Episode 156: 1-900-BUY-THIS: Infomercials with Dustin (part two)

<p><a href="https://dustintraviswhite.com/">Dustin</a> joins Amanda for part two of their conversation about infomercials. In this episode, we'll tackle the long term impact of the Reagan administration, 1-900 numbers, and some of the most iconic infomercials of the 90s and 00s.</p><p><strong>READ:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/reagans-real-legacy/">“Reagan’s Real Legacy,” </a>Peter Dreier, The Nation.</p><p><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/the-30-weirdest-1-900-numbers-from-the-80s">“The 30 Weirdest 1-900 Numbers From The '80s,”</a> Katie Notopoulos, Buzzfeed.</p><p><a href="https://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_motley_fool/1998/02/what_psychic_friends_failed_to_foresee.html">“What Psychic Friends Failed to Foresee,”</a> James Surowiecki, Slate.</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120929232721/http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-to-me-i-was-a-telephone-psychic-for-miss-cleo">“It happened to me: I was a phone psychic for Miss Cleo,”</a> Rebecca Barthel, XO Jane.</p><p><a href="https://pen.org/what-the-dog-saw-and-other-adventures/">“WHAT THE DOG SAW, AND OTHER ADVENTURES (an essay about Ron Popiel,”</a> Malcolm Gladwell.</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-28-fi-37115-story.html">“Victoria Jackson’s Money Rewards Came Late,” </a>Jennifer Pendleton, LA Times.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/04/style/the-stepford-channel.html?pagewanted=1">The Stepford Channel</a>”, Rick Hartman, New York Times</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710658/">The Reagan Show</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12351448/">The Reagans</a></p><p>Corey Hotline: <a href="https://youtu.be/sk2CKwJ3hGo">https://youtu.be/sk2CKwJ3hGo</a></p><p>Santa Hotline: <a href="https://youtu.be/_sCg5s_jTo4">https://youtu.be/_sCg5s_jTo4</a></p><p>UFO Hotline: <a href="https://youtu.be/bqZ0T8jeLDc">https://youtu.be/bqZ0T8jeLDc</a></p><p>The Crying Hotline: