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An "alternative" Valentine's Day show for people who think of Hallmark cards as literary high-fructose corn syrup. Includes two anti-romantic songs by Tom Lehrer and a story-in-song of the love between a young man and a ... er ... hmmmmm ... whatever. Also, Lyn Gerry, of Unwelcome Guests Collective, reads the fascinating story of the rise of the world's most successful illegal monopoly, the Diamond Cartel, a.k.a. DeBeers--and its brilliant marketing strategy.
Diamond Cartel story (written by Edward Jay Epstein, *The Atlantic*, February 1982) from "Unwelcome Guests" program #416, available on this database (program # 27954). Thanks to Unwelcome Guests Collective for permission to rebroadcast. "New World Notes" is produced for WWUH-FM, Public Alternative Radio at the University of Hartford. Feedback to kdowst at hotmail dot com.
Photos, movie stills, ad reproductions, and ad parodies complement the story. View them in the newsletter or on the blog--http [colon] //newworldnotes.blogspot.com
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SONGS--Tom Lehrer, "She's My Girl" and "Wiener Schnitzel Waltz" Long outro--The Kinks, "Lola"
SERIES OVERVIEW -- Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for. "Date recorded" = date of first scheduled broadcast.
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