News and chat about society, with a soundboard and propaganda mixed in. On this episode, I was joined by two-time guest, my beautiful fiancee, Izzy! This episode is all about the biggest reality show hits, and what they say about Society. This is Season 5, at the show's brand new venue: the beautiful Lorena Bobbitt Theatre. It's the HD era! Some of the things covered include:

- The origins of reality tv in day-time talk shows like Jerry Springer

- The Real World and the documentary quality of early reality tv

- How shows like Laguna Beach and The Hills feel scripted but ad libbed like Curb Your Enthusiasm

- Survivor, and the guy I knew who was on Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X

- Fear Factor, American Idol, and the game show / reality show format

- America's Next Top Model and the way the show's taste in fashion changed over time

- The staged and scripted moments of reality tv

- Big Brother, and whether or not it's a "solved game", and the strategy has been confirmed

- The current dominant alliance called the Cookout, which is an all-black alliance

- The Joe Schmo Show's prescient but trashy parody of reality tv

- Jersey Shore, Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, and the reality/soap opera

- The future of potentially reality tv-like content on social media now

- Shows like Love Island and The Circle and the future of reality shows

All of that, and much much more, this is the Society Show!

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