Episode 1250 • • 1:13:57 - 1:15:44
1250: Noodle Nation
The "Bleeding Hearts" Mailing List and Emotional Soaking
A historical anecdote about the mailing list industry describes a specific list titled "Bleeding Hearts," which targeted individuals prone to donating based on emotional appeals. The hosts compare this to the current political climate, where people are "soaked" for donations to organizations they don't fully understand. They argue that modern social justice movements capitalize on this same psychological profile of guilt-ridden donors.