The Work of Fame (w/ Susie Meister)

Oliver talks to long-time friend and veteran Brain Candy Podcast host Susie Meister about life twenty years after her MTV debut on Road Rules in 1998. How has the nature of fame changed? Would she have approached fame differently had social media platforms such as IG, TikTok, and the like existed? And most importantly, why do people keep telling Oliver to read his own articles and listen to this podcast? Become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft Suggested reading/viewing: Meister, "What I Learned From Fight Club-Style Brawling on 'The Challenge,'" https://observer.com/2018/07/fight-club-prize-fighting-mtv-the-challenge/ "My Reality Is Our Tragedy," https://www.salon.com/2017/11/28/tv-star-susie-meister-my-reality-is-our-tragedy/ "I Almost Became a Conservative Pundit," https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/4/17/17247314/conservative-pundit-reality-tv-tomi-lahren-ann-coulter "Susie vs. Kimberly on The Challenge: Ruins," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fbks9XcBHc&ab_channel=BasicallyBasic "Road Rules: Piggy's Accident," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSh_Qu3BErE&ab_channel=FireMadeFleshII