{"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":"Why The Internet Is WRONG About Akira","slug":"why-the-internet-is-wrong-about-akira","published_at":"2026-06-14T18:22:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340/why-the-internet-is-wrong-about-akira","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/cc8806eb-4e53-4088-9ec2-3efe70c46a37/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=9538f917-9c21-4e20-9c87-837bf760034d&awEpisodeId=cc8806eb-4e53-4088-9ec2-3efe70c46a37&feed=WRmLZKi_","summary":"There is a sentiment going around that Akira is mid. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo are here to tell you that the internet is wrong, but also that the people who told you it was a flawless 10 out of 10 masterpiece were wrong too. The truth is more interesting than either side. Akira's animation is a genuine 10 out of 10. Nothing from 1988 looks like this. Almost nothing from 2026 looks like this. The craftsmanship is immaculate, every frame hand-drawn with a fluidity and detail that makes anime produced a decade later look cheap by comparison. The soundtrack is spectacular. The world-building drops you into Neo-Tokyo without a single line of exposition. You don't even hear the word \"Akira\" for 50 minutes in a movie called Akira.","meta_description":"There is a sentiment going around that Akira is mid. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo are here to tell you that the internet is wrong, but also that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5838,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/four-play-6471340/episodes/why-the-internet-is-wrong-about-akira/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/why-the-internet-is-wrong-about-akira.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}