Ai Hollywood & the War Iran Started

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Rob Carson Show – "Ai Hollywood & the War Iran Started" (March 6, 2026)

Episode Overview

Rob Carson delivers his signature blend of humor and sharp political commentary, covering a diverse range of topics from personal anecdotes and media industry shake-ups to breaking news on immigration, AI’s impact on Hollywood, and the war with Iran. The episode features guest Christian Toto for a lively discussion on entertainment and pop culture, alongside Carson’s unfiltered takes on recent events and political controversies.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Opening & Personal Reflections

• Weekend Plans and White House Correspondents' Dinner

  • Rob shares excitement about being invited to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (“I think it'll be a lot of fun. It's weird to be living here. I'm just, I'm excited to be here...” [03:06])
  • Talks about meeting interesting people, e.g., potential encounter with Bill Murray via a friend’s connection.

• Commentary on Queering the Map

  • Satirical reaction to Congressional hearings about the State Department’s “Queering the Map” project – mapping LGBTQ+ stories worldwide, including in countries like Slovakia and Czechia.
  • “How do you make a map more gay? ... Did maps need to be gay?” ([05:46])
  • Lampoons government funding for such niche projects.

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2. Media Landscape Shifts ([06:53]–[10:51])

• CBS and CNN’s Editorial Pivot

  • Points out CBS’s improved reporting on Middle East events and speculates about CNN’s potential move away from partisan activism under new owner David Ellison.

• Satirical Song: CNN Shake-Up

  • Christian Toto parodies the possible mass firings at CNN (“It's over for libs at CNN. Should clean the house today at CNN...” [09:59])
  • Rob credits Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump for forcing mainstream media reckoning:
    • “Rush Limbaugh, he fought it for 30 years on the radio and he was attacked and attacked and attacked... The networks have died because of it. Because they've been lying about everything.” ([10:41])

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3. Immigration, Crime & Political Controversy

A. Northern Virginia Murder by Illegal Alien ([13:44]–[18:42])

• Rob discusses the murder of Stephanie Minder by Abdul Jalo, a repeat violent offender and illegal immigrant, spotlighting failures of local prosecutors and Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s policies.
• Audio clips and news reports highlight how ICE and police were thwarted by political resistance to deportations.
• Rob’s verdict: “She lied about who she was, the party lied about what they had planned, what their platform was, and they've ushered in this nonsense.” ([16:51])

B. Broader Crime Cited

• Mentions murder of a 14-year-old by MS-13 gang members, linking it to failures in handling illegal immigration:
  • “We're gonna have enough is enough moment here and I think actually we just crossed the line in every state in this country...” ([20:04])
• Calls for tough action: new DHS leadership, mass deportations, legal accountability for negligent officials.

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4. Interview: Christian Toto on Pop Culture and AI in Hollywood ([21:28]–[33:41])

A. Britney Spears DUI ([21:46])

• Brief discussion of Britney Spears’ recent troubles, using it as a jumping-off point about fame and public pressure.

B. Hollywood Disruption by AI

• Netflix’s acquisition of “Interpositive,” an AI company founded by Ben Affleck that could automate film post-production.

  • Rob: “This can replace hundreds of people. This is gigantic, Christian.” ([24:55])

• Christian Toto notes irony in artists supporting job-killing tech: “As much as you and I carp about Hollywood... These are people's lives, livelihoods that are just going to go away in a snap. It's scary.” ([24:05])

• Discussion of potential guidelines, ethical boundaries (e.g., posthumous AI “performances”).

  • Rob: “You cannot use people's voices after they die. And I think that SAG and AFTRA... are going to have to save people's livelihood when it comes to the performing arts.” ([25:01])

• Both agree AI’s relentless progress is inevitable, with Toto sharing personal anecdotes of AI’s rapid accuracy improvements.

