From W.HYY in Philadelphia, I'm Tanya Mosley with Fresh Air Weekend.

Today, comedian Michelle Buteau. She stars in the new comedy Babes, which follows best friends as they take different paths towards motherhood.

It's a role that Buto had to be talked into doing by her real life friend and co-star Alana Glazer,

because at the time she was already in the

thick of living out her character's life as the mother of twin babies. Also we'll

talk with New Yorker staff writer Emily Nussbaum, about working conditions for cast

members on the popular reality Netflix show Love is Blind.

The contestants don't get to see who they're dating until they choose each other and agree to get married.

And rock critic Ken Tucker revisit Steely Dan's 1974 album Pretzel Logic on its 50th anniversary.

That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.

This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Terry has our first interview. I'll let her introduce it.

What do reality show cast members face that viewers don't get to see?

For example, the hit reality TV show Love is Blind.

That show follows the contestants as they choose a spouse by talking one-on-one with 15 people

without ever having seen them, not even a photo.

It's a little more complicated than that and we'll describe it more in a minute.

Working conditions for those cast members have led to accusations against the show's production companies

including false imprisonment and abuse.

Several lawsuits have been filed.

Two former cast members have formed a group to help connect reality show cast members to legal and mental health resources.

My guest Emily Nusbaum writes about this in a recent article called

Is Love is Blind a Toxic Workplace?

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