Episode Details
Back to Episodes
Ads at the Fair Blur Tradition and Commerce | Minneapolis News
Description
This year’s State Fair turned into a corporate billboard sky-high, with E.l.f. cosmetics and Google plastering the Skyride gondolas—except for that beloved cow car, standing defiantly ad-free. These sponsorships fund everything from historic buildings to educational programs, turning rides into viral photo ops. But as tech giants cash in on nostalgia, it’s hard not to feel the fair slipping away—commercialized, sanitized, and maybe just a little less magical. Yet that one untouched cow car? A quiet rebellion. A reminder that some things are worth keeping sacred, even if the ads keep coming.
Listen in comfort:
Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn.
Advertise on DNN:
advertise@thednn.ai
This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.
Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.
View sources & latest updates:
https://sources.thednn.ai/9b1fe3edffe5e3a0