Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:

  • Season six of “Love Is Blind,” and the ways that the show’s episode rollout was interwoven with the TikTok and social media postgame that became its best promotion

  • Season two of the U.S. edition of “The Traitors,” which pits reality TV alums against each other in a game of deception

  • Season 46 of “Survivor” and its current casting conundrum of superfans and emotionally-charged players

  • Snack of the week

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