Episode description

Adrianne tries to understand the associations around the cartoon beagle in Japan.

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Show notes:

• 01:49 – Hello, Habits: A Minimalist’s Guide to a Better Life (Fumio Sasaki)
• 04:35 – Peanuts – October 4, 1991
• 10:28 – Mia Sato
• 11:40 – ‘PEANUTS’ Celebrates 70 Years With Limited Heinz Ketchup Bottles
• 11:58 – Instagram account tracking Snoopy collabs
• 11:58 – Snoopy Japan blog
• 13:30 – The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2020 (Forbes)
• 13:43 – Merchandising Snoopy: The case of licensing Peanuts in Japan (Stephen J. Lind)
• 17:28 – Beyond Cuteness: An Emerging Field of the Psychology of “Kawaii” by Professor Hiroshi Nittono – YouTube
• 18:40 – Shuntarō Tanikawa (Wikipedia)
• 19:23 – MetLife press release (2014)
• 19:47 – DeepL Translate
• 21:20 – Essay by Masuhiko Hirobuchi (2009)
• 23:22 – Alisa Freedman
• 32:37 – Minimal & Ism