Introducing 'Just Like Us: The Tabloids That Changed America'

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2022

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Bennifer. Britney. Brangelina. The celebrity gossip of the 2000s is legendary, but what was it that kept us reaching for copies of Us Weekly and People? In this eight-part series, Clare Malone explores the behind-the-scenes of our celebrity obsession—from magazine newsrooms, to the paparazzi boom, to the rise of reality television—and tells the story of how tabloids helped shape our national psyche. 'Just Like Us: The Tabloids That Changed America' premieres on February 14. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Benifer is back,
0:04.0	Brad and Jen are friends again,
0:06.0	and Paris Hilton is somehow still making headlines.
0:10.0	Sound familiar?
0:12.0	In the early 2000s gossip publications were everywhere, powered by
0:17.7	tipsters, paparazzi, and publicists. They gave us a window into the lives of the rich and famous and in the process helped form
0:26.4	a generation's ideas about sex, beauty, race, and power.
0:31.2	On this series, I'm going to tell you the story of a decade of American life through the
0:35.7	trash we love to consume. From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Claire Malone
0:41.9	and this is just like us. The tabloids that change America.
0:49.0	This series premieres on February 14th on the Ringer dish feed. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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