Well, reality TV is often dismissed as a guilty pleasure or low brow, even trash TV, but

whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of let's say snooki or,

I don't even want to say her name, Lisa Vander Pump.

And if not, you've definitely heard of Kim Kardashian.

On spectacle, you'll learn why reality TV isn't a waste of time at all.

And explore the way it has shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.

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 in New York to gender dynamics on the bachelor,

on spectacle, you'll hear from cast members like Quiris, Bobby Burke or Chris Sapphire

from the circle US, but also will analyze these shows with experts and fans.

You know, Vulture's Brian Moilin, I know I do.

A comedian Nicole Byer or scholar, Roquel Gates.

You'll nerd out on everything from problematic producing to racist casting and completely

messed up editing, which I know about a little.

And you'll hear about some of the episodes that have been scrubbed from TV history.

No longer to be seen.

Spectacle, an unscripted history of reality TV is a new documentary podcast series from

neon hum media.

Season one covers reality TV in a way that has never been done before.

From the bachelor's problematic take on gender to the real world's casting for conflict,

spectacle impacts the wild and hyper real history of unscripted television one moment at

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