Spoiler Alert - The Death of the Communal Hearth

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Spoiler Alert - The Death of the Communal Hearth

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Host Griffin Rowe examines how streaming killed appointment television's communal ritual. From 83 million viewers watching "Who Shot J.R.?" to today's fragmented viewing, we've traded shared cultural moments for isolated consumption. Drawing parallels to ancient mystery cults, Rowe explores what we lost when Netflix chose convenience over simultaneity—and whether the hearth fire can ever be rebuilt.

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