About this episode

The episode discusses the use of AI-generated LEGO videos as propaganda in the Iran war and features a conversation with Senegalese musician Cheikh Ibra Fam.

AI-generated LEGO videos have become one of the most unexpected propaganda tools in the current Iran war. The clips use humor, memes and video-game-style animation to mock global leaders, while pushing pro-Iran narratives online. Also, residents flee north as Israel strikes Lebanon, including the historic city of Tyre. And, Brazil’s government plans to invest $75 million to pave and improve a highway running through a largely untouched section of the Amazon. Plus, a conversation with Cheikh Ibra Fam, a Senegalese musician who says the choirs he joined while traveling with his family as a child became his classrooms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Guest: Cheikh Ibra Fam

Topics covered

• propaganda
• Iran war
• LEGO animations
• global leaders
• Brazil investment
• Senegalese music

Keywords

• propaganda
• LEGO
• Iran
• Brazil
• Senegal
• Cheikh Ibra Fam
• humor
• memes
• animation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, Brazil

Places: Lebanon, Tyre

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