Ep. #233 - The Death Spiral of Hollywood Monopolies & More

<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">In the latest episode, <em>The Fanbase Weekly</em> co-hosts welcome special guests <strong>Arthur N. Ebuen</strong> (writer, <em><a href= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artebuen/california-inc-1-2?fbclid=IwAR1mSZ0gWoe600op12hxP6Y-_gzA87ULjOFxuJS4i8UmFpZahaRBin0j-lc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="link" data-id= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artebuen/california-inc-1-2?fbclid=IwAR1mSZ0gWoe600op12hxP6Y-_gzA87ULjOFxuJS4i8UmFpZahaRBin0j-lc"> ©alifornia, Inc.</a></em>) and <strong>Travis Webb</strong> (writer, <em><a href= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webbwerx/starlite-1-6-a-raver-vs-trans-dimensional-spider-wizards?ref=discovery_category&term=starlite" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="link" data-id= "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webbwerx/starlite-1-6-a-raver-vs-trans-dimensional-spider-wizards?ref=discovery_category&term=starlite"> Starlite</a></em>) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether Hollywood's monopolies are in a <a href= "https://theankler.com/p/death-spiral-of-hollywood-monopolies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="link" data-id= "https://theankler.com/p/death-spiral-of-hollywood-monopolies">death spiral</a>, artist Dave McKean's <a href= "https://www.thepopverse.com/dave-mckean-ai-art-llm-artificial-intelligence-prompts?fbclid=IwAR2RaH0TKaY987GL22NefcrBIVi3E5JFZxvf7Rp6AjPorWt9zMhR2fe98Gc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="link" data-id= "https://www.thepopverse.com/dave-mckean-ai-art-llm-artificial-intelligence-prompts?fbclid=IwAR2RaH0TKaY987GL22NefcrBIVi3E5JFZxvf7Rp6AjPorWt9zMhR2fe98Gc"> experimentation</a> with AI art, and the new trailers for <em><a href= "https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-minus-one-trailer-release-date-us-japan-kaiju-1850797178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="link" data-id= "https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-minus-one-trailer-release-date-us-japan-kaiju-1850797178"> Godzilla Minus One</a></em> and <em