Dan Kennedy

Well, so years ago, the Catholic Church used to ban movies.

So they used to tell everybody, I know this because my first wife was Catholic. They used to put out a list of movies that Catholics should not see. And I always thought, do you idiots know what you're doing? Because I can tell you right now that You're succeeding with some, but you're driving a whole bunch of people to the theater to see this movie who probably wouldn't have gone otherwise.

So they used to tell everybody, I know this because my first wife was Catholic. They used to put out a list of movies that Catholics should not see. And I always thought, do you idiots know what you're doing? Because I can tell you right now that You're succeeding with some, but you're driving a whole bunch of people to the theater to see this movie who probably wouldn't have gone otherwise.

So they used to tell everybody, I know this because my first wife was Catholic. They used to put out a list of movies that Catholics should not see. And I always thought, do you idiots know what you're doing? Because I can tell you right now that You're succeeding with some, but you're driving a whole bunch of people to the theater to see this movie who probably wouldn't have gone otherwise.

They banned The Exorcist when it came out, the original movie, The Exorcist, which was basically a junk horror movie. that my guess is would have died at the box office if the Catholic Church hadn't made such a big stink about it and told everybody, stay away from this thing. And I remember thinking, They're the greatest sales force for this movie ever. You can't beat this, right?

They banned The Exorcist when it came out, the original movie, The Exorcist, which was basically a junk horror movie. that my guess is would have died at the box office if the Catholic Church hadn't made such a big stink about it and told everybody, stay away from this thing. And I remember thinking, They're the greatest sales force for this movie ever. You can't beat this, right?

They banned The Exorcist when it came out, the original movie, The Exorcist, which was basically a junk horror movie. that my guess is would have died at the box office if the Catholic Church hadn't made such a big stink about it and told everybody, stay away from this thing. And I remember thinking, They're the greatest sales force for this movie ever. You can't beat this, right?

I mean, this is like your parents telling you, you know, don't read this book. What are you going to do? You're all going to read the book, right? I mean, I was a little kid. I don't know how old, but Probably, let's see, 60. It was probably right around 63 that the original Peyton Place novel came out. It was a big deal. You're even too young, probably. Scandalous, this book.

I mean, this is like your parents telling you, you know, don't read this book. What are you going to do? You're all going to read the book, right? I mean, I was a little kid. I don't know how old, but Probably, let's see, 60. It was probably right around 63 that the original Peyton Place novel came out. It was a big deal. You're even too young, probably. Scandalous, this book.

I mean, this is like your parents telling you, you know, don't read this book. What are you going to do? You're all going to read the book, right? I mean, I was a little kid. I don't know how old, but Probably, let's see, 60. It was probably right around 63 that the original Peyton Place novel came out. It was a big deal. You're even too young, probably. Scandalous, this book.

And it was about a small town, and everybody in it had secrets and and a lot of sexual overtones, and fiction, but based on real people. In fact, a bunch of people sued. And so it was the housewife's hidden book of the year, right? They all had it, and they all hid it somewhere, and they all read it.

And it was about a small town, and everybody in it had secrets and and a lot of sexual overtones, and fiction, but based on real people. In fact, a bunch of people sued. And so it was the housewife's hidden book of the year, right? They all had it, and they all hid it somewhere, and they all read it.

And it was about a small town, and everybody in it had secrets and and a lot of sexual overtones, and fiction, but based on real people. In fact, a bunch of people sued. And so it was the housewife's hidden book of the year, right? They all had it, and they all hid it somewhere, and they all read it.

a contemporary phenomenon might have been Fifty Shades of Grey for the first six months or so, right? Which is a very funny book. I don't know that they meant it for comedy, but, you know, you go, most wives go ask the husband to

a contemporary phenomenon might have been Fifty Shades of Grey for the first six months or so, right? Which is a very funny book. I don't know that they meant it for comedy, but, you know, you go, most wives go ask the husband to

a contemporary phenomenon might have been Fifty Shades of Grey for the first six months or so, right? Which is a very funny book. I don't know that they meant it for comedy, but, you know, you go, most wives go ask the husband to

tire up in bed he will and then he'll go get a sandwich and watch the game in peace that's what's gonna happen you know I mean it's not oh be careful what you wish for so anyway this book was you know hit and not for minors and you know and all that and Took me about a day to find it, but I found it.

tire up in bed he will and then he'll go get a sandwich and watch the game in peace that's what's gonna happen you know I mean it's not oh be careful what you wish for so anyway this book was you know hit and not for minors and you know and all that and Took me about a day to find it, but I found it.

tire up in bed he will and then he'll go get a sandwich and watch the game in peace that's what's gonna happen you know I mean it's not oh be careful what you wish for so anyway this book was you know hit and not for minors and you know and all that and Took me about a day to find it, but I found it.

And it turns out pretty much every kid I knew had found his mother's book and was reading some of it and putting it back and reading some of it and putting it back. And that's great amortizing, right? And this is the opposite of being dominated by disapproval. you actually create disapproval to use disapproval.