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PRODUCTION
written by Ella Gray and Mina Le
Edited by Charlee Reiff

SOURCES

Multilevel Marketing: A Historical Perspective by William W. Keep and Peter Vander Nat (2013)
Avon Products 1964-2014: The Slippery Slope of Direct Selling by William W. Keep (2015)
Islamic Marketing: Understanding the Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Politico-Legal Environment (Management for Professionals) by Cedomir Nestorovic

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/mul...
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/fil...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smiths...
https://www.history.com/news/tupperwa...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ep4y7...
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/20...
https://religionnews.com/2017/06/20/1...
https://kutv.com/news/local/follow-th...
https://time.com/6096777/lularich-tru...
https://jacobin.com/2022/09/multileve...
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-x...
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/...

0:00 - intro
4:22 - history
13:01 - gender
19:27 - religion
25:34 - vulnerability
29:01 - conclusion