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“When you're going through hell, keep going." This podcast is about failure and how it breeds success. Every week, we talk to remarkable people who have accomplished great things but have also faced failure along the way. By exploring their experiences, we can learn how to build, succeed, and stay humble. The podcast is hosted by author and former TechCrunch and New York Times journalist John Biggs. He also hosts The Innovators, a podcast focused on brand new startups and C-Level Executives and Creators. If you’d like to appear on either show, email john@biggs.cc. Our theme music is by Policy, AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)
I’ve been thinking a lot about who belongs on Keep Going. I’m reworking the show and am looking for a fresh crop of guests. Keep Going has always been about what happens after things break. Not the clean version people tell later, but the moment itself, when the plan fails, when the identity you built starts to slip, when you have to decide whether to keep moving or step away. So I’m looking for guests who can tell stories like that. For a long time I’ve worked with PR people and other folks to get folks with some sort of story. I’d like to expand into people who work as psychologists, writers, journalists, and artists. I want to expand Keep Going to contain the scope of human endeavor. I want people with stories that still feel raw. I was founders who lost something real. I want operators who made a call that didn’t work. I want writers who hit a wall and had to rethink the work. I want anyone who has been through a stretch where things did not go the way they were supposed to, and is willing to talk about it without sanding it down. I’m also interested in people who study or work inside these moments. Psychologists, clinicians, counselors, researchers, people trying to understand how we deal with pressure, failure, work, and change. Not abstract theory, but work that connects to how people actually live. The format stays simple. A conversation, about a half hour, recorded remotely. No performance. No need to package the story into a lesson. Just a chance to walk through what happened, what it felt like, and what came next. If that sounds like you, or if someone comes to mind as you read this, reach out. You can pick a spot below or respond to this email with your pitch. Hope to hear from you soon. You’re currently a free subscriber to Keep Going - A Guide to Unlocking Success. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. If you’ve been reading or listening to Keep Going for free, you’ve already seen the value of having independent work that isn’t shaped by corporate sponsors or the news cycle’s noise. But independence has a cost. If you find something useful here, if these words make you pause or think, I’m asking you to step up. A few dollars each month means I can keep doing this work without compromise. Without your support, this project stays fragile, balanced on the backs of a few.
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Generated Weekly: Let's meet in Manhattan!
I'm having a meetup in the city. Let's chat!
Generated Weekly: Let's meet in Manhattan!
I’ll be holding an in-person mixer at Red Lion in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm. This will be a getting-to-know-you meetup without a formal agenda, just a few drinks and lots of chats. If you’re interested in AI video, AI video ethics, or AI video production, I think this will be a great way to get up to speed and start some interesting conversations.
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You can RSVP here on Meetup and please consider joining our group so we can grow and network.
A.I. Shakes Up China’s Entertainment Landscape
This video from the NYT shows us the extent to which AI-powered microdramas are taking over the Chinese internet. A shift is moving through China’s entertainment world, and it is most clear in the rise of the microdrama, those fast, phone-made serials that trade depth for speed and keep viewers coming back in short bursts. The form has grown into a $14 billion behemoth, built on tight schedules and constant output. Now, AI is taking over a lot of the work. But there’s a dark side.
Tools like Seedance now let directors like Wang Yushun produce scenes that once needed full crews, cutting time, lowering costs, and pushing visual ambition into places small studios could not reach before. He built a company, hired a hundred people, and then let half of them go when the math no longer worked.
Actors feel it too.
Xing Enran, who once worked most days of the month, now waits for roles as platforms demand higher polish and algorithms reward synthetic precision. Even though it’s easier than ever to make content, art is difficult to produce.
AI Video Goes Viral On X Amid Lawsuit Over Allegations Against JPMorgan Exec
An AI-generated “parody” video tied to a lawsuit involving Lorna Hajdini spread widely on Twitter, turning a legal dispute into a viral spectacle. The clip, which is a faked version of 50 Shades of Gray, does not show real events but it basically reiterates the allegedly false accusations made by a junior male colleague. Hajdini denied all the accusations, but this and other AI videos have already shaped how the public sees her case, raising concerns about how easily unproven claims can take on a sense of reality.
Netanyahu Shares AI Video Casting Rivals Bennet, Lapid as Arab Lawmakers as Election Campaigning Ramps Up
An AI-generated video shared by Benjamin Netanyahu has pulled AI into the center of Israel’s election fight. The clip shows Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid removing their faces to reveal Arab lawmakers Mansour Abbas and Ahmad Tibi, pushing a familiar claim that rival blocs depend on Arab parties. Bennett has criticized the use of AI clips as political attacks, while others across the spectrum have begun using similar tools. The result is a campaign shaped not just by policy, but by manufactured images that blur lines between argument, satire, and misinformation.
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