About this episode

The episode discusses the economic implications of the Sundance Film Festival's arrival in Boulder, highlighting the clash between Hollywood elites and local realities.

There are few things more satisfying to watch than socialists getting mugged by reality. The Sundance Film Festival is invading my hometown of Boulder early next year. Sundance drew 85,000 attendees last year in Park City, Utah. Boulder’s hotel room inventory is about 2,900. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when Hollywood’s anti-capitalist elite collide with basic supply and demand, we’re about to find out. When things don’t go as planned, the planner-class doubles down on its religion: more planning. When restrictions, rules, permits and fees don’t produce the desired outcome, more restrictions, rules, permits and fees are needed. Sundance is an event for and by well-heeled, artsy, socialist elites. So, Boulder is perfect. Colorado progressives can role-play a modern-day Gertrude Stein offering finger sandwiches at a salon of the country’s professional virtue signalers. But where will the elite stay? No room at the inn I’m guessing Robert DeNiro’s concern for the downtrodden won’t tempt him to bunk at the homeless shelter. Jane Fonda won’t crash with the Women Studies majors in some CU dorm room. Looking online, I see rooms at the Hotel Boulderado during the film festival…

Topics covered

• economics
• Sundance Film Festival
• Boulder
• socialism
• supply and demand
• hotel accommodations

Keywords

• Sundance Film Festival
• Boulder
• economics
• socialism
• hotel prices
• supply and demand
• George Clooney

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sundance Film Festival

Places: Boulder, Park City, Utah, Comfort Inn, Hotel Boulderado, Colorado, Boulder

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