There is a little dirty secret among some surviving drive time radio shows. Those cute little awkward bits you would hear involving listeners being put into uncomfortable situations for the sake of a laugh are actually scripted. There was a time however, when shows would pull those stunts off entirely through organic methods. It was more difficult to do and the outcomes were generally surprising but the payoff was usually big. Not so much any more. In this episode, Ric talks about how radio consultants would push the notion of scripting an other wise naturally occurring incident for the sake of having a guaranteed payoff everytime. It came from the rise of reality TV and it is so bad now, listeners cringe over the notion. This is what astroturfing is all about. Also, Ric and The Immigrant went to the fair and spent some time with circus people. Plus, the unpopular thought of the week.
NEXT WEEK: Just exactly, what is censorship?
Episode 448: The First Week of May
Episode 447: Artificially Stupid
Episode 446: 2023
Episode 445: Wither Television
Episode 444: Alexa, Shut Up
Episode 443: Green with Envy
Episode 442: Eight Billion
Episode 441: Your Turkey Sucks
Episode 440: Corporate Hates You
Episode 439: Still Nothing On
Episode 438: The National Piggy Bank
Episode 437: What Used To Be Journalism
Episode 436: Zuckerberg’s Big Bet
Episode 435: Fear of The Hate
Episode 426: Uvalde, Texas
Episode 425: Gone To Hell
Episode 424: War, Social Media Style
Episode 423: Drop The Dead Weight
Episode 422: We’re Never Going Back
Episode 421: Virtually Social
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