About this episode

This episode explores the history and evolution of greeting cards as tokens of friendship.

Humans have been exchanging tokens of friendship since before recorded history. From calling cards to Valentines to Christmas cards, the modern greeting card industry evolved.

Topics covered

• greeting cards
• friendship
• history of cards
• Valentines
• Christmas cards
• modern industry

Keywords

• greeting cards
• friendship tokens
• Valentines
• Christmas cards
• history
• modern industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Greeting Cards

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