Dr. Benson’s Audios/Videos
Television Appearances
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| Meet The Experts- Compulsive Buying Disorder With Dr. April Benson PhD August 2011  View Online |
CNN Money Three Signs You’re Headed for Extreme Debt August 2011  View Online |
Live Well Network Mary Talks Money August 17, 2010  View Online |
| Discovery Health Channel My Strange Addiction May 5, 2010  View Online |
CNN.com “Addicted to Shopping” October 7, 2009  View Online |
CNBC – Money Trends Shopaholics February 13, 2009  View or Download Now |
| Weekend Today Show (New York) December 7, 2008  View Online | Download |
PBS – Anatomy of a Financial Crisis – Part III October 30, 2008  View or Download Now |
Morning Show with Mike and Juliet October 6, 2008  View Online | Download |
| FOX News July 27, 2008  View Online | Download |
MTV True Life June 20, 2008  View or Download Now |
Morning Show with Mike and Juliet June 16, 2008  View Online | Download |
| NBC30 – Hartford May 1, 2008  View Online | Download |
Sunrise – Australia April 13, 2008  View Online | Download |
The Today Show September 14, 2007  View Online | Download |
| Retirement Living TV Daily Cafe Live July 13, 2007  View Online | Download |
Paula Zahn Now on CNN July 10, 2007  View Online | Download |
Columbia News Tonight March 30, 2007  View Online | Download |
| CBS Evening News December 9, 2006  View Online | Download |
Good Morning America January 2006  View Online | Download |
The Today Show June 4, 2005  View Online | Download |
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Other Videos
- Affluenza, 56 minutes. Bullfrog Films, Oley, Pennyslvnia
This videotape takes both a lighthearted and a serious look at “affluenza”, our modern-day plague of overconsumption and materialism, and explores its personal, familial, societal and environmental impact. To purchase, click here
- Escape from Affluenza, 56 minutes. Bullfrog Films, Oley, Pennyslvnia
This sequel to Affluenza presents humorous and thought provoking vignettes to show how people from many walks of life are escaping from “affluenza”, reducing their consumption, simplifying their lives, and feeling more satisfaction. To purchase, click here
- A Family Shopping Addiction, Run’s House (Season 5, Ep. 10), 3 minutes.Sep 7, 2008 … Watch the full length A Family Shopping Addiction music video for free on MTV.com.
- The High Price of Materialism
Watch this short YouTube clip, The High Price of Materialism, to hear Psychologist Tim Kasser discuss how America’s culture of consumerism is undermining our well-being.
- The Secret History of the Credit Card, 1 hour.In “Secret History of the Credit Card, “FRONTLINE® and The New York Times join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. Correspondent Lowell Bergman uncovers the techniques used by the industry to earn record profits and get consumers to take on more debt. You can watch the whole video online. Home videos of Secret History of the Credit Card are available through ShopPBS in DVD format.
- Shop ‘Til You Drop: The Crisis of ConsumerismThe Media Education Foundation’s film Shop ‘Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism is a refreshingly contemporary and interdisciplinary peek into the machinery of American consumerism and advertising. Shop ‘Til You Drop is more than a useful tool for the overshopper; it’s a much-needed wake-up call for all of us. The film encourages us to see that the habit of “keeping up with the Joneses”—whether they live next door or in the fantasy world of television and other media—misuses our lives and our planet. It offers us some perspective and invites us to step back and reassess our values and goals. For details, click here
- SPENT!“SPENT! is a touching drama that will take you on Cheryl Johnson’s breathtaking journey. Pretty, poised, articulate and fashionable, Cheryl (Tracey Costello) seems to have it all, but she also holds a secret. Cheryl has fallen prey to the American Girl “Shop ‘till you drop” syndrome. She is consumed by consumption. Her co-workers have no idea that Cheryl has a shopping problem, which has quickly gotten out of hand. ” For details, go to www.spentthefilm.com
- The Story of Stuff, www.thestoryofstuff.com
“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
- What Would Jesus Buy?, 90 minutes. www.wwjbmovie.com
Produced by Morgan Spurlock and directed by Rob Van Alkemade, What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir singing their way across the country in December 2005, preaching their anti-consumerist message at the Mall of America, Wal-Mart headquarters, and on Main Street in Disneyland on Christmas Day. Entertaining and eye-opening, it’s a sharp poke at holiday consumerism. To purchase, click here