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Episode 430
Wealth in Pop Culture
In this episode, you can bet your bottom dollar that we bring up Scrooge McDuck in our discussion about wealth in pop culture. Join us as we talk about the things we thought as a kid were a sign that someone was rich and the genres of rich people in tv and movies. Plus, we share some relatable listener comments that are right on the money.
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In this episode, you can bet your bottom dollar that we bring up Scrooge McDuck in our discussion about wealth in pop culture. Join us as we talk about the things we thought as a kid were a sign that someone was rich and the genres of rich people in tv and movies. Plus, we share some relatable listener comments that are right on the money.
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- Source: Non-Rich People Are Sharing Subtly Obvious Signs Of Wealth, And Honestly, It’s Pretty Eye-Opening (via Yahoo)
- Most comments on our Instagram ever: What is something you thought as a kid was a sign someone was rich?
- The height of wealth: Swatch, Keds, the loft apartment in Big, Brewster’s Millions, Holbrooke Grant’s three iMacs in Date Night, Zack Morris’ cell phone, MTV Cribs, Chris Sacca on Twitter, Ooni pizza oven.
- Wealth on tv and in movies: Breaking Bad, Parasite, The Pursuit of Happyness, Wall Street, Succession, The Wire, Yellowstone
- Scrooge McDicks: Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Potter from It’s A Wonderful Life, Jabba The Hutt
- Teen Titans: Clueless, My Super Sweet 16, Gossip Girl
- Tech Turds: Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne
- Rich But Don’t Mention It: Modern Family, Sex and the City, Cosby Show, The Good Doctor
- Quiz: rich nipples vs. poor nipples
- Rabbit trail: History of Canopy Beds (via Thought Catalog)
- Stay humble: Foldover sandwich bags
- Redlight mentions: Kim and Pete are pretending to date, Knox may have to become a Florida fan
- Special thanks to our comment contributors: @actuallyjuliastyles, @kabraun14, @brittlewallen8, @micheleleighdavis, @juniper.leigh, @dannis.du.jour, @theletteringjenny
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