{"podcast":{"title":"Heavy Metal Philosophy","slug":"heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647","podcast_index_feed_id":3841647,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4895658/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1bcb891b94a78eec220a720a0014a2e8.jpg","author":"Jon Barbas","episode_count":283,"summary":"An exploration of philosophy with heavy metal themes. The intersection between the dark, powerful, and introspective. Tune in every Tuesday!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T20:17:15.361437+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647"},"episode":{"title":"#278: Fake AI Influencers and Industry Plants: We're So Cooked!","slug":"278-fake-ai-influencers-and-industry-plants-we-re-so-cooked","published_at":"2026-07-07T09:00:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647/278-fake-ai-influencers-and-industry-plants-we-re-so-cooked","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/278-fake-ai-influencers-and-industry-plants-we-re-so-cooked--72846081","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72846081/audioonly278_fake_ai_influencers_and_industry_plants.mp3","summary":"In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn't bad enough, now we have AI producing even worse versions of it. These stories will illustrate the reality of our current situation, but don't worry, I have good news: a white pill, if you prefer... AND a killer new extreme metal band to showcase! Subscribe and let me know what you think! Get 10% off Hear's Earplugs here: https://www.hears.com/HEAVYMETALPHILOSOPHY Get Heavy Metal Philosophy Merch! https://jonbarbas-shop.fourthwall.com/ Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact; https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/ https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social Substack Articles https://substack.com/@jonbarbas #AI #Influencer #IndustryPlant","meta_description":"In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn'…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1166,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647/episodes/278-fake-ai-influencers-and-industry-plants-we-re-so-cooked/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heavy-metal-philosophy-3841647/278-fake-ai-influencers-and-industry-plants-we-re-so-cooked.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}