Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop culture and reality TV. Dr. Lindemann lays out the history of ... Show More
Jan 21
Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy
Excuse me, why do you have teeth? How did they get in your mouth and where did they come from? Let’s ask researcher, tooth enthusiast, and Paleohistologist Dr. Yara Haridy. She opened up the archives at Chicago’s Field Museum to chat about ancient skulls, drawers of bones, and th ... Show More
1h 24m
Jan 14
Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Daniel Blumstein
Tongue twisters. Frosty holidays. Scandals. Big ol’ rodent butts. Let’s talk groundhogs with UCLA conservationist, field biologist, professor and Marmotologist, Dr. Daniel Blumstein. We cover what broadly is a marmot, the Buddhism and paganism of the midwinter slump, marmot paren ... Show More
1h 15m
May 2022
What Reality TV Says About Us
On this week’s episode of The Waves, historian and original Waves host, Marcia Chatelain is joined by sociologist Danielle Lindemann to talk all things reality TV. They discuss Danielle’s new book, True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us and why we don’t take reality television ... Show More
26m 37s
Feb 2022
Deep Dive: Reality TV Sociology 101 with Danielle J. Lindemann
Sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann joined the pod to talk about her book, “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.” Reality TV is a cultural product, and just like any other cultural product, it can tell us so much about ourselves, our social roles and expectations, our values, ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 2023
RHUGT is Housewives Tribal Council (with Louis Staples)
<p>Sarah watches the newest ep of RHUGT and realizes Survivor has nothing on Heather v. Whitney, Marysol vs. water, and Leah vs. everyone but Candiace. So she Zooms up Housewives Survivalist, anthropologist, and writer, Louis Staples. They form their own black widow alliance (sho ... Show More
1h 29m
Aug 2018
Ep - 121 - PRODUCER OF SURREAL LIFE, ROCK OF LOVE, AND BELOW DECK / MELISSA RYCROFT FROM DALLAS CHEERLEADERS: MAKING THE TEAM
<p>Mark Cronin is one of Hollywood’s most successful and prolific reality television producers. He is widely credited with creating the celeb-reality sub-genre with the breakout hit of “The Surreal Life” (The WB) in 2003. He has produced close to fifty different reality TV shows ... Show More
1h 9m
