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(Consuming Kids)
Michael Wolff looks into the psychology behind some of media’s biggest moguls, including Barry Diller, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Eisner, and even mogul-turned-mayor Michael Bloomberg. Then, corporations and marketers are increasingly targeting kids. Psychologist Susan Linn explains why she thinks this is hurting American children by exposing them to more sex, violence, and junk food than ever before. And New Orleans legend Dr. John talks about his new album, "N’Awlinz: Dis, Dat or D’Udda."
Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff’s new book is Autumn of the Moguls: My Misadventures With the Titans, Poseurs, and Money Guys Who Mastered and Messed Up Big Media. Wolff writes for Vanity Fair.
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Music: In with Erin Brockovich ...
» Read some of Michael Wolff's past columns
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Susan Linn
Marketing products to children has become a $15 billion-a-year business. Susan Linn is a psychologist and children’s advocate who’s written Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood.
» Read more about the book and author
Music: Soundtrack, “James and the Giant Peach.” (Randy ...
» Read more about the book and author
Music: Soundtrack, “James and the Giant Peach.” (Randy ...
Dr. John
"N’Awlinz: Dis, Dat or D’Udda" was recorded at the famous Piety Street recording studio in New Orleans. Dr. John has been active in the music industry since the 1950s, when he was a teenager going by his given name of Mac Rebennack.
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