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Dec 2023
15m 32s

29. Greeting Cards

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
About this episode

The tradition of sending cards to loved ones was in decline — until it was rescued by a new generation. But millennials have their own ideas about what sentiments they want to convey. Zachary Crockett is thinking of you on your special day.  

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Mia Mercado, writer and former editor at Hallmark.
    • George White, president of Up With Paper and former president of the American Greeting Card Association.

 

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