Why Hollywood Sucks (w/ Rob Long)

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Vertigo survivor Rob Long has been writing and producing for the small screen for decades. With some prompting from an entertainment-fatigued Adaam, Rob bemoans the death of truth on TV, the wisdom and folly of Disney, the content catatonia we've slid into, and the strange politics that all this has brought into our private lives. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, and Stitcher. Follow @UncertainPod on your social media of choice. On the agenda: -We’ve got a Patreon! -What is content? -Content catatonia (or: scrolling through the opium den) -We don’t know what you want to watch -Netflix won’t save us -Hollywood’s fear of truth -Arrogance of the present redux -Beware The Zeroists Uncertain Things is hosted and produced by Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa M. Quirk. For more doomsday ruminations, subscribe to: uncertain.substack.com. Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe

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