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Podcast: The Jesse Mecham Show
Episode: Doing Nothing Is Something
Description: There's a cliche in TV and film whenever something bad happens in a crowd of people, inevitably someone in the crowd shouts "why doesn't someone do something!" This is usually the cue for the superhero to enter stage right. We hear this sentiment all the time, not just in bad cinema, but in real life. Anytime a problem reaches a level of widespread concern -- whether it's a local neighborhood issue or a national one -- something must be done about it. Â Some problems have no easy answers, and we often forget that inaction is a...