Dick Staub Interview with Neil Gabler, "Walt Disney The Triumph of the American Imagination." Walt Disney's influence on American life and culture is unquestionable, but Disney himself is shrouded in myth and mystery. Now one of our finest analysts of entertainment in American life brings us a well-documented and definitive look at Walt Disney and raises provocative questions about the Disney mythology and about the mythmaker himself.
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Dick Staub Interview with Neil Gabler, "Walt Disney The Triumph of the American Imagination." Walt Disney's influence on American life and culture is unquestionable, but Disney himself is shrouded in myth and mystery. Now one of our finest analysts of entertainment in American life brings us a well-documented and definitive look at Walt Disney and raises provocative questions about the Disney mythology and about the mythmaker himself.
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A Dick Staub Interview with Neil Gabler, "Walt Disney The Triumph of the American Imagination." Walt Disney's influence on American life and culture is unquestionable, but Disney himself is shrouded in myth and mystery. Now one of our finest analysts of entertainment in American life brings us a well-documented and definitive look at Walt Disney and raises provocative questions about the Disney mythology and about the mythmaker himself.
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A Dick Staub Interview. Segment 4. The late Rich Mullins (1955-1997) opted out of the CCM craze (Contemporary Christian Music) and chose to live and teach among Native Americans on a reservation in New Mexico. This follower of Jesus was a modern-day Thoreau in two ways. 1) he lived life on his own terms instead of conforming to culture around him; 2) he thought a lot and communicated his thoughts through his life and words. Mullins was seen as an enigma in CCM, often barefoot, unshaven, and badly in need of a haircut, Mullins did not look like the average American gospel music writer. Unlike most artists, Mullins did not consider his music his primary ministry, but rather a means to pay his bills. Instead, his ministry was the way he treated his neighbors, family and enemies. His concern about today's religious life is captured in this quote, "I really struggle with American Christianity. I'm not really sure that people with our cultural disabilities, people who grow up in a culture that worships pleasure, leisure, and affluence, are capable of having souls, or being saved." He often called St Francis of Assisi his hero and modeled his life after him by showing great compassion towards the poor and taking a vow of poverty. Here is the last interview I did with Rich in 1997 before he died tragically in a highway accident.
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The late Rich Mullins (1955-1997) opted out of the CCM craze (Contemporary Christian Music) and chose to live and teach among Native Americans on a reservation in New Mexico. This follower of Jesus was a modern-day Thoreau in two ways. 1) he lived life on his own terms instead of conforming to culture around him. 2) he thought a lot and communicated his thoughts through his life and words. Mullins was seen as an enigma in CCM, often barefoot, unshaven, and badly in need of a haircut, Mullins did not look like the average American gospel music writer. Unlike most artists, Mullins did not consider his music his primary ministry, but rather a means to pay his bills. Instead, his ministry was the way he treated his neighbors, family and enemies. His concern about today's religious life is captured in this quote, "I really struggle with American Christianity. I'm not really sure that people with our cultural disabilities, people who grow up in a culture that worships pleasure, leisure, and affluence, are capable of having souls, or being saved." He often called St Francis of Assisi his hero and modeled his life after him by showing great compassion towards the poor and taking a vow of poverty. Here is the last interview I did with Rich in 1997 before he died tragically in a highway accident.
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There is no question that retailing God is becoming big businessā€¦But what is the thoughtful, spiritual creative to make of it? Does the T-shirting of faith trivialize God? Do the "bobble-head Jesus figures," diminish the divine or accentuate God's humanness in Jesus? Is making money off of retailing God an abomination like moneychangers in the Temple or a wonderful way to blend faith and making a living? Does a high-end, artful fashion statement represent a more appropriate direction for integrating faith and fashion? In this episode of The Kindlings Muse we explore the high and low art of the "Retailing of God"¯ enterprise. We start with a special feature from our own Bill Hogg, "Mr. Hogg goes shopping," followed by our guests: Shawn McNally from Vox Sacra, internationally awarded stylist Annie Willhoite from the Bocz salon and David Wahl from novelty retailer Archie McPhee. (TKM Segment 3 of 3)