• Live performance as future premium:

  • “The one thing that it will make us crave is authenticity, mistakes, human mistakes. And like you said, the live theater performance, that's not going to go away...” (Christian Toto, [29:00])
  • Rob jokes: “If it comes to mistake saving people, I'm going to stay employed the rest of my frigging life...” ([29:11])

C. Other Pop Culture Topics

• Elvis Presley Legacy: Surviving appeal, Kansas City’s underground film storage, and a new doc featuring never-seen Elvis footage. ([30:32])
• Film Reviews:
  • Bride by Maggie Gyllenhaal – described as “super feminist, super woke... a lot of screaming, a lot of violence, a lot of noise. It's bombing.” ([31:40])
  • Arco – French animated film, praised as “good for the whole family,” with indie and art-house sensibilities. ([33:04])

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5. War with Iran: Media, Military & Political Framing ([35:54]–[39:55])

Operation Midnight Hammer and Aftermath

• Rob rebuts media criticism of Trump’s military action against Iran, referencing the operation that destroyed nuclear sites:

  • “Operation Midnight Hammer, which took place last June, obliterated Iran's three major nuclear sites...” ([35:54])
  • “We're knocking on the end of the conflict. They've wiped out Iran's hierarchy... our military has done a freaking brilliant job. One of the most brilliant, gigantic, flawless campaigns in world military history.” ([36:42])

• Emphasizes the narrative: “Donald Trump didn't start a war. He's ending a war Iran started 47 years ago.” ([39:03])

• Frames conflict as liberation for the Iranian (Persian) people and a geopolitical triumph for the U.S.

• Calls out Democrats for undermining the military through criticism and “forever war” rhetoric:

  • “Your Democrat Party has screwed the pooch. You did it. You crapped in your own bed by going after our troops, by saying they failed... We are not done here.” ([37:00])

• Celebratory closer: “We will celebrate the freedom of the Persian people... our military when they come home in triumph. God bless them, they're doing a great job. I could not be prouder...” ([39:03])

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “How do you make a map more gay?” – Rob Carson ([05:46])
• “Rush Limbaugh, he fought it for 30 years... The networks have died because of it. Because they've been lying about everything.” ([10:41])
• “This can replace hundreds of people. This is gigantic, Christian.” – Rob Carson, on AI in Hollywood ([24:55])
• “These are people's lives, livelihoods that are just going to go away in a snap. It's scary.” – Christian Toto ([24:05])
• “The one thing that it will make us crave is authenticity, mistakes, human mistakes.” – Christian Toto ([29:00])
• “Donald Trump didn't start a war. He's ending a war Iran started 47 years ago.” – Rob Carson ([39:03])

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Segment Timestamps for Reference

• [01:51] Show opening & personal anecdotes
• [05:40] Satire about "queering the map"
• [06:53] Media and CNN shake-up discussion
• [13:44] Discussion of local crime and immigration failure
• [21:28] Christian Toto joins, pop culture roundup
• [24:05] AI in Hollywood — major segment
• [30:32] Elvis Presley new documentary
• [31:40] Film reviews (Bride, Arco)
• [35:54] War with Iran: Operation Midnight Hammer & political framing
• [39:03] Episode wrap-up and message to listeners

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Tone & Style

• Rob Carson mixes satire, parody, and pointed commentary, sustaining an energetic and irreverent tone.
• Frequent media criticism, culture war framing, and nationalistic optimism.
• Christian Toto provides a more measured, industry-insider view on Hollywood and technology.

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For Listeners

Whether interested in current affairs, media industry shake-ups, or the future of entertainment technology, this episode delivers both laughs and strong opinions. It’s punctuated by candid analysis, sharp humor, and clear advocacy for transparency, traditional values, and American pride.

Transcript

[Rob Carson]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Rob Carson]

