Who hasn’t had ‘work done’, how to spot AI and the stupidest thing we ever did

About this episode

The episode explores various topics including celebrity personas, the impact of AI on writing, and humorous anecdotes from the hosts' experiences in the music industry.

A seasonal egg-hunt in the rock and roll backyard finds the following conversational confectionary …   .. Wild Bill Hickok? Valentino? Bob Dylan’s bizarre new media manoeuvre   … Liza Minnelli, Peter Sellers, Harrison Ford, Aaron Paul: people born to play one part   … how to spot writers using AI   … “dried-up old prune”? Trump’s pot-kettle war against Springsteen   … what BBC DJs must think when they see ‘Woo’ Gary Davies in reception   … “Neil Young looks like an unmade bed”   … when invincible ignorance meets invincible confidence: the stupidest thing we’ve ever done   … do most rock stars eventually get ‘work’ done?   … plus the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, the Roots, Daisy Age hip-hop and our link with the Hatton Garden heist. Help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• rock and roll
• AI
• celebrity culture
• music history
• hip-hop

Keywords

• Wild Bill Hickok
• Bob Dylan
• Liza Minnelli
• Trump
• Neil Young
• Jungle Brothers
• De La Soul
• Roots
• Hatton Garden heist

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