A press release is not a fact

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Questioning the familiar claim that Black Friday is the year’s busiest shopping day, Dr. Dave says listeners should approach every news report skeptically because effective publicity firms can turn guesses or marketing into accepted facts. He and Evil Steve use the recent rise of the Black Friday phrase to show how quickly a manufactured story can feel like settled tradition.

2:38 · Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2006-11-25. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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