All you need is love — and also a new series from The Indicator from Planet Money all about the business and economics of love.
This week, The Indicator is running a five-part series that explores the market for romance.
They explore the tried-and-true TV rom-com business model with the architect of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas and one of the genre’s stars.
They uncover how romance writers — an often maligned group of authors — found commercial success using technology and the power of labor networks.
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They explain how plummeting British crop prices and the ascent of the American nouveau riche created a transatlantic marriage market between American heiresses and British aristocrats during the Gilded Age.
They interview the CEO of Hinge about his quest to fix online dating amid a deluge of complaints that dating apps have gamified and ruined modern courtship.
And, in the final episode, economic journalist Tim Harford plays advice columnist and answers listener questions about love and relationships.
❤️ So tune in. You and this series might just be a match made in heaven. ❤️
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