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>> there is something really special about being in a movie, you can sit in the back and feel everybody enjoying it. there is something really great about that. >> hey! >> this is why we love movies. we get to see portraits of people and how they deal with whatever the struggle is to be a human being. >> snap out of it. >> good period for american movies. there were comedies that had to do with real life were not over the top. there were dramas that took on tough subjects. there were jgenres had...

Any community across the country and hear his voice. >> yeah. >> and you know, that has been in existence for decades. so, it just goes to show you, you know, how powerful this medium is even to this day. >> well, the problem is with that and with the fox propaganda network is that people dont realize that its opinion. its not based in fact. and thats why were dealing with your democracy in peril right now. >> absolutely. >> not to mention, jim. can you believe, joe biden? the new big controvers...

Rapper. >> god saved my life. so he has me here for a reason. >> "college dropout" was a cool first album. ♪ i told her to drop over in your new whip ♪ >> theres some great singles on there. but "late registration" to me is when it all came together. thats an incredible record. ♪ i gotta testify ♪ ♪ come up in the spot looking extra fly ♪ >> he did what the rock stars used to do, which was to indulge his narcissistic fantasies through the medium of music. ♪ but the day you dia you ...

Prison. >> they tackled lots of difficult subjects. >> "st. elsewhere" was run by people who were trying to stretch the medium, and in the 80s, television producers were encouraged to stretch the medium. >> okay. clear. a lot of people used to say, i was there. now people say they watch it on television. >> theres just a lot of excitement connected to sports in the 80s. you used to have to depend on the five minutes at the end of your local newscast. there just hadnt been enough, you know? giv...

Combined in all of our conflicts. even section 230 has carveouts for sex trafficking, for ip violation. and i think its just a different ball game when you start talking about junk science as it relates to medical -- medical topics. >> yeah. >> so, i think they might have -- they might have poked the wrong bear here. well see if other shoes drop, if you will. >> so, does that mean that neil young could use some help in all of this? i mean, you know, if some other big name artists were to step in...

Rush limbaugh would occasionally drop my name to his listeners, and it wasnt in the best possible way, i will just put it that way. >> really? >> yeah, i am shocked as well. but, don, you raise a great point, i mean, and we will get into this tomorrow. you know, this -- this whole right-wing, you know, conservative talking point medi liberal and so on. rush limbaugh was the most popular radio host in america, and you could drive to almost any community across the country and hear his voice and t...

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If an advertiser or artist leaves, they just dont feel it. i think this is more like traditional media. but if more shoes drops, if more artists leave platforms or advertisers that are much more concentrated across these platforms speak up, i think youll start to see more and more attention paid to this misinformation being spread on this kind of emerging medium, if you will. >> and what about steve bannon and his podcast? i mean, hes still running this podcast, despite being under indictment fo...

Completely re-established what the bar was. i honestly couldnt quite believe it, that television was communicating something that you might only see in the darkest moments and accurate moments in cinema. >> you look at the year that "american beauty" won the oscar, which is also the year that "the sopranos" debuted. almost immediately after that, the two mediums diverged. >> i know what i must do. im afraid to do it. >> movies became much more focused on big tentpole things that could bring in a...

Different ball game when you start talking about junk science as it relates to medical -- medical topics. >> yeah. >> so, i think they might have -- they might have poked the wrong bear here. well see if other shoes drop, if you will. >> so, does that mean that neil young could use some help in all of this? i mean, you know, if some other big name artists were to step in and, you know, hop on the band wagon, so to speak. >> well, thats exactly right, jim. this was an economic decision. joe rogan...