# The Scam Behind AI

URL: /show/the-launch/42/
> AI panic, hype, and confusion don’t just sprout out of the ground. We break down the four-part method behind the narrative keeping everyone spun up. After this, you’ll never hear an AI headline the same way again.

- Show: [The Launch 🚀](/show/the-launch/)
- Episode: 42
- Date: 2025-11-19
- Hosts: angela-fisher, chris
- Duration: 00:59:09
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/63899119267764980241ea5613-60b4-4e8d-8cce-19e09bb3b211.mp3


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### Episode Links

**CALL 1-774-462-5667**

* [US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny](https://fox8.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-unlucky-penny-us-mint-in-philadelphia-to-press-final-penny-as-the-1-cent-coin-gets-canceled/)
* [U.S. Mint ends production of the penny - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmMk-8strms)
* [Anthropic CEO warns that without guardrails, AI could be on dangerous path - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAPpQC-3EyE)
* [Why Anthropic's AI Claude tried to contact the FBI - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGZ0Ek_aNgU)
* [Bobiverse Series by Dennis E. Taylor](https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse)
* [Bobiverse (5 book series) Kindle Edition](https://www.amazon.com/Bobiverse-5-book-series/dp/B0753LBFQ7)
* [R-Hpharma Sitcom By Rpodcast](https://rpodcast-misc.us-ord-1.linodeobjects.com/sitcom_chapter1.mp4)
* [Developer Convicted for Kill Switch That Activated When He Got Fired](https://archive.is/QOlzo)
* [An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week ](https://www.thewrap.com/ai-podcasts-hosts-inception-point-ai/)
* Examples:

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  * [Bass Fishing Daily](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6982245)
  * [Bird Flu Tracker ](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6886648)
  * [Relationship and Dating Advice Daily](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6977087)
  * [Dallas-Fort Worth News and Info Tracker](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6966868)

* [Search results for "Quiet Please" ](https://podcastindex.org/search?q=Quiet%20Please&type=all)

**Music**

* [Comet For Two By: Shane Philips](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7554412?episode=44282159256)