Matt investigates the very real possible that we are being secretly advertised and our shopping choices are not our own to make.

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MONTAGE Ballantine Ale commercial
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MONTAGE Blennd jiuce commercial
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1950s MS Amazo Instant dessertcommercial
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1950s MONTAGE Clown singing and dancing about shoes
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Close-up doctor hands in gloves filling syringe with Covid-19 vaccine in vaccination center. Unrecognizable Caucasian man preparing coronavirus vaccine jab in hospital medical clinic. Pandemic concept.
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LA County Considers Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandate Due To High Number Of Covid-19 Cases
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MRA Brain .
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Pensioner wearing eyeglasses watching tv set and claps your hand
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Side view of handsome male worker working in private garden mowing lawn with roller machine. Man walks in the yard and mows green grass with lawn-mower. Gardener job concept
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In Room Doctor and Radiologist Discuss Diagnosis while Watching Procedure and Monitors Showing Brain Scans Results.
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Magnetic resonance radiologist visualization, MRI scan on screen computer
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Close up hand take notes host streaming his a podcast on laptop with headphones and condenser microphone interview conversation at home broadcast studio. Male blogger recording voice over radio
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Red wine tasting in the wine vault.
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MEDIUM ANGLE OF "PHILIPS" TELEVISION OR COMPUTER MONITOR IN LIVING ROOM. WOODEN CABINET IN BACKGROUND. GREEN SCREEN. BURN-IN.
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Wine shelves in a modern store.
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Closeup of retro television with chroma key screen
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Spreading Cheese Spread on a Toast Rye Bread with a Butter Knife on the Kitchen Table with Vegetables on the Background
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Immigrant Community And Union Workers Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations
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The Nerve Center of the Archive
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Film Editor Marks Frames for Splicing
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Coca Cola Bottles in Ice
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Man hand taking bottle of wine from the shelf
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George Bush drug allegations:
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1980S Television Green Screen. Sepia Tone.
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MEDIUM ANGLE OF A SONY TELEVISION AND GREEN SCREEN, WITH A SMALL CABLE BOX SITTING ON TOP OF TV. TIME ON CABLE BOX SHOWS "9:15". CANDLE STICK, POTTERY ART PIECE, "CINEMAGIC" POSTER VISIBLE. COULD BE IN LIVING ROOM, DEN, OR FAMILY ROOM. COULD BE USED FOR P
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MEDIUM ANGLE OF A SONY TELEVISION AND GREEN SCREEN, WITH A SMALL CABLE BOX SITTING ON TOP OF TV. VARIOUS VHS VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES VISIBLE, INCLUDING A "BLOCKBUSTER" BOX, MOVIE TITLES, "SPEED" AND "THE PIANO". COULD BE IN LIVING ROOM, DEN, OR FAMILY ROOM. C
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LD Male talk show host talking to the audience at the start of the show
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Time Lapse of Times Square, New York
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1951 Duck and Cover part 3 of 15
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Mafia: Money laundering
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Two Caucasian male colleagues discussing a financial graph shown on large screen in the meeting room
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Stacked Up Wine Bottles In The Cellar
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GEORGE W BUSH ALLEGATIONS:
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MS TU TD Newspapers on conveyor belt in printing press / United States
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People looking for UFOs in Jersey City, NJ
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1951: WHAT-IF SCENARIO: Policeman w/ whistle.Man & barber leave shop. People running sidewalk, Air Raid Shelter sign above. TD Running legs, items dropping curbside. VS People running, parents, child w/ dog, couple, family. 1950s Horror, Terror.
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US FCC Postmaster Donaldson
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