Nox and Shoshana talk about Reality Check, the recent documentary series that revisits America’s Next Top Model. They share their experiences watching the show growing up, reflect on the broader reality TV culture of the time, and discuss how these portrayals of women’s bodies shaped their perspectives. Along the way, they unpack the complicated mix […]
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Join Jordy and Nox as they dive into Sister Wife, the new memoir from TLC’s Sister Wives star Christine Brown Wooley. What begins as a story about reality TV and polygamy transforms into a conversation about faith, autonomy, and liberation. Together they unpack Christine’s courageous decision to leave not only her marriage but an entire
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MINI POD! Luxury ships, love triangles, and late-state capitalism, oh my! In this mini episode, Jordy dives into An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew, a feminist dystopia that asks what happens when the world’s elite sail away from the chaos they’ve created, and one girl decides to sink the system from within. Support and follow
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The Amazing Race. Cooking competitions. Bachelor Nation. We touch on a little bit of everything in this episode! Nox, Rah, and Shoshana discuss reality TV’s impact on society, considering questions such as what draws viewers to reality TV? What are the ramifications (positive and negative) to the dominance of reality TV? What is the relationship
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Anna Delvey’s appearance on Dancing With the Stars made me think of all the chances white people have access to after incarceration that Black and brown people do not, especially as it aired alongside the murder of an innocent Black man, Marcellus Williams, sentenced to death.
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My favorite reality television show of the moment is The Hills: New Beginnings. I watched each episode after the day it premiered as I was going into the weekend. There is no shortage of drama, oftentimes petty. I also watch the cast grow into their ambitions and relationships. They go on the best vacations. There
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