Emily Nussbaum, staff writer at The New Yorker, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history of reality TV – from the Loud family in the 1970s to “Cops” and “The Bachelorette” – and what makes it an intriguing and controversial genre even in today’s saturated market.
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Sociology professor Danielle J. Lindemann discusses all the ways reality TV addresses race, gender, sexuality, and why everything from Cops to Below Deck shines a light on what America continues to hold dear.
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Amanda Ann Klein, associate professor of film studies at East Carolina University, joins us to discuss why MTV moved away from rock stars and shifted to ordinary people living wild lives.
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