How The Simpsons 'ruined' a classic novel, and other media mishaps dominate this episode. From Fortnite to Fanfiction we explore the weird and wonderful world of media culture including Hogwarts Legacy breaking records, Spotify deleting AI songs, and more media news.

Media Mothership: Exploring the Media’s Role in Shaping Our Perception of the World.

Episode Links

• The Throwaway ‘Simpsons’ Line That Has Ruined ‘Little Women’ for a Generation | Cracked.com
• Fortnite is now officially an Olympic (e)sport | Rock Paper Shotgun
• Hogwarts Legacy Outgrosses Most Harry Potter Movies | Den of Geek
• Spotify Purges AI-Made Songs Listened to by AI Bots (gizmodo.com)
• How a 2019 sci-fi novel went viral, via the power of anime shitposting - Polygon
• AI is very bad at writing fanfiction - Polygon
• Jury Duty: Where to watch the comedy series, is it real and will there be a season two? - ABC News

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