How TV holiday rom-coms got so successful (Encore)
Podcast: The Indicator from Planet MoneyPublished On: Tue Dec 24 2024
Description: Happy Holidays from The Indicator! For the next week, we're running some of our favorite shows from this year. On today's show, we fire up the gas logs and pour a mug of cocoa to discuss the made-for-TV rom-com machine, and how television executives learned to mass produce seasonal romance. This piece originally aired October 21, 2024. Related episodes: Love Week series page TV holiday rom coms and the alpaca bubble that burst (PM+ only)Special thanks to Grant-Lee Phillips for our Love Week theme song and Kaitlin Brito for episode artwork. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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