Is it wrong to love reality TV?

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

There's drama. There's competition. And there's usually a few tears as well. Reality TV takes everyday people and throws them into weird and exciting and sometimes stressful situations. But is it really real? And is it fair? And should we watch these shows at all?

Brains Trust – Linden Park Primary School, Adelaide – Linda, Elina, Jescinta, Dhyana, Siera, Justine

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0:00.0	ABC Listen.
0:02.0	Momo!
0:04.0	What's wrong, Carl?
0:05.0	This had better be big. I'm in the middle of watching Frida Air Television.
0:08.0	Terrible news. Short and curly only had 30 billion listens this month.
0:14.4	What?
0:15.4	Well that may sound like a big number.
0:17.2	For us, the most popular podcast in the world,
0:21.0	that is really low. I know we usually have at least 500 billion
0:26.8	listens. A day? Are we losing our touch? Do people not care about ethics anymore?
0:33.2	Of course they do. Everyone loves ethics.
0:36.4	But if no one's listening to Short and Curly, how will they make difficult decisions?
0:41.8	The world will fall into chaos. Madness will take hold of our society.
0:46.3	It will be lawless, ruleless, merciless.
0:49.8	Calm down, Carl. You're being dramatic. We just need to find a way to get back on people's radars, you know promote the show.
0:58.0	Now let me keep watching my free-to-air television. It's how I do my best thinking.
1:04.0	Ugh, this one is always full of
1:07.0	hot.
1:08.0	Do you have what it takes to win reality TV's hottest new contest. Applications are now open for the world's most
1:16.0	viewed show, season 4 of who wants to survive in the kitchen jungle and marry a farmer at first time.
1:22.8	This season will be the most epic reality program ever and we want you to be a part of it.
1:29.8	Momo. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? I think I am. Sushi for lunch? Oh, no, okay, we weren't. That reality TV show, we should apply to go on it and promote short and curly.
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