The gladiator's heart is beating hard as he puts on his armor. The gates open and the crowd goes wild. He steps forward and finds himself in... the Bachelor Mansion?! Get ready for a trip from Ancient Rome to Laguna Beach with Rachel and Sam as they track down the roots of reality TV and ask: Why are we so drawn to drama? Who really holds the power? And are we closer to the action than we realize?
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Interviewees featured in this episode:
Alexander Mariotti, The Gladiator Guide
Clayton Echard, Former contestant on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette USA
Olivia Stowell, PhD candidate at the University of Michigan
Sagar More, Producer/director of reality TV
This episode of Don't Drink the Milk was hosted and produced by Rachel Stewart. It was edited by Sam Baker and fact checked by Katharina Abel.
Chapter index:
0:00 Intro
0:23 From Selling Sunset to Laguna Beach
5:21 Meet the gladiators
7:44 The gladiator's oath
8:57 Meet the Bachelor
10:33 The price of fame
14:02 A brief history of reality TV
17:32 The greatest political tool of its time
19:45 The politics of reality TV
23:10 The modern-day emperor
25:44 Clayton Echard reflects on The Bachelor
28:01 Reality TV and mental health
30:30 The Roman philosophy virtus
31:18 Are you not entertained?
32:25 Bread and circuses and bloodthirsty spectators
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