28: Reality TV Is a Mirror

It’s time to stop being polite, and start getting real about Reality TV! Geoff and Justin are duking it out over reality television! Is it trash? Is it high art? Both?! The boys discuss everything from Survivor to Great British Bake Off to Real Housewives of New York! Before their reality chat G+J also touch on Charli’s stint as host and musical guest on SNL and the downright depressing fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. We live in a society, listeners dear! What’s Good? Geoff: “In My Bag” by Meg Donnelly (Spotify) Justin: Anora (Official Website) Links: Charli xcx on SNL: Full Episode (Peacock) Babymoon - SNL (YouTube) Here I Go (ft. Charli xcx) - SNL Digital Short (YouTube) Banger Boyz - SNL (YouTube) ‘Just sad,’ ‘wasn’t a good one’ and ‘trash’: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight leaves spectators disappointed (CNN) Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s Netflix Livestreamed Boxing Match Postponed Due to Tyson Ulcer Flare-Up (Variety) Wife Swap God Warrior Complete Saga (YouTube) ‘The Bachelor’ Producers Acknowledge Racism in the Franchise, Say They ‘Did Not Protect’ First Black Bachelor Matt James (Variety) Surviving Racism and Sexism: What Votes in the Television Program Survivor Reveal About Discrimination (Sage Journals) ‘They Play Nice’: Inside the Tensions and Tumult at ‘Queer Eye’ (Rolling Stone) Credits: Song: Sam Day - NEBRASKA (WITH YOU) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/NEBRASKA_WY Watch: http://ncs.lnk.to/NEBRASKA_WYAT/youtube Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez Show Art: Geoff Taylor Audio Editor: Justin Benavidez Email us at [email protected] with questions or recommendations Views expressed by the hosts are their own, and not those of their employer(s) or any other entity.