America’s Next Top Model
Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR
4.5 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:20.0 | For 24 seasons, America's next Top Model asked the question, you want to be on top? |
| 0:26.2 | And host and creator, Tyra Banks, told the aspiring model contestants that she could make it happen. |
| 0:32.2 | Years later, as the show is rewatched over and over on streaming, |
| 0:37.0 | top metal's handling of race, body image and other issues |
| 0:39.7 | has been loudly and heavily criticized. |
| 0:42.3 | And a new Netflix docu-series talks to a lot of the major players, |
| 0:45.5 | Tyra included, and it doesn't let Tyra off easy. |
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