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  • 108: Fast Food Freakouts

    Today's episode ponders over the link between fast food and deranged behavior, how it affects the brain and why both customers and employees seem to become almost possessed in these incidents!

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    Source material:
    https://youtu.be/QDVfAtsLXAQ?feature=shared

    https://youtu.be/9I35hlAqPy4?feature=shared

    https://youtu.be/D-xrPTIZHfU?si=V7DRjiFaR_RYwfrz
    https://youtu.be/qLhGGhldN4Q?si=4FXIIGh9Hat4eSm-
    https://youtu.be/RLXsZaD3oJ8?si=EjvIPrzc_jLlnHR-
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-processed_food
    https://youtu.be/rJTZGlQwavc?si=uCVNc0pNKEwBtzTa
    https://youtu.be/e7-07BxKheY?si=c1xQwNHUrjFWEdYX
    https://www.oola.com/social/22-fast-food-employees-share-the-worst-adult-temper-tantrums-customers-have-thrown/

    14 min
  • 107: The Holinwell Incident

    How did hundreds of adults and children suddenly begin fainting in a field? This episode touches on one of the strangest mysteries in recent British history.

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    Source material:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=U9yQ2cdJrgM

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-61551003
    https://www.ranker.com/list/hollinwell-incident-1980-mystery/amanda-boisen

    12 min
  • 106: Death by AI

    This episode discusses the recent suicide of a teenager that fell in love with a chat bot, losing his sense of reality.

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    Source material:

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/character-ai-chatbot-sewell-setzer-death
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLdS1e5c6Ok&rco=1
    https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterAI/comments/1gdeyzi/comfort_bot_gone/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCXWgZjybm0
    https://www.tiktok.com/@mina_mango/video/7385673346874166574

    https://www.tiktok.com/@emacferris/video/7380444218273107243
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PcT78-5344 (from 36:00)

    24 min
  • 105: Mail Order Children

    This episode is about the shocking Korean adoption scandal curated by the government. Find out how South Korea was at one point the world's 'largest exporter of babies'.

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    Source material:

    https://youtu.be/X5HV4pE-E0A?si=DLmHmwUxHAxukGA_
    https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-international-adoption-fraud-investigation-e4e7d4b8823212e3b260517c5128cd66

    https://apnews.com/article/south-korean-adoptions-investigation-united-states-europe-67d6bb03fddede7dcca199c2e3cd486e

    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/12/asia/south-korea-forced-adoption-overseas-intl-hnk/index.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW6V5UfuVBM&t=309s
    https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-international-adoption-fraud-investigation-takeaways-25fb71223bf86bfd0709863e5063faba
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/korean-children-adoption-fraud/
    https://youtu.be/lXwCCG85HM0?si=REUW36G95H9-NeL-
    https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-adoption-lawsuit-children-holt-593945988001c509943e5c6266885878
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFmJivGqJTY&t=239s
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/south-koreas-adoption-reckoning-reporters-director-spotlight-how-western-demand-played-a-role-in-the-korean-adoption-boom/

    23 min
  • Announcement

    Thankyou for supporting the podcast and now the Youtube channel, join me on this new chapter!

    https://youtu.be/Mxh8eJj7qzE?si=Hie6W-eoXJdcvdgn

    1 min
  • 104: Lethal Intelligence

    This is not a drill, robots will be allowed to make life or death decisions very very soon. Find out more about the latest developments on this week's episode.