And by the grace of God, it is finally Friday. What do you have planned for this weekend? You got a big weekend planned for you. It's supposed to be nice. Spring is two weeks away, right? And I'm not saying anything about the weather. Okay? I'm not gonna say. I'm not gonna say anything about it. I'm just gonna say thank you, God for the warm weather. There you go. That's it. I'm not gonna make any prognostications about the rest of winter. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, welcome to the show. Sunday night at 8:30 is my TV show, Rob Carson's what in the World. I think we might try. They were talking about doing another airing on Saturday, which they should on Newsmax because, you know, the show's pretty darn funny. And Donald Trump thinks I'm the Funniest guy on television. So if you would, check out newsmax Sunday night, 8:30 following Dr. Michael Savage, Rob Carson's what in the World. By the way, I just found out today I'm going to the White House Correspondents Dinner. John Fredericks has invited me John Fredericks has invited me to the White House Correspondence Dinner and I wouldn't go because it's become a, you know, a cesspool of leftism. But the Prezi is going to be there. The President is making his return to the White House Correspondence Dinner. I think it's amazing. I don't know who's hosting it. I'd love to host it. Maybe someday, maybe some. Who Wouldn't it be cool if Gutfeld got it then, then I could do it down the road. But anyway, yeah, I've been invited to it. I think it'll be a lot of fun. It's weird to be living here. I'm just, I'm excited to be here and I'm going to be out and about this weekend. I'll share something real quick here because I've had some interesting things happen to me. The other night I went to this little dinner at a revolving restaurant. There's one of those restaurants that you know, spin around in the, and it's the Doubletree over here in Crystal City. The view is fantastic. Food just kind of eh, you know, they can work on the menu. It's just not that great. But anyway, I had dinner over there with my niece who is really more like a sister, my biological sister. I have a half sister because I was adopted and that's her mother, but she's like 15, 16 years older than me and we have nothing in common. But my niece and I are really similar. We both raised on a farm. My, my half sister is a farm wife, you know, and retired. But my niece is just like me. She left the farm, went to the big city. It's kind of interesting. So anyway, I'm hanging out there with this group of women there and, and my niece and turns out one of the women there at the table, her husband is the lead guitarist for Bill Murray's band. For the, Bill Murray's band. And she showed me, you know, Bill Murray and her husband on stage and all of this. And when Bill Murray's band comes to D.C. i might get to go backstage and meet Bill Murray. This would be the biggest moment of my life. I mean honestly, this I didn't live. You know, Elvis died before I was old enough to do anything, you know, but meeting Bill Murray, oh, my God. Would be amazing. But he plays guitar for Bill Murray. This is crazy. Today I'm supposed to go meet you. Remember, remember the Apprentice when it first came out? Remember the guy who won the first year, Bill Rancic? I've been invited to go hang out and meet him today. So I'll send you pictures and everything. And, you know, I got. I got a bunch of stuff going on this weekend. I'll share it with you because, you know, I feel like you're here with me and I want to be able to share it with you. But, yeah, that's Rob Carson's life. It's a far cry from living in Kansas City, I'll tell you that. I will tell you that. This is a hearing on Capitol Hill. I want you to hear this because it's like, wow. And you're thinking this is satire, but it's not. This is Representative Brian Mask asking someone about queering the map. Can you tell me what is queering the map?

So I think we were trying to make the maps more gay.

Literally.

Well, I.

How do you make a map more gay?

I mean, especially.

Or gay at all.

You know, since the age of cartography, we've had pretty good map.

Now this is Brian Mast asking state Under Secretary Rogers about gay. Apparently they were queering maps where gay people would drop little pins to tell their stories. The Biden State Department funded the project,

but maybe they weren't gay enough. So. I know also I took Critical Theory in college.

Did maps need to be gay? Did they need to be gay? They are just, you know, I could see the GPS becoming gay, you know, because you're like, so take a turn up there by the designer dress shop and then take a left turn up there at the interior direct, you know, decorating hot spot.

I think sometimes people use queer as a verb. I do understand that the maps that we were trying to make gay were, I think of Czechia and Slovakia. So maybe those countries asked for it. I. I doubt it, but I don't.

Slovakia wanted their maps to be gay. I guess we do have real things

[News Reporter / Narrator]

to work on in Congress, like what's

[Rob Carson]

going on with the imminent threat of Iran.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

And it is embarrassing.

[Rob Carson]

