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2025 was peak sci-fi fever dream, and we’ve got the receipts. In this year-end episode, we dive into deepfake scandals, humanoid robots taking center stage, and the rise of agentic AI—with hot takes from our illustrious guests. Come for the chaos, stay for the Dark RAINA origin story. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Creative Act | Rick Rubin (book) Adobe Podcast | Enhancement tools EPISODE LINKS E83: AI: Love, Hate, Repeat E87: Sentient Cephalopods E93: The Dead Internet Theory E95: RAINA’s Suno Jukebox E102: Serkan Gür E102: Palantir E116: Gemini 3 GUEST LINKS Serkan Gür | Youtube Channel Dr. Laura Boccanfuso | Smart Robot Tutor Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz | LinkedIn Vivek Mahapatra | LinkedIn PODCAST INFO Podcast Website: UpAgainstReality.com Episode link: https://upagainstreality.com/2026/01/06/raina-spins-up-2025s-ai-hits/ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/29wpR2Uf0d19FjTH2QubcD?si=a6359f9aa1964170 RSS: upagainstreality.com/feed/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upagainstreality