Pre-order Alexei's book here.Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron to gain access to the video version of the podcast, Alexei Reacts! and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcastSend your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.comPlease consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more.The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal KarkoutiMusic by Tarboosh RecordsPhotograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive  

When Boy George released an AI-generated reggae Zionist fight song last month, I was not shocked. That's only because the 1980s queer pop icon and “Karma Chameleon” singer quietly directed his ire at me (ME!) a few months earlier. How did such a legendary countercultural figure resort to… whatever this is? Today, we're telling a bizarre story of fame, crime, geopolitics, and artificial intelligence. A lot of artificial intelligence. George Michael, as the decidedly superior 80s gay pop singer from across the pond, we salute you. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Thanks to today's sponsors! Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at https://www.blueland.com/fruity Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off Watch Caroline on Twitch. Follow Caroline on Twitter. Follow Kat on Instagram. Follow Kat on Bluesky. Find me on Instagram. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(00:00-16:47) Did Akon do a full set? Offers for Lake Tribbing. Relationships built on a foundation of trust. Mt. Rushmore of Notorious BIG songs. Iggy's Crestfallen Accountant calls in and wants to thank the dais for helping him get through a rough day. Doug wants to up it to six hours per day. His wife doesn't listen to the show. Lots of shots at the skeleton. This show's fungus effect. "I ain't forced to listen." We're lousy with Sharons. Charter member Martin Kilcoyne.(16:55-28:09) Undeniable banger here. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD.(28:18-43:06) Tom Tom Club. Boy George was a banger. Doug likes a gentleman in a housecoat. John Vaughn is a special teams force. Papers didn't invite Tim, Doug, and Chairman to the lake. Mike Danton documentary. What's on a dirty wing? Lots of armchair producing going on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim is such a talent. Tim's list of FBS teams he has seen. Where were you when Mario Chalmers hit that three? Last day to get a text name change until next month. Sometimes outright racist. The lede is our new chair and Doug's happy little caboose. Congrats to Mizzou on their retroactive 1960 National Championship. The Purdue AD may have stepped in it yesterday. Prod Joe and Gene Keady. Best hair on college coaches. Concrete boats. Tiger Nationalism at it's finest right there. Papers is heading to LOTO to ball strike. Local guy who faked a hole-in-one and is gaining national attention.Zach Holland, the gentleman at the center of the fake hole-in-one story joins us on the phone lines to tell his story. This happened at the Winghaven Member-Member. Told his playing partners he may have gotten a hole-in-one and that there was a divot on the green. The superintendent allegedly checked cameras and saw he had faked it. What was the motivation behind it? People going after his family.Jackson's coif. Jerry's on the phone lines with a little info on the 1960 Mizzou National Championship and he's gonna be quick because he's got a tee time coming up. Jerry's got that north county accent. Melk. Yesterday's round with McGreevy and Pallante got rained out.Basic beds and nothing but jams. Catchers and Turtle from Entourage are the only ones allowed to wear their hat backwards. The Knicks E-Sports team. Audio of The Cat on Foul Territory talking about not counting out the Cardinals just yet. TMAU went 2-0 last night to keep hope alive. The Bobblehead Bandit. Ladies with plugs in texting in. Schneidthorst. Old Timey photos at Lake of the Ozarks. Ciggy breath. Lamberts. Ol' Norm's Pass Arounds. Tall women who chew. Chairman's sweet on LIllith Khan.I Got 5 On It. Doug, you wanna go half on a sack with me? Drops of the Week. If your dad can sell advertising well, you can sit in this chair. Rich Gould's no Friday rule. Jon Jay and Nevin Shapiro.Jon Jay joins us on the phone lines. Big hit and scored the tying run in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. Sunday night at Family Golf. Getting more into the game of golf. What's this season been like for him and the staff? Getting his thoughts on Nevin Shapiro and this year's Hurricanes football team. Proofread before you hit send. Mizzou football.Did Akon do a full set? Offers for Lake Tribbing. Relationships built on a foundation of trust. Mt. Rushmore of Notorious BIG songs. Iggy's Crestfallen Accountant calls in and wants to thank the dais for helping him get through a rough day. Doug wants to up it to six hours per day. His wife doesn't listen to the show. Lots of shots at the skeleton. This show's fungus effect. "I ain't forced to listen." We're lousy with Sharons. Charter member Martin Kilcoyne.Undeniable banger here. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD.Tom Tom Club. Boy George was a banger. Doug likes a gentleman in a housecoat. John Vaughn is a special teams force. Papers didn't invite Tim, Doug, and Chairman to the lake. Mike Danton documentary. What's on a dirty wing? Lots of armchair producing going on.Unique bangs. Ever go to any Oakville proms in the 80's? Check out my matted tufts this weekend. Doug's weekend plans. Yabba dabba doo.Auburn and Tre Mason running all over Mizzou in the SEC Championship game. Yachts on LOTO. New season of Ted Lasso. Feelin' great and fulfilled.And the winner of the EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Festivalgoers are passing around Katy Perry and a box/bag of piss. Sesame Street has a new Chappell Roan parody that can help adult music fans understand when they need to use the bathroom. Boy George, the self-appointed King of the Jews, is opposed by a man named Pontius. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit/posts/313-portal-potty-166040640

We ontkennen virulent antisemitisme, we ontkennen de toenemende dominantie van de islam, we doen net alsof niet-compatibele culturen naast elkaar kunnen bestaan en we laten via DEI allerlei charlatans toe op belangrijke posities. “Europa lijkt in een massa-psychose te verkeren”, zegt opiniemaker Wierd Duk in een nieuwe aflevering van de podcast Het Land van Wierd Duk. Duk waarschuwt: “In de Sovjet-Unie en in de jaren 30 in Duitsland werd men ook massaal slachtoffer van propaganda.” Verder in de podcast: is Rusland de oorlog in Oekraïne wérkelijk aan het verliezen? En: hoe Boy George het hoofd biedt aan antisemieten.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are pleased to report that the Housewives curse is alive and well! Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Dorit Kemsley has hit the ultimate rough patch with her husband of a decade, the potentially shady British businessman Paul 'PK' Kemsley. What was initially billed as a separation in 2024 became what was billed as an amicable divorce filing in 2025, but things have gone sharply downhill from there. In this episode, we meet Dorit and PK, as well Boy George, and learn a bit about the mystery of the Kemsley's money. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/TRASHY. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what's hiding in your closet - you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reliably informative, opinionated, and enjoyable, this time diving into sonic experiences, important anniversaries, social media harassment, iconic tunes, and more. Among those highlighted. Ariana Grande, BTS, Boy George, Grammys, Olivia Dean, Sam Fender, Pink Floyd, Plas Johnson, Listenying Room, and more. Soak it all up!