I don't think Iran would want their maps to be gay. We have to. We should make them gay. Oh, my God. Once they surrender, we should make them gay. Talk about the fact that things like this were funded. Oh, look, there's Baghdad over there. Stop it. Non binary and trans Francophones Linguistic attitudes and ideolog towards inclusive French in Montreal, Canada These things. I'm going to give you a list. My time is expired. I'm not going to go. That is what your Biden State Department funded, for God's sake. I mean, what the. What the what? Man, oh man, oh man. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Let's move on. Let's move on to other stuff here. Oh, oh, this is kind of interesting. Cnn, this is, this is pretty good actually. You know, CBS has kind of decided to cover the news instead of just, you know, be anti Trump all the time. And they've actually been actually, actually, actually accurately reporting the war. Okay. And covering the protest, the, the, I should say celebrations by Persians with regard to the fall of the ayatollah. And CBS has been cover it. The other networks have not. And now cnn, apparently they got this guy in charge now David Ellison is coming forward and it sounds like they're going to turn the network around. While appearing on CNBC Thursday morning, Ellison was asked about whether or not CNN would be changing its editorial stance. The question came from David Faber who asked about the perception that you will be more beholden to the Trump administration. It's not about being beholden to the Trump administration. It's about covering the damn news accurately instead of 97% of the time being anti Trump even when Trump is right. And that's what CNN does now. They do stupid garbage. I've said this since the beginning, which is, you know, for when it really comes to editorial independence will absolutely be maintained. It's maintained at cbs, it'll be maintained at cnn. And really who would want to talk to is the 70% of Americans and really around the world that identify as center left and center right. And we want to be in the truth business. We want to be in the trust business. And that's not going to change. We absolutely believe in the independence that needs to be maintained, obviously for those incredible journalists. And we want to support that going forward. CNN and CBS News brands that we are really want to be a part of transitioning to streaming so that consumers have the choice, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But basically they're saying CNN may move away from this activist nonsense they've been doing for so long. And Jim Gossett decided to do something funny about it.

[Christian Toto]

The Ellison, they have taken control. They now own cnn.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Wow.

[Christian Toto]

Big time changes are coming for sure. It's just a matter of when. Jake Tapper and Anderson are facing the axe and Stelter will get canned again.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, he only works part time.

[Christian Toto]

It's over for libs at cnn. Should clean the house today at cnn. They announced layoffs at NBC News as their ratings continue to tank. Viewers are leaving that network in droves. And they have wokeness to thank a

[Rob Carson]

new lineup at Just cover the news.

[Christian Toto]

That is money in the bank.

[Rob Carson]

That's all you gotta do.

[Christian Toto]

Fire everyone and hang on to none. The Elliston should fire everyone.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. So you know who did this? You know who did this. Right here. What's happening CBS and CNN? Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump. They did it. Rush Limbaugh, he fought it for 30 years on the radio and he was attacked and attacked and attacked. And the, the, the letter networks have taken their partisanship to a new level. Particularly since Rush died five years ago. Donald Trump became the President despite it all. And the networks have died because of it. Because they've been lying about everything. That's why they failed. This is their comeuppance and we've waited a very long time for it. Amazing. Amazing. So I got this. Email protection status has been disabled. Payment required. Immediate action is needed. Your protection is down. It failed your payment. Your devices are now unprotected. Here's the problem. I didn't pay for this. This is phishing. This is what the, the crooks on the Internet do. Not to scare you, AI has completely changed the cyber security game. Scams are smarter, malware is faster. Phishing emails look shockingly real just like that. And sooner or later they're going to get you because it's getting worse and worse and worse. And Webroot Total Protection is going to stop it. Plus, Webroot Total Protection is cloud based antivirus engineered to stay out of your way. It takes up 33%. 33 times less space than bulky competitors, scans six times faster and doesn't slow down your computer. Doesn't slow down your computer. And because the intelligence lives in the cloud, Webroot keeps your computer running light, fast and smooth. And right now it's 60% off. Right now it is 60% off. If you go to webroot.com newsmax webroot.com newsmax 60% off today. I've got it on my computer here. I don't get those emails here. I get them at home, which is. I left it open so I could share the stories with you. Webroot Total protection is amazing. And 60% off right now. Webroot.com Newsmax let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

Hey, quick question for all the people mad at Donald Trump for calling that reporter a Piggy. Would you prefer to call her Hitler? Racist? Rapist? Pedo, Dictator, Fascist? Would you prefer one of those Metallica?

