Jan Fran and Antoinette unpack claims Iran is winning the propaganda war – th’anks to AI Lego, diss tracks going viral.
Jan goes to war with the phrase “breaks silence” (Ben Roberts-Smith edition) and the clickbait line that refuses to die.
Plus, a takedown of Seven News’ renewable energy “exposé” – and the fossil fuel interests it skips over.
Also, a shout out to some pitch-perfect satire of government statements that say everything and nothing, and a former BBC journo spelling out why normal journalism falls apart when covering Trump.
Women Who Win: Antoinette’s new book and tour in Canberra, Perth, Margaret River, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. https://www.penguin.co…
00 Intro
1:15 Antoinette Lattouf book launch April 28
3:40 What’s on the show?
6:01 Comedians Guide on How Governments Say Nothing About Violence
10:20 Western governments use these same platitudes
11:55 Media “both sides” problem and fake neutrality explained
13:38 Nick Bryant on Trump: why media normalises the abnormal
15:34 BBC false equivalence in journalism: inside the bias debate
17:50 How to push back against faux balance in journalism
19:33 Ben Roberts-Smith coverage and the “Breaks Silence” myth
22:17 Clickbait headlines exposed
24:53 Why Jan wishes Antoinette would be silent
26:40 Channel 7 Spotlight renewable energy smear explained
28:01 Liam Bartlett trying to get a gotcha moment with Chris Bowen
34:04 EVs, cobalt and misinformation
34:50 Seven’s links to fossil fuel industry
39:05 Spotlight’s 2025 hitjob on nickel mining and EVs
41:34 Iran’s AI Lego propaganda war and viral disinformation explained
47:30 Who is behind Iran’s viral AI Lego videos?
53:13 How Iran’s AI propaganda is shaping global opinion
58 minutes long