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b'This week on Flightless Bird, David prepares to hit \\u201cBuy Now\\u201d as he embarks into the world of Amazon, the company that notched up $116 billion in sales during the first three months of this year. Joined by Monica, he looks at how this company has slowly inserted itself into the American lifestyle, from TV and film, to products, to Alexa living in everyone\\u2019s house, tending to their every need. David interviews Emily West, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusets, about how Amazon\\u2019s marketing made a brown cardboard box so popular. He also talks to the author of \\u201cFulfillment,\\u201d Alec MacGillis about how Amazon\\u2019s various factories are changing the face of America, city by city - as Amazon is now America\\u2019s second-largest private employer next to Walmart.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'