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Ep. 6 The Entertainment Value Society

Ep. 6 The Entertainment Value Society

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 This week the guy’s talk about Neil Postman’s book, Amusing Ouselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business and how it’s relevant today more than ever. Published in 1985, Postman’s book explains how show business, especially television, has changed the public discourse and led us to where we are today. In a place where News, Politics, and even religion are subject to their entertainment value.
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