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The biological impact of pop culture

By Matthew Moore

Published November 30, 2023 at 1:27 PM CST

Walter Hickey authors the book, You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything. — Walter Hickey authors the book, You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything.

Walter Hickey is the author of the book "You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything." In an interview with Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore, Hickey stresses the importance of pop culture reporting because the media viewers consume affects them more holistically than they may realize.

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