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 420: Is Network Television Dead?
Episode 419: The Social Media Washout
Episode 418: The Famous
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
Episode 406: What Do You Need?
Episode 405: $1.82
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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