Escape from Affluenza

Escape from Affluenza

"Escape from Affluenza" was a PBS 56 minute show from 1998, produced as a sequel to the 1997 show "Affluenza". While the original concentrated on consumerism and materialism in modern society, the sequel focused on how to avoid this. [http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/escape/index.html] It looked at stories of how to reduce debt, stress, time-pressure and possession-overload. [http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/efa.html]

The cast included Wanda Urbanksa as the host and Cecile Andrews, author of "Circle of Simplicity". [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325324/]

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