

The Men Who Made Us Spend
2014-07-12 · 50 min / episode · ★ 8.0
This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.
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