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Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 Word of the Year is "parasocial," which is defined as "involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a fictional character, or artificial intelligence." Bree McEwan, a professor of communications at University of Toronto, joins the show to discuss celebrity consumption culture as we ask viewers if they think celebrity fandom has gone too far.
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Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 Word of the Year is "parasocial," which is defined as "involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a fictional character, or artificial intelligence." Bree McEwan, a professor of communications at University of Toronto, joins the show to discuss celebrity consumption culture as we ask viewers if they think celebrity fandom has gone too far.

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