How to Teach a Film Class on the 70s

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I don't think like you could teach a film class on 70s cinema and not put Polanski or, Woody Allen. It is a fundamental piece that you have to see if you're gonna understand what happened in the 70s. Am I fair to say that that's different than enjoying it sort of qua artwork when you're teaching a class on sort of film in the 1970s? That is different. You know, take from my example, like Pizarro, the guy who conquered the Incas, was a vile illiterate murder. Of course, I can't teach the history of the Americas without mentioning him. But I think that's different.

As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the kinds of people they turn out to be. But are we deluded? Dave and Tamler are joined by empathy's kryponite, the great Paul Bloom, to talk about Judith Rich Harris's view that parents matter a lot less than you might think (while genes and peer groups matter a lot more than you might think) .

Plus, what the connection between art and morality? Should we support "cancel culture"? Is it wrong to play Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (spell it out) on the radio? What about the Jackson 5? And what about art that is itself immoral? You're not gonna believe this but Louis CK gets mentioned.

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Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

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