#492: The King is Dead, Long Live the King (Linkin Park, James Earl Jones, and AI Likenesses)

0:30 - Explaining the HooperCast “Lecture Series” concept. 

3:00 - James Earl Jones has passed away. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/entertainment/james-earl-jones-death/index.html 

8:53 - Linkin Park debuts their new lead vocalist and the Internet reacts….poorly… 

22:15 - Should the estate of a deceased performer be allowed to give consent to use the performer’s likeness in post-mortem work? Where is the line drawn? https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/california-ai-dead-performers-consent-sag-aftra-1236126432/?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

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