A rare audio interview with Dame Katy (transcript below) in which she bares ALLWe're backstage at DKD's one womxn show, in the Barnsley British Region for injured and infirm trans womxn veteransJulie – it's you! They said there was a lady wanting to see me.(Shouts to security) I say Doreen - this ain't no lady - its Julie! Tell her carer we'll be 5 minutes max!Dame Katy, I am beside myself with excitement, here I am in the venue, with a few of my lezzer friends, Talking about how brilliant it is the hour 1970s fashion choices now appear to be briefly trendy again, and I realise it's you on the bill! I was told it was a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute.You were lucky to get past Doreen, Julie. I've just taken her on. She used to work for Chappell Roan but sadly she was a bit too heavy handed. I blame the parents, Doreen wasn't to know that kiddie had brittle bone disease - a head lock never did me no harm!I'd offer you a drink Julie but it looks like you've had enough! It's so good to see you & always in that trusty cardi. What I've always said about you Julie is that you don't give in to trends. Everyone's jabbing away with the Ozempic and here's you looking like you've spent a fortnight on an all inclusive in Benidorm. You're not in the family way are you? I told you to steer clear of Pisshead Pat!So I'm guessing you're wanting another exclusive? Book sales flagging? I was sorry to hear about your last effort. The vicar said it was a book he couldn't wait to put down! Oh by the way I saw your ex husband the other week, that James Dreyfus, he was outside Bargain Booze scratching around the bins trying to bum a fag. He said he'd do owt for £20 so I've got him coming to do the gutters next week.Julie:Thank you Dame Katy, can I just say how fabulous you look and what an amazing show! ‘Puppetry of the Shenis'. Who knew your meat and two veg could be so ambidextrous!DKD:Its attracting rave reviews Julie! There was a queue around the block on press night. You couldn't move for celebrities - I was literally beating off a well known boy band desperate to see a glimpse of my opening. It all started one night when I was watching Channel 4 and this lady, (sporting one of Cher's old wigs and a cheap blouse), was playing the keyboard with her micro penis - the crowd were lapping it up! Well I thought to myself, I've got a least 5 inches on her and if that's what passes for entertainment these days then sign me up!Fast forward a few months and here we are! It's a 2 part show Julie, first half I do impressions with my shenis - Donald Trump, Noel Edmonds, Bob Marley - my ‘No Woman No Cry' leaves folk speechless. Then second half I do expressionist dance to the Greatest Hits of Eurovision - I saw your little eyes light up when I whipped off my skirt during ‘Making Your Mind Up' and you got to see my ‘Ding A Dong'. There's a lot of talk of me transferring to Broadway - mind you, its' me whose doing all the talking!Julie:What about politics Dame Katy. You were strongly rumoured to be standing in the next election.DKD:Standing? Is that a cheap dig? Anyway, it's just a rumour Julie. Granted, I am one of the most impotent voices in queer politics right now but I saw how them Brighton gays treated poor Eddie Izzard. Apparently they saw her as just a joke candidate with a pink beret and a pair of plastic tits. Can you imagine if I won? Working in the House of Parliament? I could end up having a heated three way with Nigel Farage & Zack Polanski (Again!). I haven't got the time anyway Julie, I'm helping out an old friend whose fallen on bad times. You remember that ex P.A turned struggling author pal of mine?Julie:JK Rowling?DKD:She who must not be named! Yes, well she's only been telling folk her little wizarding hustle is being turned into a TV series. You've got to laugh! It'll be like ‘Eldorado' all over again. She's a complete fantasist! But I said I'd help her out with the scripts so I've added a new character into the mix to get the green haired they/them brigade back on side. It's a new Hogwarts Teacher who takes the Gender Queer Studies classes. She's trans, she's a doctor, a Pride of Britain award winner and an ex model.As the series progresses, she takes centre stage with her magical powers - she can literally turn men into women just by saying it! Can you believe that? I know it's a bit far fetched - it makes Stranger Things look like a documentary, but I reckon it will be a big hit with the LGBTQOMDU2+ community who enjoy living in a world of make believe. Some say TV has got too woke and we shouldn't keep on forcing this queer manifesto down people's throats, but I'm not complaining!Julie:I don't know where you find the time Dame Katy. Million selling books, charity endeavours, script writing, cabaret shows... is there no start to your talents?DKDI surprise myself Julie! And you won't believe this - the Royal Mail's been in touch wanting to commemorate me on a stamp! My head literally being licked by thousands! Then there's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - but do I really want to be dropped into overgrown Australian bush? I bet you wouldn't say no Julie! I'll give it some thought; the money's good but its them challenges that put me off - dark confined spaces, putting dodgy stuff in my mouth - I'm getting flashbacks to the toilets in Heaven 1997! Plus I wouldn't want to risk them putting Boy George back on the show; his luxury item would be a radiator and I'd spend the next 3 week handcuffed to it like some trans Terry Waite!JulieDid you hear the news about your arch nemesis, Lynsay Watson?DKDHear the news? I nearly laughed my bollocks off seeing her being bundled into the back of that Police van, Julie. Absolute state of it. I thought they were nicking Meatloaf at first! Worzel Gummidge's hair was in better nick than that! I've seen some photo filters do some heavy lifting but that's just taking the piss - proof positive that the camera does lie and you can polish a turd! To think she used to be a copper; I bet her helmet was always filthy! But I don't hold a grudge Julie. Someone with skin that looks like the surface of Mars should be pitied really. Plus I'm not a vengeful woman (god strike down anyone one says I am), I've even bought a special chair for her, just needs a few hundred volts putting through it.**knock at the door**I don't get a minute to myself. If that's Fat Tony wanting to borrow 20 grand again they'll be hell to pay. I've got to be up early as they've invited me back on Woman's Hour to discuss the sticky subject of female sperm - apparently folk are resistant to talk about it as it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.Watch how you go Julie, there's a man in a beat up old Fiat 500 in the car park, I reckon he sleeps in it. Looks like the lovechild of Jimmy Saville with bad hair plugs, ranting and foaming at the mouth. Tells anyone that listens that he used to read the news on TV - I said ‘yeah, and I shagged Trevor McDonald!'.....Doreen if you could see Julie out, AFTER she's put my purse back! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

This week we look at the craziness going on in some of the worlds top universities - including the Ceuta invasion; Country of the Week - South Korea;  The Oxford Union Islam debate; Humza Yousaf on Islamic dominance;  Police and Schools encourage Isalmism;  Boy George supports Israel;  The Walter Mitty world of Prof Jason Arday;  Left Wing Terrorism;  Women v. Men in sport; the death of Bill Oddie;  Fauci's silence; Bill Anderson on Bureaucracy; Feedback and The Final Word - Matthew 12:36-37 - and Johnny Cash's most important song.  with music from The Proclaimers; Johnny Cash; Supertramp; Boy George; BTS; The Blues Band; Coldplay

Was Caitlin Clark rightfully criticized for not backing up Sophie Cunningham's comments about men in women's sports at a post-game press conference? Boy George continues to get canceled for his political support for Israel. Hasan Piker and Hollywood Actor Javier Bardem say the US and ISRAEL were behind the Islamist invasion surrounding Morocco and Spain. Dana shares commentary on how Google's AI companion, Gemini, was citing thoroughly debunked fatality numbers reported by Palestine, and then broke when pushed back on those statistics. New polls show Talarico leading Ken Paxton for Senate. A gunman opens fire at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho. An absolute PATRIOT named Jordan Salinas put his life on the line and engaged the shooter.Thank you for supporting our sponsors that make The Dana Show possible…Alliance Defending Freedomhttps://JoinADF.org/DanaAlliance Defending Freedom is on the front lines defending the freedoms and values that matter. Join the fight today. Byrnahttps://Byrna.com/DanaTrusted by law enforcement, security professionals, and everyday Americans—defend yourself and your family with Byrna.HumanNhttps://Humann.com/DanaGet the limited edition Watermelon Flavor and find out how to get a FREE 30-day supply before they sell out.Patriot Mobilehttp://PatriotMobile.com/DANAVisit online or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code DANA for a FREE month of service.Relief Factorhttps://www.ReliefFactor.comYou could be the next person sharing a Relief Factor success story. Get started today with the 3-Week QuickStart for only $17.76.Ghost Bedhttps://GhostBed.com/DANAGhostBed has the cooling luxury mattress you need for the best summer sleep. Use code DANA for an extra 10% off sitewide.Webroothttps://Webroot.com/DanaSave 60% off Webroot. Protect your devices. Protect your family. Protect your peace of mind. Live a better digital life with Webroot. Fast Growing Treeshttps://FastGrowingTrees.com/DanaGet an additional 20% off  your first Fast Growing Trees. Get better plants and a better looking yard. Noble Goldhttps://NobleGoldInvestments.com/DanaIf you want to see how physical gold and silver could fit into your portfolio, download Noble Gold Investments FREE Wealth Protection Kit.Concerned Women For Americahttps://ConcernedWomen.org/DanaDonate today and together, we can defend our girls, equip parents and protect the next generation.Chapterhttps://Chapter.org/DanaAsk Chapter today if you could be saving money on your medicare coverageSubscribe today and stay in the loop on all things news with The Dana Show. Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramXMore InfoWebsite

