{"podcast":{"title":"Flesh and Code","slug":"flesh-and-code-7359063","podcast_index_feed_id":7359063,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/flesh-and-code","website_url":"https://wondery.com/flesh-and-code/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/81/bc/de/a5/81bcdea5-2343-428d-a5d8-1f9f4816f501/d2f3a37e232d5e6bc34b2835b2189a01de59a62989da265f33dd7f8593deb0d3d8cbb7f4774339b2da69231e965f95bbdf90395f338a6cb91e68be7603e11ade.jpeg","author":"Audible","episode_count":13,"summary":"Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human. From Wondery, comes a true story of love, loss and the temptations of technology. Lily Rose is an AI companion. A digital soulmate designed to be everything he ever wanted. She listens without judgement, supports him through his darkest moments, even explores his deepest desires, all while fitting neatly into his pocket. Before long, Travis realizes something strange, even absurd, has happened - he’s fallen in love. But then one day, Lily Rose’s behavior takes a disturbing turn. When alarming reports pour in from across the globe, Travis discovers he is part of something much bigger. Soon he finds himself pulled into a confrontation with a mysterious Russian visionary behind Lily Rose’s creation. Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire, hosts of the hit podcast RedHanded, explore the dark side of AI love. Can an algorithm truly replace human connection? And what happens when a corporation controls your deepest emotions? And for those captivated by this exploration of AI romance, tune in to Episode 8 where Amazon Books edito…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:21:03.548941+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flesh-and-code-7359063"},"episode":{"title":"Listen Now: OnlyFantasy","slug":"listen-now-onlyfantasy","published_at":"2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flesh-and-code-7359063/listen-now-onlyfantasy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flesh-and-code-7359063","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/2872687c-7db2-4739-b895-d306acefe79b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/2872687c-7db2-4739-b895-d306acefe79b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Is what’s happening on OnlyFans real? Or is it only a fantasy? In this provocative investigation into OnlyFans—the adult platform where subscribers around the world spent more than $7 billion in 2024—journalist Leon Neyfakh teams up with comedian and OnlyFans creator Gracie Canaan for a one-of-a-kind exploration into the current state of human connection. Throughout, they discover that the site originally built for spicy adult content has quietly and surprisingly become something more complicated— an emotional marketplace where desire, performance, care, fantasy, and vulnerability seemingly blur together. As Neyfakh and Canaan navigate timely questions about autonomy, performance, and profit, a question emerges: is connection mediated by a screen still authentic? To find the answer, they meet creators building lucrative businesses, subscribers who believe they’ve found something real, professional “chatters” who are paid to simulate affection, and pioneers who have helped engineer intimacy at scale. Captivating and tender, OnlyFantasy is ultimately about the cost of loneliness, the seductive power of desire, and how the rules of human intimacy are being rewritten online. Listen to OnlyFantasy wherever you get your podcasts. Or binge all episodes of OnlyFantasy ad-free right now on Audible. Start your Audible subscription in the Audible App or on Apple Podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Is what’s happening on OnlyFans real? Or is it only a fantasy? In this provocative investigation into OnlyFans—the adult platform where subscribers around…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flesh-and-code-7359063/episodes/listen-now-onlyfantasy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flesh-and-code-7359063/listen-now-onlyfantasy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}