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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Frozen Industrial Complex

    Disney says it’s sold more than three million dresses based on characters from the animated feature Frozen. And that’s not all. You can now get Frozen themed mouthwash, hot cocoa and knock-off Ugg boots. Walmart sells over 700 Frozen-related products. We look at the merchandising blitz.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Disney says it’s sold more than three million dresses based on characters from the animated feature Frozen. And that’s not all. You can now get Frozen themed mouthwash, hot cocoa and knock-off Ugg boots. Walmart sells over 700 Frozen-related products. We look at the merchandising blitz.

    The full episode

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    Climate Pact, Strawberry Incesticide, and the “Frozen Industrial Complex”
    1. 0:00Climate Pact: U.S. Realities
    2. 7:35Climate Pact: China Realities
    3. 16:23Bill Cosby’s Twitter Fail and Kim Kardashian’s Win
    4. 27:49Silent Strawberries
    5. 41:01The Frozen Industrial ComplexYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Climate Pact, Strawberry Incesticide, and the “Frozen Industrial Complex”
    1. 0:00Climate Pact: U.S. Realities
    2. 7:35Climate Pact: China Realities
    3. 16:23Bill Cosby’s Twitter Fail and Kim Kardashian’s Win
    4. 27:49Silent Strawberries
    5. 41:01The Frozen Industrial ComplexYou’re reading this
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