Grab your coffee, matcha, or whatever takes the edge off Monday, pop in your earbuds, and let's shit-talk TV, gossip and whatever we couldn't stop thinking about.THIS WEEK'S LINEUP:

Trump's Reflecting Pool Claims, Gun Violence & Boy George's Israel Controversy Another deadly weekend in America—and another mass shooting followed by familiar arguments but few meaningful solutions. Three people are dead, five are injured, and an armed civilian reportedly helped bring the standoff to an end. What does this incident reveal about gun access, public safety and America's seemingly endless cycle of violence? Karel also examines Donald Trump's claims about alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Were people maliciously prosecuted based on a false political narrative? What roles did the White House, Trump's press secretary and Republican senators play—and will anyone be held accountable? Then, Boy George is facing backlash over a pro-Israel song that critics say dismisses allegations of genocide and suggests victims deserved their fate. Is this artistic freedom, inflammatory political messaging—or a moment when the artist should have read the room? Join Karel for candid commentary on Trump, political misinformation, gun violence, accountability, Israel and the controversies shaping today's headlines. Support The Karel Cast: https://patreon.com/reallykarel Watch, like and subscribe: https://youtube.com/reallykarel The Karel Cast streams live Monday through Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Pacific and is available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, TikTok and Instagram. Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas with his service dog, Ember.

You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for July 31, 2026. We open with President Trump pointing to the migrant crisis in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta as a warning for the United States. Tens of thousands of migrants overwhelmed the small Spanish enclave in a single day, straining law enforcement and leaving dozens dead. We compare the scenes from Spain to what Americans witnessed at the southern border during the Biden administration, discuss why Trump believes voters need to remember those images before the next election, and examine how quickly both the media and the public forget just how chaotic the border became. In our Top 3 Things You Need to Know, the Texas Stock Exchange officially begins trading in Dallas, marking another step in the financial migration away from New York. Then U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro moves to dismiss vandalism charges against former Olympian Davey Hearn after new evidence showed damage to the National Mall reflecting pool was caused by faulty construction rather than criminal activity. And President Trump announces the Freedom Haulers initiative, designed to help military veterans transition into commercial trucking while replacing foreign truck drivers with qualified American veterans. We also discuss Boy George's decision to release a song honoring the victims of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel—and the backlash that followed. After publicly supporting Israel and condemning terrorism, Boy George was dropped from a production of Jesus Christ Superstar. We examine how standing with victims of terrorism has become controversial in parts of the entertainment world and what that says about today's cultural climate. Our American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Kimberly Burleson, answer a listener question about friends who always strike up conversations with strangers. What starts as a lighthearted discussion turns into a funny look at how getting older seems to remove any fear of awkward conversations, why some people can't resist complimenting complete strangers in the grocery store, and whether younger generations raised on technology will lose that habit altogether. We dig into new membership data from the Democratic Socialists of America showing that only four percent of its members work in blue-collar jobs, despite the organization's constant claims to represent the working class. We contrast the rhetoric with the reality before turning to Houston, where Texas' state takeover of the Houston Independent School District transformed 121 failing schools into zero failing schools in just over three years. We examine why some critics still refuse to celebrate one of the most dramatic education turnarounds in the country. We also cover Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson's unusual family story before another round of Fake News Friday, featuring everything from the Alamo to WNBA betting controversies and some headlines that are just bizarre enough to sound believable. And we close with 88-year-old Libby Downey, who has already spent decades serving her community as a nurse, city council member, and volunteer—but decided it was finally time to pursue a lifelong dream. This fall she'll begin law school with plans to become a mediator after graduation, proving it's never too late to start the next chapter. May your pursuit of happiness bring you joy. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy Burnham has promised a “relentless” new approach to the Channel crisis — but critics are asking what his plan actually involves after around 2,000 migrants arrived in a fortnight.Julia Hartley-Brewer and former Conservative adviser Claire Pearsall examine Reform UK's proposal to deploy the Royal Navy and return migrant boats to France, as well as the practical, diplomatic and military obstacles it could face.They also discuss the mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, fears over Europe's borders and Rupert Lowe's proposed pact between Restore Britain and Reform UK.Plus: West Midlands Police invites non-Muslim officers and staff to fast during Ramadan in solidarity with colleagues.Boy George parts company with his manager after recording a song honouring the victims of the October 7 attacks.A controversial clinical trial involving puberty blockers for children is set to proceed after a High Court challenge fails.And Cambridge professor Jason Arday faces further scrutiny over a series of remarkable claims about his childhood, academic career, fundraising and sporting achievements — including an assertion that he appeared in a BBC Up documentary.Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 1pm.Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week, Ada & Dean discuss the awful Boy George song, Children of Blood and Bone drama, trad wives, & has this summer felt longer than usual.

The theatre industry has recently seen casting controversy on either side of the Atlantic, with Boy George departing from his planned stint in the West End revival of Jesus Christ Superstar days before he was scheduled to perform, and Geno Segers announced as Broadway's newest Hades in the Tony Award winning musical Hadestown.While the reaction online to political statements from each actor has been decisive, there is a deeper conversation to be had about how he respond to these situations, what level of reprisal is proportionate, and what would be achieved by their dismissal?Share your thoughts as Mickey-Jo's attempt to share his and find some nuance in this challenging topic.sign up to Mickey-Jo's weekly substack newsletter:www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com•00:00 | introduction04:25 | Boy George / Jesus Christ Superstar09:50 | Geno Segers / Hadestown16:05 | the problems23:39 | further thoughts28:43 | conclusionAbout Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use. We have two Jangles this week. Borschel-Dan explains how Boy George released a reggae-inspired track, titled “Od Nirkod” in Hebrew, "We Will Dance Again," on his social media accounts on Monday. The duo chews this over. Hoffman is still jazzed from a Phish show he had seen the previous night. He brings us a fascinating and statistically rare sound sample. The main feature this week is Billy Wilder's 1944 "Double Indemnity," which is considered by many -- including our very own movie maven -- as one of the best pieces of film noir to date. Wilder was born in 1906 in Sucha, Galicia, today's Poland, to a Jewish family. He moved as a boy to Vienna, eventually working as a journalist and screenwriter, and moved to Paris as the Nazis rose to power. By 1934, he had made his way to Hollywood and begun working on films. Last week, Hoffman dared Borschel-Dan to find the Jewish themes of this week's film. Set in 1938, "Double Indemnity" probes the banality of evil even as Wilder's own family was being massacred in Nazi Europe. Wilder won the first of his seven Oscars for the film, which stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and the Jewish actor Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg). Let’s hear who gave this film an “oy,” “meh” or the prized “not bad” this week on The Reel Schmooze. The Reel Schmooze is produced by Ari Schlacht and can be found wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's LGBTQ+ headlines: • Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival in the West End • A memorandum just made public details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands of Scouting America in order to continue the Pentagon's longstanding support • Anti-LGBTQ billboards in Ohio were met with a wave of pushback from locals • And new music from the country music super group The Cowgays All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

In this week's LGBTQ+ headlines: • Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival in the West End • A memorandum just made public details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands of Scouting America in order to continue the Pentagon's longstanding support • Anti-LGBTQ billboards in Ohio were met with a wave of pushback from locals • And new music from the country music super group The Cowgays All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