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    Source material: 

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/19mOAUR9f6eb48KDCQjuCA?si=V_oxujv3SfKlZb0o81aM2g (Remote killings part 1)

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EM5UU1CGQYEMnvEITpBAN?si=da12ld0PSOOnP8lUw35rnw (Remote killings part 2)

    https://youtu.be/BXVHJpK8jaE?si=xnQuxyTDJqk-r8Zi

    https://www.businessinsider.com/us-closer-ai-drones-autonomously-decide-kill-humans-artifical-intelligence-2023-11?r=US&IR=T
    https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/replicator-is-dods-big-play-to-build-thousands-of-autonomous-weapons-in-just-two-years
    https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/pentagons-ai-initiatives-accelerate-hard-decisions-on-lethal-autonomous-weapons-71700936855813.html
    https://youtu.be/2i9Gb6DNefQ?si=n8-solUO2yXmPxCO

    22 min
  • 103: The Nudes Machine

    I didn't think it would be so soon since I last spoke about AI generated porn that there would be cases all over the world involving it. In this episode we look into the darker side of deep fake porn and who is most at risk. I will also mention details of the cases which may upset some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

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    Source material: 

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kkm2V3pWA5DiyJgSkDMpm?si=cjSbyuQgQxy6hoX-IVtHgA (episode 85)

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tlRuHmpBzeq359BinJIHX?si=FEkBSpEMTuqOpIGuvMprwg (loli culture episode)

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12715727/New-Jersey-school-AI-create-fake-child-porn-images.html
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/ai-used-generate-child-pornography-blackmail-teenagers-digital-safety-expert
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66877718
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29mFb4JGBrY
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ai-child-abuse-images-1.6823808
    https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230925000652

    28 min
  • 102: E-girl Propoganda

    This week we look at the e-girl propaganda circuit, a new and developing sector trying to weaponize an unlikely group. How are governments around the world trying to use sexy girls to push agendas? Find out on this episode.

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    Source material: 

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/propaganda
    https://www.tiktok.com/@knowyourmeme/video/7154510031193476394
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/every-branch-us-military-struggling-meet-2022-recruiting-goals-officia-rcna35078
    https://www.theblaze.com/news/the-biden-admin-recruits-tiktok-influencers-to-combat-misinformation
    https://www.tiktok.com/@its_perfectlyimperfect_/video/7271803188003474731 (sugar daddy clip)
    https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/meet-ukraines-gun-toting-female-soldiers-fighting-the-propaganda-war-with-russia/ (Ukrainian e-girls)
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9629217/Israeli-Defense-Forces-soldier-posts-thirst-trap-TikTok-videos-military-uniform.html
    https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/depiction-women-propaganda-posters (old war propaganda)

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    32 min
  • 101: AI Gets Nasty

    AI goes rogue in this week's episode where we look at the Snapchat chatbot that was trending for all the wrong reasons. This isn't the only AI chatbot that has garnered a lukewarm reception as other rush to create a chat bot that will meet all of users needs, including sexual.

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    Source material: 

    https://7news.com.au/technology/snapchat/mothers-warning-after-snapchats-creepy-ai-bot-asks-daughter-to-meet-up-c-11768791
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3py9j/ai-companion-replika-erotic-roleplay-updates
    https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/snapchat-censor-chatbot-kids-weed-sex-b1072536.html
    https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1332e12/its_interesting_what_dan_mode_ai_snapchat_says/?rdt=40651
    https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/i-went-on-a-date-with-chatgpts-carynai/
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Gw8f7ygt8eaEw6lXG3RSS?si=okHfAZNzSlGNdTqi07KW5g

    27 min
  • 100: The Devil's Triangle

    It's the 100th episode of The Curious Podcast which means you're in for a treat. This week we look at yet another piece of territory that has been associated with the devil. Disappearances, different dimensions and ancient creatures lay in wait ahead of anyone who dares to venture out. Find our month long discount below on sicksadworld and join!

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    Source material: 

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/dragons-triangle-devils-sea
    https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/unexplained-mystery-the-devils-sea-the-dragons-triangle/
    https://youtu.be/Vv-PTyma3eg?si=G8Zve8TmBEewXymH
    https://youtu.be/9FqwhW0B3tY?si=s_POnSq47CRnV3ko: David Attenborough doc
    https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/lRc8tMWF
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1073150/bermuda-triangle-ship-entered-another-dimension-devils-seas-pacific-spt

    26 min

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