Sam Scinta on why Hollywood stopped making "adult" movies, plus the Chamber's role in La Crosse

About this episode

Sam Scinta discusses the decline of adult movies in Hollywood and the role of the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce.

Sam Scinta wears a few different hats in the Coulee Region. He’s the CEO of the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce. He's a political science professor at both UW-La Crosse and Viterbo, where he's also involved with servant leadership. So, naturally, we brought Scinta on the Rick Solem Show to spend most of our time talking about ... movies? It'll make sense when you listen, but we did eventually wrap up with the state of the Chamber. Scinta co-hosts the Civics and Cinema program that's been going on the past two years at the Rivoli Theatre. Along with Dr. Rick Kyte — director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership — the two invite the public to come watch a historical movie, followed by a group discussion about its impact. Scinta sees the series as a way to step back from the current political noise and use classic films to talk about the fundamental building blocks of a healthy community. It’s less about a current events Q&A and more about a shared experience in a dark theater that gets people thinking about our civic responsibilities in a different way. This month, they'll be watching the 1976 Watergate classic, All the…

People in this episode

Host: Rick Solem

Guest: Sam Scinta

Topics covered

• Hollywood adult movies
• La Crosse Chamber of Commerce
• Civic engagement
• Film discussions
• Community building

Keywords

• Hollywood
• adult movies
• La Crosse
• Chamber of Commerce
• Civics and Cinema
• community
• film screening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce, UW-La Crosse, Viterbo, D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership

Books & works: All the President’s Men

Places: Rivoli Theatre

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