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65: How did we go from selling soap to selling our souls?

2022/12/7
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The episode explores how advertising transformed from straightforward product promotion in old magazines to sophisticated mind manipulation, using targeted ads and psychological tactics.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Have you always felt like someone is watching you? Well hate to break it to you sweetie, but they are. And when I say “they” I mean advertisers. In today’s episode we learn how the world of advertising went from war propaganda to listening to you through your phone. Talk about a drastic shift.

Advertisers Include: SkyLight Frames, Apostrophe, Hello Fresh, and ShipStation.