The Nose Does Weird Deer [Stuff]: Deepfaked Bourdain, Black Rifle Coffee Company, And ‘Sweet Tooth’

The disclosure that a new documentary about Anthony Bourdain uses an artificial intelligence-generated version of his voice for three lines of its dialogue has raised a number of questions of ethics. Are documentaries journalism in the first place?

And: A profile of the Black Rifle Coffee Company in The New York Times Magazine has started some new conversations about consumption as political spectacle and more.

And finally, this paragraph will take a bit of a turn at the end: Sweet Tooth is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy drama series on Netflix. It is mostly set following a devastating viral pandemic, and the main character is a 10-year-old boy who is half deer.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:

• Trans model makes Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover history: ‘If you don’t like it, you can go somewhere else’
• How Shakespeare Became an American Icon
• Will We Ever See a ‘Star Wars’–MCU Crossover?
• The Spirit of the ’80s Is Alive and Crying on John Mayer’s New Album
• In second Honors this year, Kennedy Center to recognize Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Lorne Michaels, Berry Gordy and Justino Díaz
• An increasingly popular way to be buried: Become part of an artificial reef
• With ‘Black Widow’ ticket buying suddenly drying up, growing questions for Disney’s Marvel about what did it in
• Blaming Disney+ for the ‘Black Widow’ Drop Was Not a Smart Argument
• Why I Still Love the Office
• Where Have All the Sports Movies Gone?
• The Resurgent Appeal of Guinness World Records
• Why Does Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Look So Much Like a Penis? We Asked a Rocket Scientist.
• Eric Clapton Will Not Play Shows Where Proof of Vaccine Is Required
• Netflix’s Subscriber Base is Growing, But Not In North America
• Sean Penn Line In Sand: Won’t Return To Watergate Series ‘Gaslit’ Unless All Cast & Crew Get Mandatory Covid Vaccinations
• Neckties Are the New Bow Ties
• Pack It In, Everyone, Dolly Parton Now Owns Hot Girl Summer

GUESTS:

• Irene Papoulis - Teaches writing at Trinity College
• Bill Yousman - Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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