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Take a journey through reality TV history with your host, Walker Mask, to figure out how the genre of show started, grew, evolved, and expanded to what we know today as hundreds of different shows.
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A Disasterpiece of TV Art: “Gallery Girls” (2012) (opens the original)
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My ARTPOP can mean anything…and so can Bravo’s, apparently. This episode is all about 2012’s “Gallery Girls,” a docuseries following young women trying to make it in the NYC art world and all the weird drama that pops up between them. Is the Manhattan vs Brooklyn feud as real as the show wants you to think it is? Do we learn anything about art? This show was a ride from start to finish with very dislikeable but memorable cast members, and I have a good telling you all about it. And at the end, I
“Picker Sisters” (2011): Lifetime’s Picking Show for Women (opens the original)
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This episode is about Lifetime’s junk picking and interior designing show, “Picker Sisters.” However, this seemingly non-offensive romp around the South may be more than meets the eye, or it might really just be what Lifetime thought a picking show aimed at women should be. I also read some IMDB reviews in this one that come from the internet’s greatest prose writers, and I reveal a big secret about the setup for this show that makes the entire thing fall apart. Follow the pod on social media! I
Learning How to be a Socialite with “I Want to Be a Hilton” (2005) (opens the original)
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It’s another Hilton endeavor this week on the pod, but with Kathy rather than Paris. “I Want to Be A Hilton” is a competition show from 2005 that put 14 contestants through a crash course in high society for the chance to earn a spot to live like the Hiltons. What can we learn about being a high society socialite from this show? Did this show exist just to help the image of the Hilton family? I discuss these questions and more in this somewhat long episode over a show that I thoroughly enjoyed a
Reality TV as a personal time capsule and “Shannen Says” (2012) (opens the original)
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We learn about the inner life of Shannen Doherty this week in “Shannen Says,” a 2012 docuseries that follows the planning and execution of Shannen’s 2011 wedding to her 3rd husband, Kurt Iswarienko. What do we get to learn about their relationship from watching the show? What exciting mishaps and obstacles are in the way of the planning? Will they be able to pull off their rather intricate wedding and reception in only 7 weeks??? Listen in to find out. You can watch Shannen Say now on Pluto! Lis
“Kim of Queens” S1 (2014): A Masterclass in Empowering Others (opens the original)
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It’s pageant day, get your glam on! The week the Recap Episode recaps, reviews, and analyzes Lifetime’s “Kim of Queens,” a docuseries following 1991 Miss Georgia, Kim Gravel, and her pageant coaching business. Listen in to hear me gush about how this show has become an all-time favorite for me, a bit of a comfort show, and talk about what we can learn about empowering others through watching Kim do the same with her girls. Follow the pod on social media! Instagram @therecapepisode Tiktok: @t
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