Brint Davy on Alamo Drafthouse’s No-Phone Policy Debate (Hour 1)

About this episode

Brint Davy discusses the debate surrounding the Alamo Drafthouse's no-phone policy and his petition to reinstate it.

Culture critic Brint Davy joins Pete and Greg to discuss his effort to reinstate a no-phone policy at the famous Alamo Drafthouse theaters. While the policy has long been praised by moviegoers who want a distraction-free experience, the lift of the ban for phones to order food, has created outrage among loyal fans, including Brint. Brint has started a Change.org petition that asks patrons to put -- and keep -- their phones in their pocket. Sign up for the Civic Media Newsletter.  Check us out on Instagram: @nitelitecm and our Facebook Relevant links from this hour: Brint’s petition on Change.org: Petition · Reinstate Alamo Drafthouse's No Phone Use Policy - United States · Change.org  General context about the Alamo situation: Alamo Drafthouse Instituted Mobile Ordering. Super Fans Are Not Pleased. - The New York Times Guest: Brint Davy

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach

Guest: Brint Davy

Topics covered

• no-phone policy
• Alamo Drafthouse
• movie experience
• cultural debate
• Change.org petition

Keywords

• Alamo Drafthouse
• no-phone policy
• Brint Davy
• Change.org
• moviegoers
• mobile ordering
• cultural criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alamo Drafthouse, Change.org, The New York Times

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