What makes a story timeless? Why are millions of people consuming 90-second "micro dramas" while classic films continue to inspire generation after generation?

In this conversation, Jon Harris sits down with Wade Stotts of The Wade Show to discuss everything from rescoring Buster Keaton silent films to the collapse of modern entertainment. Together they examine why short-form content is reshaping attention spans, how Hollywood abandoned moral storytelling, and what families can do to cultivate a love for great art.

The discussion also explores classic television, Westerns, Buster Keaton, the rise of Chinese-produced micro dramas, and whether our culture can recover an appreciation for beauty, craftsmanship, and stories that endure.

Topics include:

- Why Buster Keaton remains one of cinema's greatest artists

- The explosion of Chinese micro dramas

- How technology is changing the way we consume entertainment

- Why classic Westerns communicated timeless moral truths

- The rise of the anti-hero in modern storytelling

- Raising children to appreciate great films and television

- Can Hollywood recover, or is a new cultural renaissance needed?

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00:00 Introduction and meeting Wade Stotts

01:08 Rescoring Buster Keaton films for a modern audience

05:01 Hollywood family history and classic cinema

06:59 The rise of Chinese micro dramas and "brain rot" entertainment

10:44 Why attention spans are collapsing

13:56 Politics, podcasts, and the culture of sensationalism

15:21 Raising children on timeless films and television

18:53 Why classic Westerns taught moral lessons

20:20 The hero, the anti-hero, and the decline of the Western

22:00 Can timeless storytelling make a comeback?

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