How Real Is Your TV?

Outwit. Outlast. Outlisten.Whence came all that awful not-at-all-real reality television in the 2000s, anyway?Chris walks through the history of reality television, all the way back to hidden microphone shows on radio in the 1940s, through Chuck Barris' reign of outre gameshows and political assassination (!?!) in the 1960s, An American Family on PBS in 1970, the Real World, and the explosion of reality shows as we crested the new millennium.**UPDATE: We had some issues with the audio file initially. Should be fixed now!**Sources:Cue the Sun, Emily NussbaumWiki: Chuck BarrisWiki: Allen FuntWiki: Mark BurnettNYTimes: Huge Snowball Fight in New York Escalates After Police ArriveNYTimes: D.A. Rejects Assault Charge Against Man Who Threw Snowballs at Officers