There is one facet of journalism that on the surface seems absolutely pointless and devoid of any sort of attention spent on it and that is celebrity news. Unless a TV or movie star dies, most people don't seem to care, Or, do they? In this episode, Ric takes a look at phenomenon of this weird and kind of dirty side of the news. What drives it and do people really care about these people who are so unlike the rest of us? These are valid questions with a simple answer and that may be more sinister than you would want to believe.
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Episode 420: Is Network Television Dead?
Episode 419: The Social Media Washout
Episode 417: The New Normal is Expensive
Episode 416: The Echo Chamber
Episode 415: The Greatest/Worst Shows on TV
Episode 414: MLGWTF
Episode 413: The Elephant in The Room is Not Joe Rogan
Episode 412: The Stream is Deep
Episode 411: Quit Your Job
Episode 410: The BBQ Blues
Episode 409: The Mansplaination
Episode 408: Subscribe to This
Episode 407: Tumbleweeds and Dead Cactus
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Episode 404: What A Dump
Episode 403: That‘s Crazy Talk
Episode 402: Sometimes It Do Be Like That
Episode 401: You Are So Meta
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