This week on Without A Country, Corinne Fisher covers an enormous slate of political, true crime, and cultural stories, beginning with shocking allegations surrounding Costco's chicken supply chain, she then discusses the tragic murder of influencer Sara Gilson (Sarah Duffy) after she publicly accused her estranged husband of sexually abusing a minor. The centerpiece of the episode is an in-depth breakdown of the ongoing Lindsay Clancy trial, and, more specifically postpartum psychosis. Corinne also dives into the explosive BBC investigation into Jared Leto, discussing decades of allegations involving teenage girls and celebrity power. The show continues with updates on the mysterious death of Nolan Wells, as well as another suspicious death involving a young Black woman that has received far less national attention. Later, Corinne examines Daniel Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will no longer hold democratic elections before reacting to newly released body-camera footage in the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager in Austin. The episode wraps up with a discussion of newly released material from Anthony Fauci's personal diaries and Elon Musk's latest AI lawsuit. PLUS: Boy George made a reggaeton son about genocide!TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Cold open & intro1:13 Welcome, housekeeping & tour dates8:57 Enemy of the State: Costco chicken cruelty21:04 Wacko Mailbag: Sarah Gilson murder story40:58 Main stories intro41:14 Lindsey Clancy trial & timeline53:58 The Herd Foundation & Patrick's statements1:14:19 Medications, insanity plea & trial mechanics1:19:54 Postpartum psychosis deep dive (medical research)1:31:22 Timeline questions, lawsuit & medication history1:39:10 Famous cases: Andrea Yates & Carol Coronado1:43:17 Religious delusions & wrap-up1:50:00 Jared Leto accused again1:57:49 Timeline of allegations & BBC documentary accusers2:06:51 Accusers' accounts (Alex, Clara, Taylor, Etta)2:23:33 Palate cleanser: Boy George song2:31:56 Nicaragua cancels elections2:36:07 True crime updates: Nolan Wells & Juliana Nitta2:47:05 Austin teen shot by police2:56:47 Fauci diary, xAI/Minnesota lawsuit & wrap-upGLASGOW, SCOTLAND! 14 Aug https://punchlinepromotions.co.uk/event/corinne-fisher-live-in-glasgow/LOS ANGELES! Get your tickets to GASH October 25: https://events.leapevents.com/event/gash-2026SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON:https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygalFOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/FOLLOW ALONG:Enemy of the State: Costco (for treatment of chickens) https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/baby-chicks-buried-alive-costco-100000242.htmlWACO mailbaghttps://people.com/man-allegedly-killed-estranged-wife-after-she-accused-him-of-pedophilia-then-killed-himself-12026927?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=photo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=6a651b4265bf0a00018c08f0&fbclid=IwdGRleATTWEFwZG9mBWZkaWQWULSfupXSAkrNHiWqRaOgrGHhlARoz2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5U6Gm0c_wqxKAH3rgzXuFLyJcSl5zAPL_yhQxlOprBGjoZqle1YIEGfj5DSQ_aem_cPsLGwwyRIpIMlLcrQ6dXAMAIN STORIESThe Lindsay Clancy Trialhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsay-clancy-trial-postpartum-psychosis/&https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544304/Jared Leto Sex Cult (Surprise! He's Abusing Minors)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lg2nz2x2oPALATE CLEANSER (sarcastic) Boy George's new song - play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OVEI0FfWU&list=RDB8OVEI0FfWU&start_radio=1&https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/27/you-say-genocide-i-say-war-boy-george-releases-pro-israel-song-we-will-dance-againCould Be WorseNicaragua Will No Longer Hold Electionshttps://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5902228/nicaragua-ortega-no-electionsGUUUURLNolan Wells Updatehttps://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/nolan-wells-drinking-heavily-before-death-witnesses/Juliana Nzita Murderhttps://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/a-black-teen-found-hanged-near-charlotte-church-was-a-suicide-police-say-questions-linger/article_c3671922-6f4b-5d5c-879e-6b9df5d164d2.html17-Year-old Killed by Austin Police over Water Bottlehttps://people.com/teen-17-fatally-shot-by-police-officers-had-water-bottle-in-waistband-not-gun-12027159Elon Musk's AI Company Suing Minnesota Over its Anti-Nudification Law https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-artificial-intelligence-nudification-x-elon-musk-deepfake-131184be939d540de093b567b12c9e16See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joyce talks about:Reliance on Ai and the possible change in the way people use language. Dr. Fauci's Congressional hearings. Legal minds can not agree on whether Dr. Fauci has the right to plead the 5th. Boy George speaking up for the Jewish people with his new music. Florida AG opening his own investigation into Dr. Fauci due to the handling of the Congressional hearings. Wisconsin socialist candidate who once called to abolish the police, prison, and the Senate now denying those statements. War with Iran. European nations boycotting all FIFA competition after plans to sell 21% in ownership stakes to private investors, but, could it be a good thing? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Phil Morse and Steve Canueto from Digital DJ Tips sat down to reminisce on their 16 years of professional DJing and life in the music industry before their teaching careers, the stories flowed thick and fast!  So if you're interested in how things used to be (and some hilarious episodes from 90s and 00s clubland), we hope you enjoy this rare peak behind the curtain into the past lives of our tutors.  Were you there back then? Still can't get DJing out of your system? You don't have to! We teach thousands of people a year to DJ into their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond, just for fun! Join us for free here: djtips/co/join Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

This show invites a dedicated community of "Midnight Misfits" to share wildly unfiltered conversations while the rest of the world sleeps. Expect an unpredictable mix of deeply personal confessions—from disastrous four-day blind dates and dating women with five separate personalities, to heartwarming reflections on a 38-year marriage and the joys of raising an autistic child. Sprinkled with random debates over Boy George's Broadway flops, WWII veterans who root for Godzilla, and wild conspiracy theories about ancient nuclear wars on Mars.

Why was there no press conference after Prime Minister Netanyahu's White House meeting with President Trump, and what happened behind those closed doors? This week on Israel Undiplomatic, Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum unpack the growing speculation surrounding the Trump-Netanyahu meeting and why the real battle over Tehran's nuclear program may be entering a decisive new phase. They also examine the prospects for expanding the Abraham Accords, the strategic calculations involving Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia and why Israel's recent military victories could reshape the Middle East for years to come. Plus, they pay tribute to Boy George after his powerful public stand against antisemitism and his moving new song honoring the victims of the Nova massacre.

On this episode...Why Distrokid selling to CVC will lead to more AI music.What Kobalt selling to Primary Wave means for the majors.Why the industry is counting on the hybrid musicians of the future.Were the Odyssey casting decisions part of the marketing campaign?And what Suki Waterhouse could learn from Boy George...!Read my 2000 word essay on the Burial / dubstep conundrum: https://www.patreon.com/scubaofficial/posts/eyes-back-puzzle-164702147--NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping!Visit the store here: hotflushrecordings.com/shop--Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-clubYou can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist00:00 Intro02:59 Releases roundup07:40 CVC buys Distrokid15:27 Primary Wave buys Kobalt21:10 AI copyright regulation30:57 Suki Waterhouse and Boy George35:50 Is Christopher Nolan a troll Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vor zwei Tagen hat Boy George, Frontmann der Band Culture Club, auf seinem X-Account einen Song veröffentlicht: "Od Nirkod (We Will Dance Again)".

