{"podcast":{"title":"Four Play","slug":"four-play-6471340","podcast_index_feed_id":6471340,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/WRmLZKi_","website_url":"https://discord.gg/zeWYq4JhEU","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9538f917-9c21-4e20-9c87-837bf760034d/236974cc-2ee2-4c03-a3fa-12d085cb434b/3000x3000/719250231f42b586cf5cfb0c40e64709.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Last Free Nation","episode_count":115,"summary":"Four Play selects four iconic films from a theme or genre to meticulously analyze and place in their proper historical context. Hosted by veteran esports commentators Richard Lewis, Duncan \"Thorin\" Shields, and Christopher \"MonteCristo\" Mykles, Four Play showcases both legendary Hollywood movies as well as hidden gems outside the mainstream. Be sure to watch along with our hosts each week to get the most of each conversation!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T08:17:02.007084+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340"},"episode":{"title":"The Matrix Stole Everything and Understood Nothing","slug":"the-matrix-stole-everything-and-understood-nothing","published_at":"2026-06-21T17:25:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340/the-matrix-stole-everything-and-understood-nothing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340","url":"https://discord.gg/zeWYq4JhEU","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/injector.simplecastaudio.com/9538f917-9c21-4e20-9c87-837bf760034d/episodes/ee5cc6bc-8360-488d-9f57-22fade700904/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=9538f917-9c21-4e20-9c87-837bf760034d&awEpisodeId=ee5cc6bc-8360-488d-9f57-22fade700904&feed=WRmLZKi_","summary":"The Wachowskis walked into a studio with a copy of Ghost in the Shell and said \"we want to do that, but for real.\" Four years later, The Matrix made a billion dollars. Ghost in the Shell made nothing on release. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo break down why the 80-minute anime the Wachowskis ripped off is deeper, smarter, and more relevant in the age of AI than the franchise it spawned.","meta_description":"The Wachowskis walked into a studio with a copy of Ghost in the Shell and said \"we want to do that, but for real.\" Four years later, The Matrix made a bil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5622,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/four-play-6471340/episodes/the-matrix-stole-everything-and-understood-nothing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340/the-matrix-stole-everything-and-understood-nothing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}