We decided to forego our New Year's resolutions in favor of a springtime vibe check. Tune in to see what we’re reading, watching, and what we’re excited about.

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Timeline:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:45 - May Heatwave

00:07:18 - Tabrizia’s BookCon Report

00:23:14 - Evelyn’s BookCon Report

00:25:35 - Third-Person Accounts.

00:35:00 - Comic Con Raises Prices and other Convention Issues

00:43:25 - Current Book Reads

00:51:30 - Upcoming and Current Shows/Movies

01:10:00 - Cool Events Coming Up

In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:25 - AI in the Creative Arts

00:00:45 - Controversies in Literary Media

00:00:50 - Shy Girl by Mia Ballard

00:03:58 - Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing Tangent

00:07:10 - Other Publishing Controversies

00:11:00 - Random Riffing (Bring Back Clippy!)

00:16:22 - Holograms and AI Revive the Dead

00:20:55 - Fact Checking on Social Media

00:24:45 - Liza Milleni AI Content

00:32:00 - Can You Tell Something is Written by AI?

00:41:45 - AI In Music

00:52:18 - AI in Movies

01:04:10 - AI in Games

01:09:60 - AI and You (Us)

01:17:50 - Forced Implementation

01:24:00 - AI Astrology

01:27:53 - AI Astrology, Does This Job Match My Personality?

01:34:20 - Time To Wrap It Up

Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…
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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intros

00:00:50 - Our Unpopular Opinions

00:01:15 - Audiobooks Count As Reading

00:14:50 - Special Editions: Are They Necessary?

00:23:45 - Adaptation Covers/Reprints

00:26:45 - Dog Eared Pages

00:39:00 - Books Can Be Short

00:48:55 - Book Series Need Glossaries

00:56:40 - Graphic Novels Count As Reading Too

01:03:45 - One-Piece Tangent

01:06:00 - The Movie Can Be Better Than The Book

01:18:20 - The Percy Jackson Movies Weren’t Bad

01:23:20 - Men Should Read Romance

01:31:50 - Cryptid Romances

01:36:55 - Age Gap Romance

01:46:30 - Women/AFAB Are Better At Writing Gay/MLM Romance Than Men

01:56:05 - Is Predictability Necessary in Genre.

02:02:43 - Still Friends?

02:03:02 - Books We’re Currently Reading

02:04:30 - Outro