Who creates meaning? Humans, AI, audiences, or accidents?

 

Who actually creates culture. Is it authors? Fans? AI? Governments? Or sometimes complete accidents? Whether it's Star Wars fan fiction becoming a Hollywood film, governments subsidising AI translation, or gamers discovering their favourite Batman moment was actually a bug, today's stories all circle around one question: where does meaning actually come from?

This episode was recorded live at Edge Radio 99.3FM studios in Hobart Tasmania, and first aired on 2 July 2026.
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