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Podcast: Sott Radio Network
Episode: The Health & Wellness Show: Consumerism is Consuming Us!
Description: It's that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us and for many so is the pressure to shop. Gotta find that perfect present? Maybe a little something for yourself? What drives our desire to shop? Are we manipulated by the sophisticated propaganda of advertising? Does a seductive media convince us with its illusion of consumer happiness? Consumption means acquiring and using goods and services to meet one's needs, yet consumerism is our particular (and peculiar) relationship to...