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A Due South Tupperware Party
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
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Tupperware Brands announced its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2024. The news sent a wave of nostalgia through households across the country. Due South co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with three different guests about how Tupperware has revolutionized American culture, created streams of income for working class women and ultimately, survived long enough to see the power of its brand wane. Guests are Kara Bruce, law professor at UNC Chapel Hill; Kelly Alexander, food historian and an assistant professor of American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and Dixie Longate, actor, writer, comedian.