Fauci's private diary is somehow even more embarrassing than expected—from bragging about meeting Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand to literally calling himself a “rock star.” We're breaking down the most cringe-worthy revelations, DeSantis' response, Trump's latest social media wins, and Jeremy Boreing's blunt take on Tucker Carlson.Plus, Andrew Tate melts down with Piers Morgan, Mamdani targets grocery stores and allegedly doxxes elderly New Yorkers, new Biden interview footage drops, and Candace Owens launches fresh attacks involving TPUSA, Erika Kirk, Bibi Netanyahu, and yet another conspiracy. We also cover transgender dolls in Minnesota, another Islamic terror threat, Boy George standing with Israel, the latest Shiloh Hendrix update, and much more.Give $26 today to the Human Coalition. Be her lifeline. Create a life saving moment. Give today at https://HumanCoalition.org/ChicksDon't change your dog's food—just add Ruff Greens. Get your FREE jumpstart trial bag (just cover shipping) with code CHICKS at https://RuffChicks.comPut better beef on the grill this summer with Backyard Butchers. Visit https://BackyardButchers.com/Chicks where code CHICKS auto-applies for 30% off first order + 2 free 10-oz ribeyes + free shipping!Subscribe and stay tuned for new episodes every weekday!Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTikTokXLocalsMore InfoWebsite

On the Saturday August 1, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we'll meet award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, producer, and editor Alison Elwood. Her standout music documentaries include the Emmy-nominated "Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time," the Critics' Choice Award-winning "The Go-Go's," "Let the Canary Sing" about Cyndi Lauper, and the acclaimed History of the Eagles. Her latest film is "Boy George & Culture Club." Then, we'll meet writer, screenwriter, and copywriter Edward Chisholm. His new book, “Murder in Paris '68,” is a work of narrative non-fiction that dives into the unsolved murder of Stevan Markovic, the Serbian bodyguard and associate of French film star Alain Delon. It was an immense scandal at the time, and Edward's book captures the whole story.

From the moment we saw the video for "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" on MTV, we can say there was no one who looked, dressed, or sounded like Boy George. There was also the music, which touched on Pop, Soul, and Reggae. Even through all the mania that surrounded the band, we never quite understood who they were and where they came from, until now. Director Alison Ellwood previously tackled the official story on the Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, and The Go-Go's. She now takes on Boy George and Culture Club, and there is a lot to unpack as she steps into our virtual studio to reveal all she learned in this new documentary, currently streaming everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the moment we first saw "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" on MTV, we can honestly say there was no one who looked, dressed or sounded like Boy George.There was also the music that touched on Pop, Soul and Reggae and even through all the mania that surrounded the band, we never quite understood who they were and where they came from until now. Director Alison Ellwood, previously tackled the official story on the Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, and The Go-Go's. She now takes on Boy George and Culture Club and there is a lot to unpack as she steps into our virtual studio to reveal all she learned in this new documentary that is currently streaming everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam is flying solo and talks about the couple that climbed the Empire State Building.   Documentary filmmaker Alison Elwood stops by and tells us about her new documentary, Boy George and Culture Club    Adam's Tour Dates   July 10 & 11 Escondido CA   July 16-18 St Louis MO   July 30-Aug 1 Chicago Improv IL   Sept 10-11 Pottstown PA   Sept 12 Springfield MA   Sept 18 & 19 Long Island NY Ticket Links https://www.adamferrara.com/tourdates

Today, we're recapping the finale of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion and discussing how this freshman cast may have delivered Bravo's strongest debut season in years. But could one cast member already be on the way out? Plus, reports suggest The Real Housewives of New York is facing challenges behind the scenes as filming continues, while fans are once again calling for The Real Housewives of Miami to return. And the drama surrounding Dorit Kemsley isn't slowing down as her ongoing battle with PK takes another turn, with Boy George. Visit Seagrass Co. Explore UpandAdamLive.com Watch Up and Adam! Channel 2 Listen on Apple Podcasts Join YouTube Memberships Socials Instagram: https://instagram.com/upandadamlive/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/upandadamlive Twitter: https://twitter.com/upandadamlive TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@upandadamlive Merch https://shop.upandadamlive.com Inquiries asst@upandadamlive.com Disclaimer The views expressed in this video and on Up And Adam Live! are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use (Copyright Act 1976).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Alison Ellwood, whose latest music documentary is “Boy George & Culture Club”—which is now streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, joins host Michael Azevedo on this episode.   Alison's documentary serves up an intimate and unfiltered look at Boy George's meteoric rise to fame, the cultural impact of Culture Club, and the personal and professional challenges that shaped one of the most distinctive voices and images in pop music history.   Through rare archival footage, candid interviews, and behind-the-scenes access, the film explores themes of identity, artistry, resilience, and reinvention.   Alison Ellwood is known for her similarly culture-focused music documentaries “The Go-Go's,” “Laurel Canyon” and “Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing,” all of which premiered to critical acclaim, as well as her work as an executive producer on “Totally Under Control.”   Earlier in her career, she served as an editor and producer on landmark documentaries including “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” and “Gonzo,” which explored the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson.   Making Media Now—which is available on all podcast platforms including YouTube--is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead  

