Some More News

Hi. On the first Even More News of 2025, Kaveh Hoda from "The House of Pod" is back to talk about the devastating fires threatening Los Angeles and how Mark Zuckerberg's decision to eliminate fact-checking on Meta will make our information environment even worse. Plus, we ask him a bunch of health questions since he's a doctor and it's easier than making an actual appointment. If you're able, here's where you can donate to support wildfire relief in Los Angeles: The California Fire Foundation gives short- and long-term support to communities impacted by wildfires - https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief The California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund targets the most underprivileged communities to make their aid go farther - https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/ World Central Kitchen is on the ground distributing food and water to affected areas - https://donate.wck.org/give/654000/ DirectRelief - https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/ -------- Watch this very podcast with all of our real faces on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CjyVXe_Wmdo -------- And now the ads: Right now, Hungryroot is offering Even More New listeners 40% off your first delivery and one free item of your choice for life. Just go to https://Hungryroot.com/MORENEWS to get 40% off your first delivery and get your free stuff. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code MoreNews at https://Mandopodcast.com/MoreNews! #mandopod

Hi. Today we're looking at AI-generated images, why they look like that, why fascists love them, and how corporations want to use them to cheapen the valuable work of creatives. Hosted by Cody Johnston Executive Producer - Katy Stoll Directed by Will Gordh Written by David Christopher Bell and Erik Barnes Edited by Michael Swaim Produced by Jonathan Harris Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker Post-Production Supervisor - John Conway Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales Graphics by Clint DeNisco Head Writer - David Christopher Bell Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UoquS5uXOKs PATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenews MERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.com AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. Check out https://DrinkAG1.com/morenews to start your new year on a healthier note. Over 2 Million Butts Love TUSHY. Get 10% off TUSHY with the code SMN at https://hellotushy.com/SMN Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code MoreNews at https://Mandopodcast.com/MoreNews! #mandopod Get 50% off a new SimpliSafe system with professional monitoring and your first month free at https://SimpliSafe.com/MoreNews Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Why Does “AI” “Art” Look Bad? 08:17 - The Creative Intent Behind Art 24:56 - “AI” “Art” is Lazy 34:20 - Conservatives love this stuff 45:09 - “AI” Sucks Energy (and just sucks) 49:47 - Corporations just want cheap stuff

Hi. We'll be back next week with all-new episodes of Some More News & Even More News, but to finish off our holiday break, here's a new episode of Way Less News where Katy, Cody, and Jonathan discuss their hyperfixations, trashy erotica, romantic leftist blindspots, and Timothée Chalamet. PATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenews MERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.com

Hi. Happy New Year! We're posting an episode on New Year's Day for some reason. But it's not a new episode. It's a replay of our January 2022 Some More News Episode about Martin Luther King Jr. and how conservatives (and many moderates) love to pretend that MLK's entire vision was about that one quote from that one speech that they point to over and over and over. Turns out the guy had more to say! So here's that episode with a new intro from Cody Johnston (and writer/director of this episode Will Gordh). PATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenews MERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/30ui1x-eKIw