Rebroadcast: How “real” is reality TV?

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  Hey there, it's Shamitha here.

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  This week, we're bringing you an episode from our archives all about reality TV.

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  With Love Island USA, arguably the show of the summer,

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  officially wrapping up its reunion this past week,

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  we thought it was the perfect time to revisit this conversation about how reality TV gets made,

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  what it reveals about our culture, and why shows like Love Island keep pulling us back in.

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  The episode was hosted by Sam Sanders who filled in for me during part of my maternity leave last year.

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  I hope you enjoy it.

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  This is In Conversation from Apple News.

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  I'm Sam Sanders sitting in for Shamita Basu.

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  Today, how real is reality TV?

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  All right, I will admit, as we start this episode, I am a big reality TV fan.

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  Really big.

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  But, dear listener, even if you don't watch reality TV, you know it.

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  The Bachelor, Survivor, Love is Blind, Vanderpump Rules, all the Real Housewives.

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  I could go on.

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  All of those shows I just listed,

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  they rank among the most popular TV shows in the U.S. year after year.

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  But... and we've known this for a while,

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  there are big questions about just how real these reality shows are.

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