The Economics of Everyday Things
00:21:06 · Zachary Crockett, Norman Wong, Jennifer Lee
[00:21:06] S2: Aunt Norman Wong is happy to keep the tradition alive. [00:21:10] S3: People put it on their computer. They put it on their refrigerators. Put it in their wallets. It's a message that sticks with them. This little piece of paper that's been folded into a cookie dough brings so much joy and it gives people an opportunity to reflect and then also sparks dinner conversations. I think that's what people crave. They want something that's not just a physical product. They want something that inspires them, a message that they can share. Yeah. And they're fun. [00:21:41] S2: For The Economics of Everyday Things, I'm Zachary Crockett. This episode was produced by me and Sarah Lilly and mixed by Jeremy Johnston. We had help from Daniel Moritz Rappson. And thanks to our listeners, Liam Conn, Sean Gleason, and Jeff Frankel for suggesting this topic. [00:22:07] S4: Love is a warm fire to keep the soul warm. I don't know. I don't know. I'm not feeling that one so much. [00:22:12] S2: Warm twice? [00:22:13] S4: This is not the most elegant. [00:22:19] S2: The Freakonomics Radio Network, the hidden side of everything.
00:22:19 · Zachary Crockett, S13, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S14
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