The Real Housewives of Today, Explained

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🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Taking cues from striking actors and writers, reality TV stars are lobbying for better treatment from networks like Bravo and Netflix. This episode was produced by Siona Peterous and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sam Sanders. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Sam Sanders and I'm guest hosting today explained.
0:06.6	Seeing a reality star on social media is not that unusual, but a reality star, on Instagram,
0:13.5	calling for her colleagues to unionize...well.
0:17.0	These are the 10 terms that I propose subject to modification I did not buy the idiot guy
0:22.8	to starting a union in 24 hours.
0:25.4	It's Bethany Frankel, OG real housewife, and now labor agitator.
0:31.2	The minimum should be $5,000 per episode.
0:34.5	We'll go off Bethany.
0:35.5	Talent should receive a 10% raise each season.
0:39.7	Not to be clear, Bethany is just one star, and that does not make a revolution.
0:44.8	But a giant lawsuit calling for major changes to the way reality TV treats its cast and crew
0:50.6	members.
0:52.3	Could end up forcing some big, systemic change.
0:56.3	A reality TV reckoning.
0:59.3	To today, today explained.
1:08.0	NBC Universal received a letter.
1:10.7	It was from two high-powered Hollywood attorneys with scary reputations.
1:15.3	They were talking about a lawsuit, and they were lobbying some pretty gnarly accusations.
1:19.9	In the letter, they alleged that NBC has this pattern of, quote, grotesque and depraved
1:24.9	mistreatment of its reality stars.
1:27.7	They say, quote, that these individuals have been mentally, physically victimized by
1:32.7	NBC and threatened with ruin if they speak out about their mistreatment.
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