{"podcast":{"title":"The Actor’s Guide to the End of the World","slug":"the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","podcast_index_feed_id":7072802,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/actorsguidepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19681129/guide_to_end_of_world_cover_art_with_name8dvgr.jpg","author":"actorsguidepodcast","episode_count":90,"summary":"Two actors, E-Kan Soong and Rían Sheehy Kelly talk acting and Hollywood in a way people understand. Dive into the most interesting headlines you need to know from the ever changing Hollywood industry as they share hilarious stories and insights from on set and off, and find joy along the ride. Frank, informative, and entertaining conversations for those in and out of the industry. All the world’s a stage, and this stage is on fire... but you know E-Kan and Rian are going to have a laugh either way. Watch and listen to new episodes every Monday wherever you find your podcasts! Follow @actorsguidepodcast on all social media, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Substack for all the best moments from the show. Follow E-Kan @ekansoong and Rían @riansheehykelly on Instagram","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:19:34.196224+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802"},"episode":{"title":"Ben Affleck Said AI Is Just a Tool. Then He Sold His AI Company to Netflix.","slug":"ben-affleck-said-ai-is-just-a-tool-then-he-sold-his-ai-company-to-netflix","published_at":"2026-07-01T03:34:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/ben-affleck-said-ai-is-just-a-tool-then-he-sold-his-ai-company-to-netflix","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com/e/ben-affleck-said-ai-is-just-a-tool-then-he-sold-his-ai-company-to-netflix/","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xrqa5zfaas664y7t/actor_pod_ep_87_audio_ai_mash_up63700.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 87! This is another change of pace - Rían is busy in rehearsals for getting on stage, and E-Kan is producing a series but have no fear, new recordings will be coming soon. Until then, this is a super mashup - unreleased segments and previous bits we feel are relevant to this week's topic - AI in Hollywood, but specifically with the many voices from celebrities and AI experts - who can we trust? Guillermo del Toro and Tilda Swinton loudly proclaimed at Cannes, AI has no place in cinema, while Ethan Hawke says it's devoid of the very soul that is in art and creativity. Our recent guest Heather-Ashley Boyer, LA Sag-Aftra board member and AI Safety expert tells us about dangers Hollywood isn't even aware of yet. Then of course, we have the many celebrity voices, also with financial stake in the technology, the loudest of which is Ben Affleck, who just sold his AI company to Netflix for $600 million. So where will you stand? All full episode links below. Did you know we're in Season 2 of the show? And we have new ways to support the podcast! Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ActorsGuidePod New episodes every week! Follow @actorsguidepodcast wherever you find your podcasts. Please like, follow, review, and rate if you can. @ekansoong @ríansheehykelly LINKS: Ethan Hawke on AI- https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT8tKRNFEBx/ Heather-Ashley Boyer full conversation (Episode 83)- YouTube -https://youtu.be/hgbDY6cuG-o?si=1QVA-kivkrpyR6E6 Audio - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor/id1776516950?i=1000771101672 AI Simulation Disaster Forbes article- https://fortune.com/2026/05/28/ai-model-simulation-claude-chatgpt-grok-gemini/ Claude's latest model pul…","meta_description":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 87! This is another change of pace - Rían is busy in rehearsals for getting on stage…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1675,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/episodes/ben-affleck-said-ai-is-just-a-tool-then-he-sold-his-ai-company-to-netflix/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/ben-affleck-said-ai-is-just-a-tool-then-he-sold-his-ai-company-to-netflix.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}