Special Edition: Reality Television and ‘The One’ (with Julia Argy)
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Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Julia Argy, our incredible pilgrimage director has her first book out today! It's called The One, and it's about a woman who joins a reality television show to find love.
Publishers Weekly says it best: “[A] smart debut…Argy takes on voyeurism, feminism, and gender norms, as Emily wonders if she really ought to put all her energy into finding love, which is what she was conditioned to do all her life…. [A] winning portrait of a young woman trying to come into her own.”
In this bonus episode, Vanessa and Julia discuss what reality dating shows reflect about our own culture of love and surveillance. Julia's book is out today, be sure to check it out!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody, we have a special bonus episode today because one of our very own Julia |
| 0:07.3 | Argy has just published her first novel. |
| 0:11.1 | Now you probably recognize Julia's name because she is in the credits of every one of our |
| 0:16.2 | podcasts. |
| 0:17.4 | Because if you don't know her, she is the director of the Not Sorry Pilgrimage project |
| 0:21.4 | and the former co-host of Hot and Bothered. |
| 0:24.4 | She has her MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan and she is one of the smartest |
| 0:28.7 | and funniest and best people that I know. |
| 0:31.8 | Her book, which is out today, is called The One and it's all about reality TV dating |
| 0:37.0 | shows and our cultural mythology around romance. |
| 0:41.0 | So today's episode is an interview with Julia about her book and I hope that you enjoy |
| 0:46.4 | it. |
| 0:47.7 | Julia Grace Argy, thank you so much for being here. |
| 0:53.9 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 0:55.4 | I am so happy to grace the feed. |
| 0:58.1 | Congratulations on writing an amazing book. |
| 1:04.5 | I'm so glad it's finally out because for the last few years people have been like have |
| 1:08.3 | you read anything good lately and I'm like, oh yeah, The One by Julia. |
| 1:12.7 | Oh, it's not out yet. |
| 1:15.5 | And I've had to feel like a jerk bite and now finally the people are going to catch up |
| 1:21.5 | to me. |
| 1:22.6 | Yeah, you had the early in and now you have no more real bragging rights. |
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