It was the show that taught us to "smize" while normalising questionable practices, it was America's Next Top Model . 

This week, Netflix drops "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," a three-part autopsy of the 24-cycle juggernaut that defined early 2000s reality TV, but what's the point of it? 

We explore whether this reunion of Tyra Banks and her original panel, plus former contestants, actually offers accountability, or if it’s just another "nostalgia trip" designed for a new binge.

And in headlines today, Thirty-four ‌Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants in northern Syria have returned to ‌the detention centre due to "technical reasons"; The Kremlin has rejected accusations from five European countries that they killed jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with toxin from ‌a poisonous frog; US media are reporting that the investigation into the disappearance of TV show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother is now leaning away from suspecting family members; Ed Sheeran told the crowd in Sydney that he no longer has a mobile phone because of the lawsuit brought against him in 2015

THE END BITS

Support independent women's media

Check out The Quicky Instagram here

GET IN TOUCH
Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice note or email us at [email protected]

CREDITS

Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy

Guest: Tara Watson, Entertainment Reporter 

Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.