Back on Our Reality TV Soapbox

The Amazing Race. Cooking competitions. Bachelor Nation. We touch on a little bit of everything in this episode! Nox, Rah, and Shoshana discuss reality TV’s impact on society, considering questions such as what draws viewers to reality TV? What are the ramifications (positive and negative) to the dominance of reality TV? What is the relationship between viewing reality TV and empathy? Join us on a deep dive into the world of unscripted television.       Books/Resources Mentioned:  Cue the Rising Sun! By Emily Nussbaum  True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us by Danielle J Lindemann  Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer L. Pozner   Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley  Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings  Miss Me with That by Rachel Lindsey  Real Love by Rachel Lindsey   How to Win the Bachelor by Chad Kultgen and Lizzy Pace  Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay - Podcast  Reality TV Has Reshaped Our World, Whether We Like It or Not by Judy Berman - Time Magazine Article       Support and follow our guest and host!  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads // YouTube  Follow Rah: Storygraph // Instagram // TikTok  Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.