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Introducing Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV

David Tennant Does a Podcast With…

English - March 02, 2021 18:37 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratings
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Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow… even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian.
Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time -- from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor.
On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it’s shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.
Subscribe to Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
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Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow… even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian.

Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time -- from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor.

On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it’s shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.

Subscribe to Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices