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Reality TV is Dead! …or is it?Survivor: Borneo – the very first season of Survivor, debuted on Network Television in the year 2000. And with it, reality TV began to transform America’s television industry. 25 years later the Hollywood Reporter proclaims that “Reality TV is on Life Support. Sure, shows like Love is Blind, Real Housewives and new, up-and-comers like The Traitors are still very popular. But at the same time, more and more reality shows are being canceled, less episodes are being produced, and dramatically smaller budgets are being offered for any of it - indicating to both audiences and industry leaders alike that reality shows may be becoming extinct. Really, no Really! Today, the guys will be talking to Emily Nussbaum, a Pulitzer Prize winning television critic and the author of: Cue The Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV. She’ll reveal some of the reality behind reality television and how much of it isn’t reality at all. Plus, she’ll discuss the long history of the genre, and the practicalities and impracticalities of its success and possible failure. Which leads me to say this episode of our show should be called: Reality. No Reality! In 2014 she won a National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary and in 2016 she won thePulitzer Prize for criticism. She’s written for The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Slate and The New York Times. *** IN THIS EPISODE: • Is Reality TV dead? • Reality TV was birthed by radio “audience participation shows”. • Alan Funt was a sneaky guy with a hidden microphone that invented prank shows! • “Cinéma véritéto” to Abject Bull$%*t - Defining Reality TV • Non-Disclosure Agreements are WAY worse than you think. • Most morally compromising? The Bachelor! • Why Jason doesn’t think he’d do well on Survivor. • Punking the guy who made “When Animals Attack”. • Live Executions? Really? • “Don’t try this at home!” born on Woody Frasure’s “That’s Incredible!” • Forget Reality TV for a sec, will TV survive? • Don’t miss Jason on Netflix’s “ The Electric State • ” • REAL REALITY TV SHOWS OR FAKE? Jason stumps the panel. • Google-HEIM: The most watched TV EVER! EVER! *** FOLLOW EMILY: Website: emilynussbaum.com Instagram: @emilynussbaum *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads X See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Banning Social Media …is that the right move?As TikTok America’s legal limbo continues, Australia became the first country in the world to ban minors under age 16 from social media. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant warned the world saying, tech companies aren’t doing enough to protect kids online. Really, no Really! While the powers of social media apps are undeniable, the harms they cause are more… enigmatic. Even if harmful effects of social media are established, are bans an effective response? As this international debate rages on, there are millions of parents and young people looking down at their smartphones wondering what if anything they should do differently. To break down the pros and cons of social media we’ve invited Dr. Jacqueline Nesi to make sense of it all. She’s an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, where she studies how technology use affects kids and how parents can help. She’s published over 50 peer-reviewed publications related to youth and technology use, and her work has been funded by organizations like the NIMH, NICHD, and NSF. She’s also testified before U.S. congressional subcommittees at both the national and state level on issues surrounding tech and mental health. *** IN THIS EPISODE: • How do we define social media and would a ban even work? • So… how does social media affects us? • Should kid’s online activities be treated like getting a driver’s license? • Default privacy settings. • Teaching media literacy is an important facet of modern parenting. • What age should kids be allowed to use social media? • The social media changes kids are actually asking for. • Speaking to kids about dangers like bullying and pornography. • Deleting, taking a break, downloading again… deleting again… and again. • How Jason altered his social media algorithm in 6 weeks! • REAL or FAKE: Jason stumps the panel on potentially actual websites. • Google-HEIM: Mistakes! *** FOLLOW JACQUELINE: Website: jacquelinenesi.com X: @jacquelinenesi Substack: Techno Sapiens *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads X See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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