Why We Do What We Do
274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsCreate an enjoyable listener experience about psychological concepts that anyone can easily consume.
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210 | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex Work (But Were Too Afraid To Ask)
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBSex work is one of the oldest professions. In places where it is legal (or at least decriminalized), sex work is safe, healthy, and protects the workers. In places where it is blocked and criminalized, sex workers are raped, brutalized, exploited, and suffer mental health issues. The "righteous" path is the dangerous path. The worst part is, the people who condemn sex work are often benefitting from it. Learn all about why it happens and some of the myths that exist around it. Links for To...
209 | Appliance, Silk, Blue: Anniversary Traditions
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBThere are certain gifts expected for specific anniversary traditions. What may have started out as genuine support eventually blossomed into a practice guide and capitalist boondoggle. Plus, we found some bizarre and fascinating trends along the way. Four more years, four more years! Links for Today: https://www.thespruce.com/history-of-wedding-anniversary-gift-lists-2302036 https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/traditional-anniversary-gifts.htm https://w...
208 | I Give You Feels, You Give Me Money Part 2
May 05, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBEmotional marketing is a strategy that has been deeply incorporated into campaigns to solicit donations, sell products, gain brand loyalty, and other uses for decades. Finding successful methods to persuade people to buy into a product or an idea has been around since ancient times. Whether with familiar faces, hard facts, or clever stimuli, advertising experts play into our very predictable behavior given ad campaign characteristics. If you think you’re impervious to donating money, buying n...
207 | I Give You Feels, You Give Me Money Part 1
April 28, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBEmotional marketing is a strategy that has been deeply incorporated into campaigns to solicit donations, sell products, gain brand loyalty, and other uses for decades. Finding successful methods to persuade people to buy into a product or an idea has been around since ancient times. Whether with familiar faces, hard facts, or clever stimuli, advertising experts play into our very predictable behavior given ad campaign characteristics. If you think you’re impervious to donating money, buying n...