Another day, another moment to break down all the facts in the ever changing Milania, Teresa, Louie arrest mess.  Milania has lawyered up and entered rehab. Pictures of Teresa with a black eye have surfaced all over the internet. Louie leaks more info to The Sun and fans are left turning to us to help separate fact from fiction, truth from untrue.  Pinky Cole's shockingly low monthly income is revealed as her bankruptcy case moves forward.  Last, but not least, Dorit trashes the F out of PK with a special message for Father's Day earlier this week. Boy George retaliates and proves what a messy queen he is by sharing a message of his own for the one and only Ms. Kemsley. Now this is the feud our beloved little 80's hearts cannot get enough of. Karma Chameleon that! @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof)  MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition)  PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL -  zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you the episode 176 of the IP Fridays Podcast. Today's interview guest is returning guest Franklin Graves, who is a senior counsel at Linkedin and teaching IP law at Emerson College. With my co-host Ken Suzan he is discussing how the law for creators has dramatically changed in the past years. Franklin Graves is expressing his personal views and not the views of Linkedin or Microsoft. He is talking about the paper “Upload Complete” before he joined Linkedin. Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklingraves/ Paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5271442 Website: https://creatoreconomylaw.com/ But before we jump into this interview, I have news for you! Richard Meade, a judge on the UK High Court and one of the most prominent figures in European patent law, was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal at the British Court of Appeal on June 12, 2026. Meade played a key role in numerous landmark British patent decisions, particularly in the area of standard-essential patents (SEPs) and FRAND licenses. In Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow Co., No. 2025-1807, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit completely overturned the original $452 million judgment (which had already been reduced by the District Court to $59.4 million) in favor of Insulet. In its decision of June 2, 2026, in the case of Fujifilm v. Kodak, the UPC Board of Appeal provided comprehensive clarifications regarding so-called “long-arm jurisdiction”—that is, the question of whether the UPC can also rule on national patent claims outside the UPC territory (such as in the United Kingdom). In 14 guiding principles, the judges established specific procedural rules for various categories of cases. There is no automatic UPC jurisdiction over national patent claims outside the UPC territory. The Munich Regional Court has issued an arrest warrant against the managing director of Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH because he is alleged to have continued to exploit the Brazilian company Silimed's patent for breast implants despite a preliminary injunction. A number of IT and automotive industry associations—which are among the most frequent users of Inter Partes Reviews (IPR) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office—have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging the Court to grant Google's certiorari petition. An attorney for a Las Vegas performer has asked a California federal judge to temporarily prohibit Taylor Swift from using “The Life of a Showgirl” as a trademark while the trademark lawsuit is pending. Swift's attorney called the lawsuit baseless. And now let's hear Ken discuss creator law with Franklin! AI, Platform Law, and the Creator Economy: What Businesses Need to Know Now Franklin Graves has spent his entire career watching digital content move through systems that most people never see. He started in marketing at a major music label right out of law school, then represented individual creators on YouTube in a pro bono capacity, then moved to the platform side at Eventbrite, and today works as Senior Product Counsel at LinkedIn, where he focuses on AI, data, and the regulatory questions that come with both. His recently published law review article, Upload Complete: An Introduction to Creator Economy Law, is the first academic paper to address the creator economy as a distinct legal field. In a recent episode of the IP Fridays podcast, he spoke with host Kenneth Suzan about responsible AI development, platform regulation, and what it actually means to own your audience in a world where the rules keep changing overnight. From Content Creator to Platform Lawyer The through-line in Graves’ career is a genuine understanding of how content moves from an idea in someone’s head to an audience on a screen. That experience, he argues, is precisely what in-house counsel needs right now. Lawyers working on AI and product development cannot afford to sit at a distance from the technology they are advising on. They need to use the tools, experience them as a creator or end user would, and understand the nuances of how a product actually operates before it reaches the public. Understanding the product first is the precondition for everything else. That philosophy translates directly into how he approaches responsible AI implementation. The landscape of AI standards is crowded: NIST frameworks, the EU AI Act, sector-specific guidance, and a growing body of industry-adopted best practices. The challenge for in-house counsel is not knowing that these standards exist. It is making them actionable for the engineering and product teams they support. Abstract principles need to become concrete controls and workflows. Graves offers one practical shortcut: most companies already have open source software review processes that involve the right stakeholders, the right sign-off levels, and the right security checks. Layering the specifics of generative AI or large language models onto those existing processes is far more efficient than building something new from scratch. A Fragmented Regulatory World The geopolitical dimension of AI regulation is something Graves thinks about constantly in his role at LinkedIn. The EU AI Act, shifting US executive orders, and country-specific approaches to data privacy have created a regulatory environment that can change the rules of the game without warning. His analogy is instructive: creators have long understood what it means to build a community on a platform they do not own. An algorithm change, a policy update, or a government ban can wipe out years of audience-building overnight. Businesses deploying AI tools globally now face a structurally similar problem. The response, for creators and for platforms alike, is to build resilience rather than rely on stability that may not last. TikTok is the clearest recent example. When the platform faced the prospect of being shut down in the United States on national security grounds, it triggered a broader conversation about platform dependence that had been building for years. Creators who had invested their entire business in one platform suddenly confronted the possibility that their audience could simply disappear. The lesson is not that platforms are bad. It is that concentration of any kind, whether it is your audience, your data pipeline, or your regulatory compliance strategy, creates fragility. What Is a Creator, Legally Speaking? One of the central contributions of Graves’ law review article is definitional. The terminology matters more than it might seem. When courts and regulators talk about creators without a shared understanding of what that word means, the resulting legal analysis tends to miss the mark. Graves draws a distinction between users who post content, creators who post with the intent to build an audience and eventually monetize it, and influencers, a subset of creators who are actively running a small business through their content. The difference is intent. A parent posting family photos on Facebook is a user. Someone building a subscription community around their professional expertise is running a business, and the legal framework that applies to them should reflect that. That distinction matters practically when it comes to liability. As more creators build their own platforms, whether through custom membership sites, open source tools like Ghost, or federated social networks, they take on obligations that previously fell to large platforms: content moderation policies, privacy notices, terms of service, and compliance with data regulations across multiple jurisdictions. A creator in Tennessee running a membership platform with subscribers in Germany is operating a global business, whether they think of themselves that way or not. Protecting Children Online: A Question Without a Clean Answer The tension between age verification and privacy is one of the more difficult problems in platform law right now. Australia, several European countries, and a growing number of US states have introduced or passed minimum age requirements for social media accounts. The technical challenge is real: verifying age online requires collecting identifying information, and collecting identifying information creates privacy risk, particularly for the young people the laws are designed to protect. Who should bear the responsibility for that verification is also unresolved. Is it the platform? The app store? The mobile operating system? Graves does not pretend there is a clean answer, but he points to the mobile layer as an underexplored option. The Apple App Store and Google Play Store already have significant leverage over which apps reach users on their devices. Whether that leverage should extend to age verification is a question that deserves more attention than it currently receives. The Right of Publicity in the Age of AI Voice cloning, digital replicas, and AI-generated synthetic media have pushed the right of publicity into territory that traditional IP law was not designed to cover. Trademark law, copyright law, and existing publicity rights each capture part of the problem but none of them covers it completely. The result, as Graves describes it, is a period of experimentation: lawyers filing trademarks on vocal sounds and phrases, states updating their publicity statutes to explicitly mention artificial intelligence, and entertainment unions negotiating over who controls a performance and any AI-generated iterations of it. Tennessee’s Elvis Act is a concrete example of the legislative response: the state updated its right of publicity law to include voice and to reference AI directly. Similar efforts are underway elsewhere. The underlying challenge is calibrating protection so that it gives creators and performers meaningful control over their likeness and voice without foreclosing the development of generative AI systems that depend on broad rights to process and learn from content. Somewhere between those two interests, a workable legal framework needs to emerge. The brand deal context may be where the issue becomes most immediately practical. When a brand partners with an influencer and the campaign involves generative AI in any form, the contract needs to address control explicitly. Who has final approval over how the influencer’s likeness or voice is used in AI-generated deliverables? What happens to those assets after the campaign ends? These are not hypothetical questions. They are contract drafting problems that any brand counsel or creator attorney should be addressing today. What Comes Next Graves is cautious about predictions, but his sense of direction is clear. The regulatory environment will continue to fragment before it converges. The right of publicity will be updated, imperfectly, in more jurisdictions. Creators will continue to move toward owning more of their infrastructure. And the lawyers who do this work best will be the ones who understand the technology well enough to translate it into practical, defensible decisions for the people they advise. Full Transcript: Ken Suzan: Thank you, Rolf. Our returning