Consumption: how and why we buy» Podcast episodes

Hawthorne Digital Workshop

In the past 20 years, the population of North America has increased by about 20%. But the number of shopping malls has more than doubled. Seriously. What are we buying in all of these stores? Why? And with what? Paris Hilton has better recognition amongst Canadian teenagers than Steven Harper. How did this happen? CONSUMPTION is a monthly podcast exploring these issues of contemporary consumerism and pop culture in a quirky and irreverent fashion.