Show notes
In honor of Valentine's Day, Jen does a deep dive into the history of modern courting and dating. Who would have thought department stores could have had so much to do with it?
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Books we recommend:
- Labor of Love by Moira Weigel
- Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni
- Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
- Inventing The It Girl by Dr. Hilary Hallett
- Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
- Agnes and the Hitman by Crusie
- Crazy for You by Crusie
- Faking It by Crusie
- Anyone but You by Crusie
- When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
Indie bookstores we recommend in Syracuse!
Other episodes:
Sources
- "Labor of Love by Moira Weigel review – how dating has changed" (Paskin, 2016)
- "The history of dating reveals how consumerism has hijacked courtship" (Barclay, 2019)
- "How the "First Date" Has Changed in Every Decade Through History" (Chatel, 2014)
- "Looking for love online? We chart the evolution of digital dating" (Khan, 2021)
- "Department Store" (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- "The American Gift & Curse — Non Generational Millionaires are making the United States Poorer than the rest of the world" (Lopez, 2019)