Introducing Harsh Reality

Brandi Glanville Unfiltered

Straw Hut Media

Comedy, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, reality TV and a woman before her time: Miriam Rivera. Written by Agnes Borinsky and hosted by Trace Lysette. Listen to Harsh Reality: http://wondery.fm/HR_Brandi_GlanvilleGet Brandi's Audiobook NOW!Produced by Straw Hut MediaFor early access to ad-free episodes w/ additional bonus content make sure to go to www.patreon.com/brandiglanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So guys, there is a new podcast called Hersch Reality.
0:04.0	I should be on it, for sure.
0:06.8	In the early 2000s, millions of households across the world tuned in to watch contestants
0:12.0	battle for the last rows, or to be the final survivor on the island.
0:16.2	Reality TV was beginning to dominate the airwaves, and every show needed to be bigger,
0:22.1	flashier, and more scandalous than the last.
0:24.5	I mean, hello, welcome housewives.
0:26.7	But in the case of one infamous dating show, the real drama was happening off screen.
0:32.0	I know it shaped the future of reality television.
0:34.4	I think I watched this.
0:35.4	The reality TV series, there's something about Miriam seemed like a pretty standard dating
0:39.6	competition.
0:40.6	Six young men bide for the affection of Miriam Riviera, a beautiful model from Mexico.
0:46.2	But when Miriam revealed that she was a trans woman, woo!
0:49.9	During the show's finale, the on-screen drama sparked an international uproar about gender,
0:55.6	sexuality, and rather reality television had gone too far.
0:58.9	I need to watch this.
1:00.7	Where can I watch this?
1:02.5	Mondare's new podcast, many series, Hersch Reality.
1:05.4	The story of Miriam Riviera reveals what happened behind the scenes of this infamous TV show,
1:11.4	and how a multi-million dollar lawsuit and media fallout impacted the lives of both
1:15.2	Miriam and the contestants, and changed the roles of reality television forever.
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