Reality TV has been slammed for decades as lower value than your serialized, prestige television. This week’s guest Jolenta Greenberg has a lot to say about that. In today’s episode, we break down how reality TV actually mimics the great traditions of storytelling, and relive some of our favorite moments from throughout reality TV history. 

Our guest is Jolenta Greenberg, host of the podcast Hot Mess-terpiece Theater. You can find her at @hotmessterpiecepod or @jolenta_g on IG. 

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:02 Hot Messterpiece

02:09 Love Is Blind

07:30 Love Island Season 7

11:29 Real Housewives of Orange County

15:26 Jolenta’s Favorite Reality TV Moments

18:52 America’s Next Top Model

22:11 The Influencer Season of Survivor

25:09 The Reality Show Reality Shows

28:34 Special Forces

32:36 All Things 90 Day

41:00 Our Watchlists

44:29 Futurama

46:27 Love Island Games

52:50 Evil Lives Here

55:21 A Cult of Sin and Influence

57:46 Where to find Jolenta!

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