They're so tasty. I listened to a little Metallica at the gym last night. Some Rage against the Machine. Kind of weird, you know, I listen to a lot of and I listen to other stuff that's pretty mellow, actually, at the gym as well. It's kind of like Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. It's kind of crazy. But anyway, a lot of stuff going on. Christian Toto at the bottom of the hour, A A woman was murdered at a bus stop by an illegal alien here in Northern Virginia about a week ago. She was 41 years old. She had a kid. Stephanie Mender is her name. And we have an insane liberal open borders. Karen was elected after lying, lying to become the governor of the state. This woman was murdered. And the details on this are just so bloody sickening because the Fairfax county police had warned and warned and warned and warned and warned that this guy with an extensive criminal record, 40 charges of rape, among other things, were dropped by the attorney, the state attorney, Steve Discano. This guy, nip Nick Minick of ABC7 is doing a brilliant job covering the story. Listen to the details.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Emails obtained by 7News show Fairfax County Police warning Commonwealth's Attorney Steve DiScano's office about how dangerous Abdul Jala was not once, but three times, starting last May, well before he was arrested for murdering Stephanie Mentor as she waited for a bus in Hybla Valley. Last week and the last email from November, a Fairfax county police major asked Descano's office why Jalo was back in the community after facing a malicious wounding charge. The major telling Descano's office that based on more than 100 encounters with Jalo over the years, FCPD's assessment was, quote, it is not a question of if, but rather when he will maliciously wound or worse again. Last May. In the first email, Fairfax county police told prosecutors in Descano's office, jalo has a long history of stabbing.

[Rob Carson]

How many times we got to hear this? Elena Zarutska, anyone? Dear God in heaven.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Community members and has shown a blatant disregard for human life and is a danger to the community. On Wednesday, Republican senators in Richmond not only blasted Descano, but also Governor Abigail Spamberger, who supports legislation ending law enforcement cooperation with ICE and requiring immigration agents to get a signed judicial warrant if they want to deport someone like Jalo in Virginia.

[Rob Carson]

That's the ridiculous part of it. I mean, unbelievable. Here is Nick Minick saying that ICE does not need a warrant.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

When ICE wants to detain an illegal immigrant in the Fairfax county jail, they send detainers and administrative warrants to the sheriff. Which is what happened in the case of Abdul Jalo, who has a lengthy criminal history and is now charged with murdering a Virginia mother at a Fairfax county bus stop. But Virginia Governor Abigail Spamberger's office says if ICE wants him, they should request a signed judicial war.

[Rob Carson]

This woman, I swear to God. We've got to start a recall petition. We've got to start a recall petition. She lied about who she was, the party, lied about what they had planned, what their platform was, and they've ushered in this nonsense. It's worse. It's worse than Zoran Mandami.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

However, legal experts I spoke to agree that ICE cannot go to a local Fairfax county judge to get a judicial warrant. Ben Messer with the American Immigration Lawyers association says ICE can go to a federal judge for a warrant. ICE can go to a federal judge, a federal district judge there in Virginia and say, this person is charged with this crime.

[Rob Carson]

This is all about Abigail Spamberger making it harder to deport illegals. That's why what this is really about, it's that same crap. And this is a great state. Where I live, I live in Virginia. This is a great state. And we stand on the precipice of this wretched woman, this, this insane Karen wrecking it, and the insanity of a Democrat majority in the state house ruining a great state. Here is Glenn Beck actually talking about this today.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

The governor, Spanberger, who ran as a moderate, she is now saying that she

[Rob Carson]

misrepresented herself and the party did, too. If they wanted to run as communists, they should have run as communists, but they didn't. They ran as moderates with a communist agenda in waiting.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

She will not turn over a guy who murdered a woman at a bus stop. Stabbing her to death will not turn him over to ice. Why, for the love of Pete, are the Democrats so intent on protecting murderers?

[Rob Carson]

You saw it during the State of the Union the other night, Clint. Donald Trump said, stand if you stand with the American people and not illegals. And everyone said that's all you needed. Rapist.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

This guy had been scooped up off the street in Fairfax County. The police knew who this guy was because they had arrested him so many times. He had been arrested like 40 times. One of them was for rape. And they let him out on the streets. And so he was. Wasn't deported. And Spanberger thinks that this is in her best interest. This is a violent criminal who has conducted violence, raped a woman on the streets of Virginia. I want to sincerely want to ask all of the politicians who believe this clear and calmly. I want to ask you what is your argument for protecting him? What is your moral reasoning?

