The Robot Meets the Goonies

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Sir Stan Sandler is a retired professional surfer who must come back one more competition to save his old beach hangout from being bought by a ruthless corporation. All along the way he must face his fear of big waves resulting from a past traumatic event. They rekindle the spirit of surfing the community and take the corporate on the corporate right this is kind of like the corporate giants in you know local hero one of my favorite films.

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Lon Harris is BACK to discuss the WGA strike and how ChatGPT can (and will) impact Hollywood writers (6:18). They also break down how streaming services can appeal to show writers, Spotify’s planned AI-for-ads, and more! (19:56)

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(0:00) Lon joins Jason

(1:44) Jason discusses his new reality TV show

(6:18) The WGA Strike and the misconceptions of Hollywood

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(14:33) Employing writers and the lack of transparency in the film industry

(19:56) Breaking rank as a streaming service

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(25:30) Hollywood writers’ thoughts on ChatGPT

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