Why We Can’t Look Away From Reality TV

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Reality television has turned into a sprawling industry of pimple-poppers, amazing racers, the broken hearted, docusoaps, and sooo many housewives – people willing to share the good and bad of their lives with an audience that by design is meant to judge them for it. It also gave us a president. Audie talks with Pulitzer Prize winning New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum about how and why reality shows have become must-see TV. Her new book, “Cue The Sun! The Invention of Reality TV.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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