On this week’s episode of The Waves, historian and original Waves host, <a href="http://www.marciachatelain.com/">Marcia Chatelain</a> is joined by sociologist <a href="https://daniellelindemann.com/">Danielle Lindemann </a>to talk all things reality TV. They discuss Danielle’s new book, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374279028/truestory">True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us</a> and why we don’t take reality television as seriously as we should. Later in the show they talk about why women are more successful at monetizing their reality TV brand and how the genre takes us on a tour of the class system.In Slate Plus: Is The Bachelorette feminist?﻿RecommendationsMarcia: The True Crime Obsessed podcast,<a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8071231-introducing-let-the-women-do-the-work-with-gillian-pensavalle"> Let the Women Do the Work</a>Danielle: The Netflix series <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80223108">Selling Sunset</a>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to<a href="mailto:thewaves@slate.com"> thewaves@slate.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Top Gun: Maverick

On Slate's Spoiler Specials, Slate critics, such as Dana Stevens and Willa Paskin, discuss new movies and TV shows in spoiler-filled detail. We dissect twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won't read in reviews. WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers (duh). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.