Rosemary Goes to the Mall

Summary: Welcome to “Rosemary Goes to the Mall,” an audio journal of artist Rosemary Williams’ quest to purchase one item from every retail store in the Mall of America. Each podcast represents one shopping trip to the Mall, usually covering between 10 and 15 stores, and is an audio blog covering the events of the day, including the psychology of the kinds of choices she makes in each store, interesting interactions with salespeople, rambling philosophizing about shopping, and occasional trips to the fortune teller machine in the amusement park. Some days Rosemary has themes for her shopping, such as trying to buy the best value at each store, or on crabbier days buying the item that most epitomizes our decrepit American consumer culture. Other adventures include getting high at the oxygen bar and buying a $500 GPS system for her car at Radio Shack.