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February 26, 2013
The Briefing 02-26-13
Story 1 – Worldview Matters – political persuasion can predict movie habits
Politics Counts: The Split Screen on Oscar Movies, Wall Street Journal (Dante Chinni)
Story 2 – Entertainment industry calling for higher taxes while receiving millions in tax breaks
The Hollywood Tax Story They Won’t Tell at the Oscars, Wall Street Journal (Glenn Harlan Reynolds)
Story 3 -…
February 25, 2013
The Briefing 02-25-13
Story 1 – The Oscars and the inescapable influence of Hollywood
Longest Oscars In Hollywood History? Yawnfest Instead Of Usual Snorefest? Deadline.com (Nikki Finke)
Film is finished – this could be its last Oscars, The Independent (Jonathan Owen)
Story 2 – The Sequester: synthetic hysteria over manufactured crisis
The manufactured crisis of sequester, Washington Post (George F. Will)
Story 3…
January 28, 2013
The Briefing 01-28-13
Story 1 – Celebrities, athletes, and reality TV: Is any of it real? Does it matter?
Celeb liars, fakers: Does it matter if it’s real or not? USA Today (Ann Oldenburg)
Story 2 – Blame games and moral dodging: Is anyone responsible for entertainment violence?
A Disconnect Between Violence and Television, Associated Press (David Bauder)
Story 3…
December 6, 2012
The Briefing 12-06-12
Story 1 – Taking kids away from parents in order to give the kids without parents a “fair chance”
French President Pushing Homework Ban as Part of Ed Reforms, Washington Post (Valerie Strauss)
François Hollande Wants to Abolish Homework. Is that a Good Idea? Washington Post (Dylan Matthews)
Story 2 – Harvard’s dissenter on the dangers of our…
July 22, 2008
Listening to the Culture at the Cineplex
Do the movies we watch tell us anything about our cultural values and worldview? On today’s program, guest host Russell Moore not only reveals his hatred for robots, but he also explores the questions raised by recent releases such as The Dark Knight and Wall-E. He’s joined by theologian and author Timothy Paul Jones and…
June 11, 2008
Ask Anything Wednesday
April 29, 2008
The Moral Quagmire of Grand Theft Auto
Today’s release of Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to be one of the largest in video game history. Drawn in by groundbreaking graphics and gameplay, boys are playing the game in huge numbers. But they’re also imbibing a steady stream of cultural messages that parents should hardly dismiss as inconsequential. On today’s program, Dr….
September 5, 2007
Ask Anything Wednesday
April 17, 2007