guest today is Franklin Graves. Franklin is the founder and editor of Creator Economy Law, a website and newsletter that educates creator economy professionals on the intersection of law and policy with the world of creators, brands, and platforms. Franklin also published the first law review article focused on the creator economy, Upload Complete, an introduction to creator economy law. He regularly appears across news and media outlets as a commentator and contributor with a focus on educating creators and raising awareness of all legal aspects of the creator economy. Franklin is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Ken Suzan: Franklin was invited to participate as one of the creators and creator economy professionals in the first ever White House creator economy conference. Franklin works full time as a product counsel at LinkedIn Corporation. As a member of the product and data team, he focuses on emerging issues in AI and data. Franklin previously held roles on the technology law group at HCA Healthcare, the commercial legal team at Eventbrite, and the business and legal affairs team at Naxos Music Group. Welcome back Franklin to the IP Fridays podcast. Franklin Graves: Thank you so much for having me. It is exciting to be back and reflecting over the last decade since I last joined and also the paper that I wrote that dives into this in more detail. So I really appreciate it. And yes, full disclosure, I currently work for LinkedIn, which is a subsidiary of Microsoft. I’m here in my personal capacity to talk about this, the paper I wrote before joining LinkedIn and all of that. So thank you so much for having me back. Ken Suzan: Excellent. So Franklin, since your last appearance on IP Fridays in 2017, your career has evolved significantly. You are now senior product counsel at LinkedIn focusing on AI and data. How has working inside a major tech platform changed your perspective on the legal frameworks governing digital content compared to when you were viewing it purely from the creator side? Franklin Graves: I appreciate that question because when I wrote the article, I did not work for LinkedIn. And I had been coming from a history in my career where I, right out of law school, worked for a record label like we talked about almost 10 years ago. And I was on the content creation side. I’ve represented a major distributor of classical music digitally at the time. And that was my first exposure to understanding how content was taken from the initial inception stage from creators and routed through all the various digital platforms that were at the time still evolving and even arguably still today continue to evolve. The early days of YouTube Music launching and then Apple Music launching, and then going through all the phases of high-res audio and everything that came after that. So that was an interesting perspective to start my career with. And then I went to Eventbrite, which is a ticketing platform, but was also focused on elevating event creators. They kind of took on that moniker of “Hey, we are event creators that we support.” And that was arguably my first exposure to the platform side, the tech platform side of it, because Eventbrite is a platform. And so then I evolved from there in my personal capacity, in a pro bono capacity representing individual creators across the YouTube space. And that’s what we talked about a little bit back when I first came on the podcast. Franklin Graves: Over the last decade, it’s been a chance to grow my own understanding of the creator economy. The terminology “creator economy” came around. And then now on the other side of it, having written the article and all that, and now being fully in-house at LinkedIn, I truly am experiencing a social media platform. LinkedIn is of course arguably way more than just the platform itself. There are so many different avenues to it, but it is a chance for me to understand what it is like working for a company that is operating the platform that people are distributing content on. There’s a user journey to content and all of that. So it’s definitely enhanced and given me a different perspective from a major tech platform side. And part of my role at LinkedIn is really heavily focused on understanding regulation and how that from an AI and data perspective impacts the company. And so I’ve been really leveling up my game over the last year and a half that I’ve been here, understanding mostly EU regulations, but also US regulations that are still in their infancy when it comes to AI. But really when it comes to privacy and data, those are pretty well established across the board. It’s been kind of a combination of what I learned at Eventbrite, because I went to Eventbrite when GDPR was going into effect. And so that was an eyes-wide-open moment of getting in the weeds with negotiating data processing agreements, understanding data transfers and cross-border data transfers and the like. So it’s been kind of an evolution as the laws and regulations have evolved. So has my career, so has my own understanding, so have the platforms’ responses to those laws and regulations. And I’m sure that probably resonates with a lot of your listeners who have also been growing their practice and their understanding as the laws and regulations in this realm have been evolving too. Ken Suzan: Yes, indeed. Now let’s switch gears and talk about AI. You advise on AI and data daily. As platforms integrate generative AI tools into their tech stacks, what are the most critical best practices in-house counsel should be adopting right now to embed responsible AI principles into product development? Franklin Graves: So as an attorney, one of my key roles is to understand the technology. Even representing creators and working for creator platforms, that’s something I’m constantly trying to do: put myself in the shoes of being a creator. And I think I talked about this last time I was on, but I come from a background where I was working for a major label doing marketing, video editing, social media work. And I was creating content. I understood the whole life cycle from the inception point of an idea to execution and then to the final delivery and distribution of that content to an audience within a major music label. And so part of that is the same thing that I think attorneys, especially in-house, should be doing: using the tools that the product and engineering teams are either developing in-house or partnering with third parties to develop, or a combination of the two. Using them, understanding them, using them as a creator would, using them as an end user or a client or customer would. And making sure that if you understand the product and understand the nuances of how it operates, and being a part of the iterations of that internally before it fully ramps, that really gives you a chance to understand: okay, we have a lot of responsible AI principles and standards and protocols that are in existence right now, whether it’s NIST, whether it’s based on the EU AI Act or anything and everything in between. It’s understanding how to apply those and bring those into a product and an engineering environment in a way that is practical and actionable for the people that you’re supporting, the stakeholders you’re supporting. So I think one of the critical best practices is, number one, understand the product or features that you’re supporting. Franklin Graves: And then understand how you as an attorney can use your expertise and understanding of responsible AI practices, whether it’s a regulatory standard or an industry-adopted standard or a hybrid of the two, to leverage those and implement those, break those down and make them into actionable controls and processes and flows that work within your existing infrastructure. That’s a lot of high-level talk, but that’s the general idea. One concrete example we talk about frequently is with open source AI. If you’re working with a product team or an engineering team that is taking an off-the-shelf open source model and bringing that in-house, a lot of times companies have pre-existing open source processes that cover the use of open source software or code. Piggyback on that. That’s the easiest quick win for attorneys: leveraging your existing open source processes to just build on top of that the AI flavor and layering. It’s not very much that you have to do, but the underlying process of the key stakeholders that need to be involved in the review, whether it’s security, whether it’s executive sign-off if it gets to that point, even export control considerations should already be part of your existing open source software process. So layering in on those existing processes the specifics of generative AI or large language models that you’re trying to bring in is a great way to put this into practice. Ken Suzan: Now looking at the geopolitical landscape that we currently have, we have the EU AI Act setting strict standards and shifting US executive orders. How should platforms and brands prepare for this fragmented regulatory environment when deploying AI tools to a global user base? Franklin Graves: It’s a great question. It’s something that is still evolving, I think is fair to say. I would equate it, as I do in the paper that I wrote, to how creators and arguably brands don’t own the platforms that they’re building their communities on. That spawned this concept of de-platforming or going into building your own platform, a decentralized platform of sorts, and owning your community. That gives you that control and takes away the level of instability that can come for creators trying to build a business on a platform they don’t own, they don’t control when certain updates happen, when algorithms change, when tools and functionalities either become available or go away completely. So it’s very similar to what we’ve been experiencing in a regulatory environment where we have geopolitical complexities, for lack of a better term, that can overnight seemingly disrupt the way in which a platform or even a multinational brand is able to connect and reach an audience or continue to leverage the user base that they’ve built. I think TikTok is a great example of that, where it became a national security concern and suddenly it was facing an executive order that required it to be effectively disabled in the US or completely owned and operated by a US entity. All the mechanics and technicalities of whether it’s actually possible and still have a global platform with a global user base is a whole different discussion. But that’s an example of very similar considerations that are now not just a discussion point at the creator level or the individual brand level, but also in a much broader context at a platform level as well. Ken Suzan: Franklin, let’s now shift gears and talk about your article. In your recently published journal article, Upload Complete, which we will have linked in our show notes, you advocate for a shift in terminology from internet creator law, a term used during our first podcast almost a decade ago, to creator economy law. Why is this distinction important and how does it change the way legal practitioners should view the ecosystem of creators, brands, and platforms? Franklin Graves: Oh yes, this is part of the reason why I wanted to write the article: to lay this foundation of understanding. Because at the time I’d written the article, the term creator economy and creator had really not appeared but for maybe once in an actual court decision. And it was kind of focused on influencers and this concept, and it was just not getting it right. And so it was also, as you mentioned, when we first spoke I was even using the term internet creators. And I think that was something that was common at the time. The “internet” portion as a qualifier has since dropped off. And now for purposes of the creator economy, the term creators refers to individuals, it can be small businesses, which is what we’ve seen from a regulatory standpoint, how these small businesses are being impacted by regulations. But essentially creators in the article I pin in the context of intent. What is the intent