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Can you stop buying things you don't need? In this episode (part two of two on consumerism), Sam and Anna answer a set of questions about shopping, from whether they prefer buying in-store or online to the real problems consumerism causes and how to fight it.

Along the way, we talk about online grocery shopping, funny product reviews, why fast fashion is such a problem, buying your way to an identity, why people document everything on social media, and Anna's simple "delay buying" trick that stops most impulse purchases.

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Why do we buy things we don't need? In this episode (part one of two), Sam and Anna dig into consumerism: how shopping changed after the Second World War, and why we now buy things because we want them, not because we need them.

Along the way, we talk about how online shopping removed all the friction from buying, the tricks advertisers use to attach emotions to products, why perfume and car adverts never show the product, "buy now, pay later" culture and personal debt, retail therapy, and how people try to buy their way to an identity.

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What does it actually mean to be healthy? In this episode, Sam and Anna talk all about physical health, from sleep, diet, and exercise to the habits and vices they struggle with.

Along the way, we discuss why cats hide when they're ill, whether discipline beats motivation, how social media has changed what fitness "should" look like for both men and women, whether guilt is a useful emotion for health, and why the healthiest food often tastes the worst.

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