[Rob Carson]

There is no moral reasoning in the Democrat Party. And then In Maryland a 14 year old boy slaughtered by 4 illegal alien Ms. 13 members developing now 4 Ms.

[Christian Toto]

13 gang members have been indicted on

[Rob Carson]

several charges in connection with the death of a D.C. teen.

Now Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara

Jackson says they've identified three men in

a 17 year old in connection to

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Jefferson Amaya Ayala's murder in College park in November.

[Rob Carson]

Jefferson went missing last year. Last August the suspects are charged with.

He was murdered and butchered by the way. 14 year old kid. We're gonna have enough is enough moment here and I think actually we just crossed the line in every state in this country and it's gonna start with this damned, you know, securing the boat, okay? In our United States Congress, Donald Trump has already done a yeoman's effort on the southern border and then it's going to take another D8 secretary, a DHS secretary working with Tom Homan to put the pedal to the metal on deportations and the Democrats over on this nonsense, save act first and then let Mark Wade Mullen take over working with Tom Homan and really honestly just opening up the floodgates and getting people the hell out of this country. Utterly, utterly ridiculous. This guy Steve Descano must be removed from office, should be disbarred and the city of Fair or the county of Fairfax, Virginia should be sued into oblivion. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. It's a Rob Carson Show. One of our unusual suspects on Friday is someone I've been talking to many years because you know, even though you're conservative, you still like to watch movies, right? You still like to see shows and whatnot. You watch television, you stream television and all that stuff. Chris Shoto. How you doing on Friday, man? How you doing? How are you doing?

[Christian Toto]

I am great, Great. Thanks for having me again.

[Rob Carson]

I'll just open this up. A little pop culture news. I, I gotta tell you, Britney Spears arrested for dui. She has just been in a, in a spiral for what, 20 years now?

[Christian Toto]

Yeah, feels like forever. It feels like it was in a way yesterday that she was just breaking on the scene. But it's been quite some time and you know, I felt like it's been quiet on The Britney Spears watch and then this happens and it just goes to show you fame and fortune, well, it ain't what it's cracked up to be. And some people just can't handle it. And I feel sorry for her. But of course, when you get in a car and you're inebriated, then you know you're taking not just your life in your hands, but other people. So I'm glad she's off the road and who knows what happens next, but she's got a long road to kind of reclaim not just her career, but just her life.

[Rob Carson]

Well, there's no, I don't think there's any career, any career correction right now because she's 44 years old, she's an aging pop star. They, I mean, they cut off the, the, the age level for American Idol 14 years ago for her and, and she's done nothing to actually further her career. She does these videos on, on where she dances bizarrely scantily clad as a 44 year old woman with children. I don't know, I, it is, it is sad. I hope that, that she can save her life. As someone who used to was at one point in my life drinking myself to death, I hope that she's not doing this. But anyway, I didn't want to open on a bad note there, Christian, but I do have this I want to bring up to you because this is, this is really frightening. And you think, you know, that you might be replaced by AI in your job. Hollywood is about to go through a bleep storm. Netflix just made the most dangerous move in Hollywood. They didn't buy Warner Brothers, but instead bought something far more threatening. An AI company built in secret and founded by Ben Affleck. The company is called Interpositive. And if you've never heard about it, Affleck registered it as a shell company called Finbone llc. What it does is it basically eliminates all post production. It'll take raw footage from a film shoot and it will custom AI model it. You can rel seeds, reframe shots, remove stunt wires, fix missing angles, color correct entire films, add visual effects. This can replace hundreds of people. This is gigantic, Christian.

[Christian Toto]

It is. And I just heard Ben Affleck on the Joe Rogan Experience. He was talking very warmly about supporting his fellow artists and kind of spreading the wealth and spreading the love and treating, you know, the cast and crew well. This does the opposite, man. And you know, it may be inevitable. Maybe he's just getting in on the ground floor. But as much as you And I carp about Hollywood and we moan about the messaging and we do this and that. These are people's lives, livelihoods that are just going to go away in a snap. It's just, it feels like it's coming at us at breaknet speed. And yeah, this is just, I mean, I think voiceover work, I think other parts of the production process and they may need it to survive because movie making and TV making is just too expensive. But, boy, there's gonna be a little, a lot of lives really shuffled in this whole process. It's scary.

