Podcast Episodes

Scandals & Boundaries

Season 1 Episode 3

It’s time to take a hard look at what happens when the relentless drive for high ratings pushes reality TV over the line. From the notorious live-bro…

8 hours ago

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Mediawatch: Running the rule over reality TV

Season 1 Episode 2

Mediawatch host Colin Peacock chats with Dylan Reeve and Phil Vine, host and producer of the new RNZ podcast series The Reality Machine.

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2 days, 23 hours ago

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Why We Watch & Why We Play

Season 1 Episode 2

We’re unpacking why so many Kiwis love, and sometimes love to hate, unscripted TV. We look at the disconnection in calling the genre "junk food telev…

4 days, 8 hours ago

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What Even Is Reality?

Season 1 Episode 1

Dylan Reeve dives into the fuzzy origins of reality TV in Aotearoa to try and figure out what we even mean when we say ‘Reality’. He looks at our loc…

1 week ago

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Introducing: The Reality Machine

Season 1

Television insider Dylan Reeve dives into the history of Reality TV in Aotearoa. From Popstars to The Block, The Traitors and NZ’s Got Talent to Drea…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

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