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Ringer Dish

‘Real World’ Deep Dive | Pop Culture History Lesson

Ringer Dish

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Juliet Litman is joined by fellow Ringer podcaster John Devenanzio (a.k.a. Johnny Bananas) to discuss the cultural relevance of ‘The Real World’ on its 30th anniversary and break down memories from his own season of ‘The Real World: Key West’. Hosts: Juliet Litman and John Devenanzio Producers: Devon Manze and Chelsea Stark-Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Sean Fenneseen, we've got something special cooking on the Prestige TV podcast.

0:06.0

I'll be recapping one of my favorite shows, HBO's Barry, every Sunday night with the writer-director

0:11.2

Star of the show, The Great Bill Hater.

0:13.7

We'll talk about the show's wild twists and turns, its special brand of dark comedy,

0:17.7

and how it all came together.

0:18.9

So on Sunday nights, immediately after a new episode airs, you can hear Bill and I break

0:22.7

it all down on the Prestige TV pod, subscribe on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

He's surprising.

0:32.2

Is it going on holiday in Britain, and it's not raining every day?

0:39.4

Is it booking an Uber and being picked up by your grand?

0:45.2

Is it realising your cat has more friends than you?

0:51.0

Or is it finding the best of the NFL to stream free on ITVX?

0:55.5

You be the judge, ITVX, the UK's freshest streaming service.

1:09.4

Welcome to Rare Dish.

1:10.4

I'm Julie Huntletment.

1:11.4

Today, we're throwing it back on the occasion of the return of real world homecoming

1:17.1

on Paramount Plus.

1:18.8

They're currently doing the New Orleans season, and I just want to talk about the real world

1:23.0

as a cultural institution and what it means.

1:25.8

And so my guest today is the one and the only John Divenonzio who you may know as Johnny

1:32.7

Benanas.

1:33.7

But we're talking to John.

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