[Rob Carson]

I, you know, as someone who has done commercial work, as somebody who's done voice work over the years, as somebody who is a media personality and an entertainer, I've always said that what one of my mantras, you might want to listen to this. No matter what you do for a living, you've got to increase the value of your, no matter what you do, you've got to increase the value of your currency. You've got to be able to pivot. I've had, you know, friends of my sons who graduated with a, whatever degree and it's already been eliminated. It's already been eliminated. Say back to square one. This is why in so many people are choosing to go to. And in Mike Rowe is saying, hey man, skip getting the college degree. There are a million things like for instance of this AI, these AI sitters Donald Trump is talking about, they're going to need all sorts of electricians, they're going to need all sorts of skilled craftsmen, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. But when it comes to entertainment, I think they're going to have to be some guidelines. You cannot use people's voices after they die. And I think that sagging after these people who've otherwise been fairly abusive are going to have to save people's livelihood when it comes to, you know, the performing arts.

[Christian Toto]

I completely agree. And I also don't think they can or will. I mean, just the fact that you've got some key players like Affleck getting in on this while the industry is just completely terrified and understandably so about what I can do to the, the field itself. So it just feels like it's inevitable. You can't stop it. And I mean, they just had those strikes. They were settled. There was all this AI language that was supposed to protect them. And I get, you know, if an actor dies protecting their voice, that seems like a very clear cut, obvious example where we, we've got to stop that. It's unfair it seems very clear, you know, other things. Like you mentioned the post production issue. What if you can save all that money? What if you can actually get the job done and get the content out there?

[Rob Carson]

I'm going to tell you as an insider here, okay? And somebody who's been in video and audio production my entire life. Used to be if you wanted a TV commercial shot, you had to hire a crew, go out light crew, blah, blah, blah, makeup. Then you'd go into the record through the editing suite. $500 an hour for the editing suite. You know, you could have a hundred thousand, a million dollars in a commercial. And now did you, did you see the, the fake fight scene between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt that was going around. You couldn't tell the difference, man.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Yeah.

[Christian Toto]

And that what's scary there is now flash forward five years or maybe just two years, and it's going to get better because it keeps getting better. It keeps getting faster and better and sharper. I did an AI search on my name three years ago. Who is Christian Toto? I was with some of my brothers in law. We're going to have a laugh. And they got a half right. I'm like, okay, that's right, that's wrong, that's right, that's wrong. We did it a year later. It was almost completely accurate.

[Rob Carson]

I'm going to tell you, Christian, I saw something this morning. You can actually go take a headshot of you, just a picture of you. AI will create a music video with your voice or another voice singing a song. Okay? So it could, you know, could be a rap song. You could be, you know, even though you don't rap. It could be a country song, even though you don't do country music. And it will have you in a video background, the whole deal, singing a song you never sang before. And it's done in about a minute and it's on your phone. I mean, my God, Christian, this is crazy stuff.

[Christian Toto]

It is. The movie Sing street is all about a teenager who decides to create a music video because he wants to woo a girl. Now he could just go on his laptop and just summon it within seconds. It's.

[Rob Carson]

It's unbelievable where we, I don't know where we go with this. I mean, you know, I think people are going to want to see live performances. I think people are going to want to see actors on stage. I hope so, by the way. I hope so. I just. It's brave new world stuff, right, bro? I mean, brave, Brave new world stuff.

[Christian Toto]

Yeah. I mean, the one thing that it will make us crave is authenticity, mistakes, human mistakes. And like you said, the live theater performance, that's not going to go away, thank goodness.

[Rob Carson]

But you just made my day because if it comes to mistake saving people, I'm going to stake employed. The rest of my frigging life is spectacular.

[Christian Toto]

All right, me too.

