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‘The Walking Dead’ and Other Apocalypse Entertainment: Suddenly Too Real?
25 minutes Posted Dec 12, 2016 at 12:00 am.
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Also, why we’re mad at Kate Bush, Harrison Ford, and Nate Parker, and how Toni Morrison more than makes up for it.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2016/12/Apocalypse.mp3

 

The Walking Dead‘s ratings are way down. We question whether it’s because apocalypse entertainment might feel a bit too real at the moment:

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We also commiserate over our favorite celebrities who’ve let us down recently:

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We reveal who the new owner of the real Full House home is:

https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/12/01/the-real-full-house-home-sells-for-4-million-to-a-familiar-name/

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We revel in the wisdom of Toni Morrison:

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And we ride out on the 2005 Amerie jam that keeps on giving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbqVg_23otg

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