{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 289: Woke-ism and Movies","description":"Today\u2019s woke-ism evolved from political correctness of the 1990s. While people have embraced many lessons about inclusion and empathy from the era of political correctness, people appear to be rejecting the woke-ism that tries to insinuate itself into popular culture. Post-covid movies provide a good example. Elite critics are applauding, and audiences are largely rejecting movies that use entertainment to teach woke-ism. Meanwhile, audiences are handing their dollars to movie makers (woke or otherwise) who entertain.    Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http:\/\/www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words &amp; Numbers at Patreon https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits  https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/senate-bill-irs-funding-hypocrisy  https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/03\/why-irs-80b-expansion-is-a-nightmare-for-small-business\/  https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/inflation-ap-fact-check-congress-government-and-politics-11eae023a3dc3a04584371843234cab7  https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/08\/cnn-firings-brian-stelter-chris-licht-john-malone-warner-bros-discovery-1235096292\/ https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/don-lemon-jim-acosta-expected-to-stay-cnn-neutral-direction-exclusive\/ Foolishness of the Week https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nato-covid-health-finland-helsinki-bb9704d5663b68766fcd2376335a29c4 Join the Conversation Words &amp; Numbers Backstage https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/130029457649243\/ More James at Smoke &amp; Storieshttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig More Ant on YouTubehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/antonydavies Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitterhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRHarrigan &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Words &amp; Numbers","author_url":"http:\/\/wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24124893\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/134465226"}