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Mar 2024
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Is this the era of entertainment washing...

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There is a new revenue stream in tinsel town... Saudi money is on offer to finance films and many are beginning to ask; is this a form of PR via entertainment? Are we at the mercy of the 'dopamine cartels' aka big tech? Plus, GBNews - TV ratings or social media stats - where does their power lie?


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Producer: Neil Fearn

Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport


Recommendations;

Marina - The Honest Broker - Dopamine Culture (Substack)

Richard - The Rest Is History - 1974 (listen)


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