behind the person or the small business that is posting content, trying to build a community and form a community in a virtual environment? And then that can even spill over into real physical world environments. And so the intent is kind of what I look at. Franklin Graves: And I have a chart in the article that has a diagram showcasing the overlap of what I refer to as “users generating content.” It’s a play on the concept of user-generated content, UGC. Users generating content is that large bucket of anyone posting on a platform of some kind. And within that large bucket, that large circle, are smaller subsets. You have creators, you have brands. Those are really the two buckets you can put people into. Otherwise it’s like your grandmother or your parents posting content on Facebook or Instagram, and those are everyday users of a platform. The distinction to get into that subcategory of being a creator more so has been analyzing the intent behind the posting. Are you posting content to build an audience, to build a community, to eventually have a chance to monetize the following that you’re bringing in or sell services or something like that? Brands are posting for that reason. Creators are maybe posting for that same reason. But even within the creator category, there’s a subcategory of influencers that are trying to sell something, that are trying to build more than just an awareness of who they are, their influence. They are trying to do brand deals, partnership deals, upsells and all that, and start an actual small business aside from just the content itself that they’re creating. So that’s kind of the distinctions that I make in the paper. And that’s why it’s important to understand and lay that foundation, that anyone can post content online, but the intent, the why behind their posting that content, really does ultimately matter, especially when you’re looking at it from a court case or from a regulatory standpoint. Ken Suzan: Now, Franklin, we’re seeing unprecedented geopolitical activity around platform ownership. For example, the US legislation targeting TikTok and Brazil’s recent temporary ban of X. How do these macro-level battles impact the day-to-day livelihood of creators? And how can they legally and operationally protect themselves? Franklin Graves: So the shift that we’re seeing, and I alluded to this earlier in our conversation, is this concept of Web 3. And that term may or may not be really popular anymore, but that’s essentially what we’re looking at: a shift into a federated, decentralized operation of a platform. So instead of one owner, one company, one entity owning and operating the platform, it’s decentralized. Anyone can start up a server, and it’s interoperable, meaning anyone can plug and play and connect to that larger network. And it creates this unified social network experience. Within each operating node of that network, there can be your own decisions around content moderation, your own decisions around the hosting providers you use, where you’re operating out of, the terms and conditions that apply to that. But the flip side is that instead of creators posting and sharing in a closed environment run and controlled by a singular entity, you’re now experiencing a peer-to-peer type operation where your experience can change based on which server, which node, which user you’re engaging with. You might have content that’s acceptable in one area but not acceptable in another, and maybe it just doesn’t even show up in that other area. Franklin Graves: But from a liability standpoint, as creators start to build their own networks and communities, even outside of a concept like the fediverse, it’s even down to creators building their own communities through online courses, subscription membership-based platforms that they run on their own website. There’s open source software out there, even something called Ghost, where you have memberships. And that is a creator or a small business in the creator economy that is now taking on the obligations that would typically fall upon a platform. They need to take into consideration terms and conditions, privacy policies, legal aspects, and regulatory considerations for running a platform, especially in a global world. So it’s a lot of liability that then shifts over to those small businesses and even brands sometimes that are doing the same thing. Whether it is something as simple or complex as content moderation or all the way up to monetizing an audience, this new world where creators can spin up and run a platform all dovetails back to the concept of creators not feeling like they have control in reaching the audience and the community that they’re building on an individual platform. And so this really became more mainstream conversation with TikTok and the issues around it potentially being shut down in the US. That was kind of the mindset shift and eyes opening for many creators, especially within the influencer subset, of realizing: we need to make sure that we have a way to reach the audience we’ve built if the individual platform that we’ve committed to over the last year or three years or so is no longer available. We need a way to continue that relationship outside of that one platform controlling it. Ken Suzan: Franklin, we have a few minutes left and a number of topics. So I’m going to switch gears and talk about a few issues. First, a major emerging topic in your paper is the evolution of protecting kids online. With state-level age-gating laws like the CAADCA and the recent FTC updates to COPPA, how should platforms navigate the significant tension between strict age verification mandates and the privacy and First Amendment rights of their users? Franklin Graves: Man, that is a whole discussion to unravel. It is a consideration that we’re seeing happen again, going back to the geopolitical nature of everything. Countries like Australia and certain countries in Europe and now even individual states in the US are trying to look at ways, and some of them have already put into place minimum age requirements before you can even sign up for an account with a social media platform. One of the things I’d just highlight quickly here is that one of the tensions is around how you verify someone’s age online and still maintain the ability to be at least pseudonymous. How do you still have a level of privacy, autonomy, and protection when it comes to having to provide something like a driver’s license or have parental consent tied and connected to an account managed by a parent in a situation where maybe it’s not appropriate or not beneficial to the child in that manner? But then maybe there are counterbalancing factors that outweigh that. All of that comes down to the technicalities of how it’s actually implemented and maintaining the sense of openness and freedom that we’ve had on the internet to date. And then the other element there is, since a lot of the internet that we think of today is more so through mobile applications, is it something that the mobile operating system providers and app store providers should be thinking about? So whether that’s the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, where does that initial age verification need to fall? Is it at the platform level? Is it the app store or mobile device management level or something else? Yeah, there’s a lot to discuss there. And a lot of the issues we’re seeing with how the internet is changing in terms of being able to browse a website without disclosing personal information that might not have been required before is largely stemming from a focus on protecting children online. Ken Suzan: It sounds like, Franklin, we could have another episode covering lots of issues connected with that one topic alone. Franklin Graves: I would absolutely agree with that. There’s a lot going on there. And again, it’s different across the world. And so I know you all have a global listener base. And so there’s a lot of nuances to that whole discussion too, that are worth exploring. Ken Suzan: Last question for today’s episode is regarding the right of publicity. With the explosion of AI-generated synthetic media, digital replicas, and voice cloning, the right of publicity is taking center stage. What are the biggest legal risks for brands partnering with influencers right now? And how can creators protect their most valuable asset, their likeness? Franklin Graves: That’s a great question. I think we’re seeing kind of a throwing-spaghetti-against-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks approach right now by a lot of different parties, whether it’s trademark attorneys, whether it’s general entertainment attorneys or whoever. For example, we’ve seen Taylor Swift filing trademarks to protect certain sounds of her voice and phrasing that she uses. It’s a difficult area because in the realm of generative AI with deep fakes and virtual avatars, that is where it gets tricky, because traditional IP laws are just not able to fully cover that spectrum. It’s a piecemeal approach, but even then it doesn’t fully cover it. So for example, I’m based in Tennessee and a couple of years ago we had the Elvis Act that updated our right of publicity law to add voice and to explicitly reference artificial intelligence. And so that’s the kind of effort we’re probably going to continue to see: efforts to develop some framework around protecting what is essentially a privacy right, in a manner that doesn’t restrict generative AI systems from continuing to develop and operate the way they’re operating now, while layering in those protections so that in the US at least a First Amendment right doesn’t necessarily get squashed, and those traditional well-recognized efforts to not overregulate a technology in its early stages are respected. Franklin Graves: And so I think a lot of what we’re seeing is just a need to update laws. The SAG-AFTRA debate and the strikes that happened around maintaining control of your performance and any iterations of that, or building upon that by a media company that might come later, it’s all on the table right now and still being discussed, still being worked out. I think in the short run, a lot of times if it’s in a brand deal, the key question is: if you are using generative AI to enhance in some way the final deliverable for the campaign, who has control over that? Who has final say and sign-off on how that likeness or that digital replica or that person’s voice is represented? And even outside of the brand space, we’ve seen actors like James Earl Jones signing over certain aspects like their voice and allowing it to continue to be used in these manners powered by generative AI as Darth Vader. And I think I saw something that Boy George was even starting up an AI company that allows musicians, the original recording artist, to rerecord new versions of their masters so that they don’t miss out on that revenue. It’s powered by generative AI, by taking their voice now, which is significantly different than it was back in the 80s, and using generative AI to make it sound closer to the original, but all based on their current performance. So I think it’s still an evolving area. And what’s interesting too is on the platform side, we’re seeing the early stages of platforms like Google starting to acknowledge and rely on the license grant contained in their terms of service for YouTube, which grants them broad rights to use the content to run their platform. So all that to be said, it’s still early stages. I’m very interested to see where we go from here in the future, especially from a global perspective as well. Ken Suzan: Franklin, I could spend hours talking to you about this. You’re such a knowledgeable person on these topics. Maybe in a few years, will we connect again and talk further on AI and all the things that are yet to be developed? Franklin Graves: Thank you. Yeah, it doesn’t have to be another decade. Maybe we can cut it to half a decade, given the pace at which technology is going now. Ken Suzan: Sounds good, Franklin. Thanks again for being on the IP Fridays podcast.

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