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Whether it’s food, clothing, or lottery tickets, how do we decide what to buy?\u00a0 Or what we want?\u00a0 I asked about 20 random people around town their thoughts on this.\u00a0 It sounds like we’re generally pretty impulsive – and the advertising industry gambles $180 billion a year to shape our wants.<\/p>\n
My good friend and housemate Alex Jarrett talks in depth about some of his consumer decisions.\u00a0 Other featured voices include Nao, Stan-the-Fixit Man, and Joanna V.\u00a0 For me, I try to answer two questions before buying anything:\u00a0 Where did it come from ?\u00a0 and Where will it go?<\/p>\n
The last quarter of the show is highlights from a presentation about refugee resettlement by Deirdre Griffin, New American Program Director at Jewish Family Services in Springfield.\u00a0 The presentation was at the Friends Meeting House in Northampton last Saturday.\u00a0 The event was prompted by the current Syrian refugee crisis.\u00a0 For more info, or for ways to volunteer, go to\u00a0 http:\/\/www.jfswm.org\/healing-world\/refugee-services<\/p>\n
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Whether it’s food, clothing, or lottery tickets, how do we decide what to buy?\u00a0 Or what we want?\u00a0 I asked about 20 random people around town their thoughts on this.\u00a0 It sounds like we’re generally pretty impulsive – and the advertising industry gambles $180 billion a year to shape our wants. My good friend … Continue reading #53: Deciding what to buy; Refugee resettlement<\/span>