From WNYC in New York, this is On the Media.

This week we examine the notion of manufactured reality,

from the encroachment of QAnon into the wellness world.

Where we go one, we go all,

which is very much in alignment with a belief system within yoga.

I mean, we believe we are all one.

To Paris Hilton.

Everyone says I'm the original influencer, but sometimes I feel like I help create a monster.

She asked me to find her roommate, Jessica, because she remembered creating the Paris Hilton

character with her. They had a name for her. She was called Fifi Du Koi.

Two reality dating shows.

Reality TV ages by the next day.

It's meant to be consumed, enjoyed.

You're meant to be moved by it,

and then you're meant to throw it away.

Travel with us down the rabbit hole after this.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Bob Garfield.

And I'm Brooke Gladstone.

In this hour, we consider various permutations of branding in particular branding and cultural spaces dominated by women we focus our attention there because those spaces are so

often disregarded or dismissed by our cultural curators that they are easy places from

which to tunnel into the mainstream,

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