PODCAST 188

Participants: John Steppling, Ray Hosseini, Jennifer Matsui, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: A.I. demands massive nuclear power expansion, the A.I. bubble, Persian-language Western entertainment in Iran, the impact of Israel’s war on Iranian consciousness, Yukio Mishima’s impact on Japanese culture, Japan becomes the attack dog against China, what’s fascinating about “Landman” and its exposition of the oil industry. See Aesthetic Resistance on Substack for the links related to this episode. Music track: “All Going Out and Nothing Coming In” by Bert Williams (public domain, recorded in 1901).