Black Friday: A Brief History

The History of Fun

Vox Media Podcast Network

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Hobbies, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to the history of fun where we explore the hidden backstories of the things you love.
0:14.0	Today I'm joined by Chris Plant.
0:16.4	Hello.
0:17.7	And Allegra, Frank.
0:19.4	Allegra's our expert today, and she is talking about commerce.
0:23.2	I am.
0:24.4	One of my favorite things about America.
0:26.4	We're going to make commerce splashy, though.
0:27.7	We're going to make it exciting and fun and not just a part of society.
0:33.1	I find commerce always splashy and fun, but yes, I will try to get you on my page.
0:39.4	So I think I've said this before, but probably my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
0:45.5	Yes, you have said that before.
0:47.3	You've said you like the dry turkey.
0:49.5	Yes, I love dry turkey.
0:52.3	That's kind of it.
0:53.8	But I love Thanksgiving. I love that dry turkey enough that I love Thanksgiving.. That's kind of it. But I love Thanksgiving.
0:55.5	I love that dry turkey enough that I love Thanksgiving.
0:57.7	But there's another reason that I love Thanksgiving.
1:00.3	And it's actually the day after Thanksgiving because I love commerce.
1:05.3	And do you guys know what the day after Thanksgiving is?
1:10.2	Boxing.
1:11.0	No. Boxing Day 2. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,ing. No.
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