'True Story:' A New Book on the Rise of Reality TV

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 22, 2022

In her new book, True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann looks at the rise of reality television and its domination of our current cultural landscape, and explores how it shapes our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality. Lindemann joins us to talk the new sociological exploration.

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