AI, Algorithms & American Noise

<p>Episode 11</p><p>This week on the Fire &amp; Steel Podcast we ended up going somewhere we didn’t expect — as usual.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li><p>The rise of AI and where it’s genuinely useful (and where it’s just hype)</p></li><li><p>How social media is changing — again</p></li><li><p>Meta’s shifting tools, ad options, subscriptions, verification, and what it all actually means</p></li><li><p>The balance between building audience and selling your soul to the algorithm</p></li><li><p>The state of politics in America and how it influences global conversation</p></li><li><p>Media narratives, outrage cycles, and digital tribalism</p></li></ul><p>We also wrestle with bigger questions:</p><ul><li><p>Is AI empowering creators or replacing them?</p></li><li><p>Are platforms helping small businesses — or trapping them?</p></li><li><p>Has social media made politics louder but less thoughtful?</p></li><li><p>And where does personal responsibility sit in all of it?</p></li></ul><p>It’s not a rant. It’s not a manifesto.<br>Just three blokes trying to think clearly in a noisy world.</p><p>Support us at Patreon  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/fireandsteelpodcast">https://www.patreon.com/fireandsteelpodcast</a> </p><p>or buy our merch <a href="https://www.diesineveryfilm.com/shop/p/y3wc4fpnt4aozombojxcwee19g9tt8">tshirts</a> <a href="https://www.diesineveryfilm.com/shop/p/aulqbwgohoa743zz5b5zu8l9xl9nc2">stickers</a>  </p><p>Find us at</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fireandsteelpodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/fireandsteelpodcast/</a><u> </u></p><p><u>https://www.instagram.com/murrillforge/</u></p><p>          <a href="http://www.murrillforge.com">www.murrillforge.com</a></p><p> Email <a href="mailto:info@murrillforge.co.uk">info@murrillforge.co.uk</a> </p><p>Onur  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/">https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/</a></p><p>YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Diesineveryfilm">https://www.youtube.com/user/Diesineveryfilm</a></p><p>Chris <a href="https://www.instagram.com/full_steam_designs/">https://www.instagram.com/full_steam_designs/</a></p><p>Youtube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/chrispowellfsd">https://www.youtube.com/chrispowellfsd</a></p><p></p>