From Tiffany’s to Donkeys: Catalogues Rise Again

This week, we look at the staying power of Catalogues. They’ve been around since the mid 1800s, and they helped build the country. We’ll talk about how catalogues let retailers reach people in far-flung towns and villages. How catalogues finally allowed rural folks to have access to the same goods as city dwellers. And how Seinfeld’s J. Peterman became an owner of the actual J. Peterman catalogue. We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you don’t ,

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From Tiffany’s to Donkeys: Catalogues Rise Again is an episode from Under the Influence from CBC Radio by Apostrophe Podcast Network.

This episode is 27:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 14, 2026.

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