Being Sold A Better You During COVID-19 with Amanda Montell

A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions

Education, News Commentary, Self-improvement, History, Personal Journals, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

We’ve talked about buying a better you. But how are we being sold our health and wellness during “these trying times?” Gaby talks to linguist and author Amanda Montell about the capitalistic language shifting to sell people wellness and “immunity-boosting” products of varying levels of harm during the coronavirus pandemic. What scams should we be looking out for? Is it possible to buy total safety from COVID-19? Why are we so desperate to believe the language of advertising? And, like in every episode of this season, we ask: Are we all just trying to buy control? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	You got problems that you oughta be concerned with.
0:03.4	Bula!
0:04.4	You don't know how you're supposed to earn it or what to do with it or how to keep it.
0:08.0	You're a freak with a dark shankful stupid.
0:10.6	But you're nothing.
0:12.0	Only one teacher didn't find their true fears with a blended son.
0:16.6	Now your healing has begun.
0:19.1	It's bad with money with candy.
0:21.6	Done.
0:22.1	Hi, I'm Gabby Dunn and this is Bad With Money.
0:25.6	I hope you know that by now.
0:27.1	You clicked on it.
0:31.0	Or maybe you just let it play.
0:34.0	You're a rogue.
0:35.5	You're rogue with your podcast playlist.
0:38.0	Okay, so we've talked a lot about buying the best version of yourself this season.
0:45.5	But now we're going to talk about being sold a better you.
0:49.0	I'm sure you've noticed brands on TV, on Instagram, in your inbox,
0:56.5	changing their language to sell us products in this.
1:00.5	You guessed it, trying time.
1:03.0	Or how a lot of companies are promoting contactless delivery.
1:08.0	Or a lot of anti-anxiety stuff being sold particularly at this time.
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