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?
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Episode 278: Who Wants a Slice of Data Pie?
Episode 277: Riding Those Coat Tails
Episode 276: Don't Look Over There
Episode 275: The Third Act Blues
Episode 274: Wine Mommy Loves You
Episode 273: Schadenfreude
Episode 272: The Heavyweight Chumps
Episode 271: The Emergency Room Emergency
Episode 270: Jerre Dye & Marie-Stéphane Bernard
Episode 269: Stream This
Episode 268 - The Unravelling of An Idiot
Episode 267 - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
Episode 266: Brooke Fair
Episode 265: Sarah Simmons-Langston & Gregory Langston
Episode 264: Marie-Stéphane Bernard
Episode 263: The Mendoza Brothers - Canz & Windows
Episode 262: Austen Onek
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