[Rob Carson]

A couple of mistakes. Oh, my God. I just found my shtick. It's mistakes. Let's continue the conversation on the other side of the break with Christian Toto on the Rob Carson Show. Don't go anywhere. By the way, in case you didn't know, Elvis Presley died 49 years ago. It's kind of hard to believe. And you know, a couple years ago, Baz Luhrmann's movie came out about he was in his life and, and we learned that Colonel Tom Parker was a schmuck. That's one thing. He's also got this new movie, it's called Epic Elvis Presley in Concert. And they found a bunch of footage. You know, it's interesting because Elvis's appeal is dying because, you know, he died a long time ago, still a massive star, still makes lots and lots of money. My nephew was telling me that Elvis impersonators don't even exist in, in Vegas anymore because they don't use them for weddings anymore because, you know, 49 years. That said Christian Toto, a Kansas City connection. I lived in Kansas City for Baz Luhrmann, found footage, never seen of Elvis Presley. Reels and reels and reels in these caves under Kansas City that they use for storage warehouses. Did you know about that?

[Christian Toto]

I didn't, but I know there's a new film out that uses some of that footage, I'm assuming, and it's not a blockbuster, but it's doing, I think it made maybe nine or so million dollars at the box office. So there is still that Elvis Presley appeal. Maybe the youngins don't remember him or know him or connect with him, but. But enough people do. The legend lives on.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. In Kansas City they have these limestone mines that go for miles. Tunnels, I should say. They go for miles and they use them for storing like the mountain in Virginia or Pennsylvania. I can't remember where they store everything. Iron Mountain, but it's very similar to that. And they actually have marathons. They have marathons in the mines that deep. And they found all of these 60 reels of stuff didn't have any audio, so they had to find the audio to match the re. And so this, this is pretty epic. It's. I would like to Go see the show. You know, I stopped listening to my Elvis records a long time ago as a little boy when he died. But I thought that was an interesting story. I thought it was a pretty interesting story. Other things going on this weekend. You mentioned there's a. There's a movie called Bride and he said it is just awful. It is woke. Tell me about it.

[Christian Toto]

Yeah, this is Maggie Gyllenhaal is good actress and she's turned into a director. She wrote and direct this. Jesse Buckley plays the bride. Christian Bale, always great, is Frankenstein. They just call him Frank in the movie. And it's a love story. It's a horror movie. It's a homage to past Frankenstein films. They even reference a certain song putting on the Ritz, if you know what I'm referring to as far as Young Frankenstein. So it's a real mash up of a lot and it's a lot. There's a lot of screaming, a lot of yelling, a lot of violence, a lot of noise. It's an actual. Yes, for sure. It's bombing. Currently in theaters. I think the Thursday previews were very poor. It's a swing for the fences. I give people credit, but it's just. It just doesn't work at any level. But I think what jumped out at me is it felt like it came out or was made around 2020 because it's super feminist, super woke. It's got all this messaging and the main character, the Bride, even screams out at one point.

[News Reporter / Narrator]

Me too.

[Christian Toto]

I'm thinking, oh, oh, let's go to put it. Go to Time Machine and figure out when this movie should have came out because it's not today.

[Rob Carson]

Unbelievable. Also, there is a big arco. It's an animated movie. Now. I am not enamored. My kids are Gen Z and my son is freaking into anime and I've seen some brilliant, brilliant anime even though I'm not into the genre. And this sounds pretty amazing.

[Christian Toto]

Yeah, yeah. There was a guest review from Barry Worst, who's one of my go to guys who chips into the site. But this is a French film. It sounds fascinating. And what he says about it is that, you know, there are animated films that's good for the kid sometimes. It could be an animated film that has more mature approach. I mean, Family Guy is not exactly meant for kids. Pretty inappropriate. This one seems to thread the needle where it's something that's good for the whole family. Will keep all the ages involved. So I haven't seen it yet myself, but my reviewer loved it and probably in select theaters. It's kind of an indie art house style movie, so might be hard to track down, but it should be if you can't see it now, probably be available pretty soon on video on demand.

[Rob Carson]

All right, well, I've enjoyed the conversation today, my friend. I know you've got a podcast, of course you've Got Hollywood in toto.com Hollywoodintoto.com Always great to find interesting stories. Where can people find the podcast and whatnot?

[Christian Toto]

Yep, it's on YouTube where you can go to itunes, Spotify or most podcast providers will have the Hollywood and Toto podcast.

[Rob Carson]

I appreciate you, Toad Christian. Have a great weekend.

[Christian Toto]

Okay, thank you.

[Rob Carson]

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