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Intriguing and entertaining, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark is a Freakonomics approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world. Why were record prices achieved at auction for works by 131 contemporary artists in 2006 alone, with astonishing new heights reached in 2007? Don Thompson explores the money, lust, and self-aggrandizement of the art world in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work valuable while others are ignored.

In The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion, economist and best-selling author Don Thompson offers insights and fascinating examples in discussing the intriguing and fast-evolving world of luxury fashion. Why does one handbag sells for five times the price of another that looks and feels pretty much the same? How does a luxury label justify a runway show costing many millions of dollars, when most of the outfits paraded will never appear for sale? Why are fall fashions shown on the runway in March, and spring fashions in October?

Join us as we give some insight viewpoints on politics, sports and economics. RealSpit will have surprise guest from all spectrums and walks of life! Off the cuff conversations with very little editing. Take some time out of your week to have an awesome time with Don Thompson and Co-Host EZ Walker and Mrs. Bree!!!!