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BONUS: The Business of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Under the Influence with Jo Piazza
English - August 11, 2023 13:45 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★ - 696 ratingsSociety & Culture Technology parenting social media technology tik tok instagram motherhood influencing influencers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Laura Ingalls Wilder probably couldn’t have imagined the multi-million dollar media empire that would emerge from her books. From the television show to prairie chic dresses to dolls to tin cups bearing her name, Laura is a brand, a business and, dare we say it, an influencer. Her stories have spawned industries large and small, both directly and indirectly for nearly a century. In this very special episode from the new podcast, Wilder, Jo discovers how the fantasy of a simple prairie life got sold to millions around the world.
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