Ep 71 - Writing muse, Deinstitutionalization & the Decline of Western Civ. (with Karen M. Bryson)

Here in this video I talk to Karen M. Bryson on writing screenplays; her being a writer and getting serious about writing; feel good movies in the 80's compared to cynical movies nowadays; going into academia and loving it; Ph.D in Human Science; drop in critical thinking in students in the 16 years; looking at different sources/newspapers; discussion on critical race theory; theatre influencing (or not) politics; costs of attending theatre and concerts; best bands she saw perform in the 80's; being in a car accident; the writing muse that comes and goes; Deinstitutionalization of mentally ill in the 80's; knowing if a person is mentally ill or not; the difficulties of being a police officer; the 'defund the police' movement last summer; shorter attention spans a decrease in reading; decline of the Western Civilization & best periods of America.

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