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Uncategorized · March 7, 2015

Five lessons from 30 seasons of The Real World

The Chicago Tribune asked me to contribute to an infographic commemorating and summarizing 30 seasons of MTV’s The Real World. I wrote about five things the show taught us.

Uncategorized · June 12, 2012

Reporting on and watching Whale Wars: Viking Shores

I appeared on The Faroe Islands Podcast twice to discuss Whale Wars: Viking Shores, which I reported on for Playboy from the Faroe Islands. The two episodes: Reality (TV) comes to the Faroe Islands and Viking Shores, Revisited.

Uncategorized · March 10, 2012

Talking about Survivor and reality TV with Rob Cesternino

I was a guest on Rob Cesternino’s Rob Has a Podcast, during which we discussed Survivor‘s then most-toxic player and also the general state of reality TV.

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  • Survivor 41 and 42 plan to film this year
  • Bling Empire, Netflix’s Crazy Rich Asians reality show, is not new, but really sparkles
  • Survivor’s Ozzy has really surprised fans with his OnlyFans
  • An American Family’s Pat Loud has died
  • Reality TV premieres include A Day in the Life of America, filmed by 92 camera crews

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