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FASCISM
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Episode Description:
EPISODE MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED READINGS
FOR THE GIRLS WHO GET IT...
DISCUSSION Q's
FOR THE GIRLS WHO WANNA GET INTO IT...
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Do you need it or did you just see it?
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Think about your last 5 purchases, what were the main motivating factors for why you decided to buy it?
VOCABULARY LIST:
BECAUSE READING IS WHAT ? FUNDAMENTAL .
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Discernment (n) - the ability to make good judgement
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Gaffe (n) - an unintentional act causing embarrassment
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Incorrigible (adj) - not able to be corrected, improved or reformed
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Continence (n) - self-control over desires and actions
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Probity (n) - virtue, integrity
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Felicitous (adj) - well chosen or suited to the circumstances, delightful, pleasing
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Posit (v) - to suggest or put forward an idea clearly
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Elegiac (adj) - mournful or melancholic
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Spurious (adj) - false but designed to seem plausible
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Prolix (adj) - using too many words; long-winded
WORKS CITED
BECAUSE THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL GIG, MAMA.
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Al Jazeera English. “A New Form of Capitalism: The Influencer Culture | al Jazeera Untangles.” YouTube, 21 Aug. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl3Kkjbvryk. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.​
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Godman, Heidi. “Do Parasocial Relationships Fill a Loneliness Gap?” Harvard Health, 30 Sept. 2024, www.health.harvard.edu/blog/do-parasocial-relationships-fill-a-loneliness-gap-202409303074. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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Kutz, Kennedi, et al. “Social Media Influencers’ Impact on Consumer Purchasing Decisions.” Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association, vol. 2023, no. 4, 2024, p. 4, docs.rwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1157&context=nyscaproceedings. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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Kuzminov, Michael. “How Influencers Can Drive Consumer Purchasing Behavior.” Forbes, 14 Aug. 2024, www.forbes.com/councils/forbesagencycouncil/2024/08/14/how-influencers-can-drive-consumer-purchasing-behavior/. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.