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Publisher |: Neon Hum Media,; Sony Music Entertainment

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: History,; Las Vegas,; Reality TV,; Society & Culture,; True Crime,; TV & Film

Categories Via RSS |: Documentary,; Film History,; Society & Culture,; True Crime,; TV & Film

Spectacle is a series that analyzes the cultural and societal implications of your guilty pleasures. From reality TV to true crime, Spectacle simultaneously celebrates and critiques the media, people and places that define us. For advertising opportunities, contact podcastadsales@sonymusic.com.

SEASON 3: This season of Spectacle delves into the history of true crime -- from the cases that shook us to our core, to its passionate audience, and what narratives and stereotypes it reinforces in our culture. From Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment. Spectacle: True Crime is available June 23rd.

SEASON 2: Las Vegas
It's a city that has defined popular culture. An oasis in the desert, a mirage — a playground for adults replete with casinos, showgirls, and all-you-can-eat buffets. But how did Vegas become “Sin City”? From the genesis of shotgun weddings, to film portrayals of the mob-era, to the social engineering behind mega-casinos…season 2 of Spectacle explores the fabulous, the incorrigible, Las Vegas.

SEASON 1: Reality TV
Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow... even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian. Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time -- from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor. On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it's shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.

People |: Mariah Smith (@mriah)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Los Angeles, CA
Premiere Date |: 2021-01-28
Related Hashtags |: #QueerEye,; #Survivor,; #TheBachelor,; #TheRealHousewives
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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43 Available Episodes (43 Total) / Average duration: 00:30:04

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43 Available Episodes (43 Total)Average duration: 00:30:04

Feb 01, 2023

00:07:28

Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a podcast about a family on the fringe who convinced tens of thousands of people across the globe to buy a miracle liquid made of poison, the international conspiracy they ignited, and the people who fought to take them down.

Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a Neon Hum Media, Bloomberg & Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Sep 23, 2022

00:08:01

Sharing a preview of a new Sony Music Entertainment and Pushkin podcast, Death of the Artist. For more than 35 years, accusations of murder shrouded one of the art world’s most storied couples: Was the famous sculptor Carl Andre involved in the death of his up-and-coming artist wife Ana Mendieta? Host Helen Molesworth revisits Mendieta’s death, taking a closer look at how she might have fallen out of the window of Carl’s 34th floor New York apartment, and the following trial which has divided the art world since 1985. Hear more from Death of an Artist at https://link.chtbl.com/chameleonartist

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Sep 08, 2022

00:31:58

True crime podcasts have developed a devoted female following. It’s made fun of in SNL skits and coined cutesy phrases on t-shirts like “true crime, glass of wine, bed by nine.” The thing is, some of the most popular true crime podcasts are largely led by white women and focused on white victims. And that white lens... well it impacts how they view violent crime, policing and what justice looks like. And that’s what this episode is about – what happens when those voices and those stories are the loudest in the room? Featuring interviews with writer P.E. Moskowitz and Associate Professor of Law Lindsey Webb.

A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Sep 01, 2022

00:31:41

This week on Spectacle, forensic sciences. Shows like CSI or Forensic Files make us believe that fingerprints, bite marks or tool marks can close the case. But in reality, aside from DNA, none of it is legit. In fact, it’s been publicly called out by the National Academy of Sciences for lacking scientific merit but regardless, it’s still used in criminal cases around the country – leading to misleading testimony and worse, wrongful convictions. Featuring interviews with The Intercept’s Jordan Smith and Chris Fabricant of The Innocence Project.

A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Aug 25, 2022

00:41:53

If you’re turned on any streaming channel, from Netflix to Hulu to HBO Max, true crime dominates. As of late, what’s especially popular are shows and movies that give true crime the arthouse movie treatment. There's killer cinematography, an A-list cast and a gripping story. The thing is... these stories are often based on tragic events in the recent past. The victims, the families of the victims and the perpetrators are often still alive and aren’t involved. In this episode of Spectacle, we dig into what it means when real tragedies become true crime fodder, featuring interviews with Buzzfeed’s Stephanie McNeal and Margie Ratliff, a participant in The Staircase documentary series.

A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Aug 18, 2022

00:33:44

It's not often that cases get the justice they deserve, unfortunately. But in the Law & Order: SVU universe, victims always get justice delivered by a certain superwoman detective. In this week’s episode, Host Mariah Smith looks into how this popular crime procedural show serves as a feminist fantasy -- led by its hero Olivia Benson -- and how the show has set up an unrealistic perception of policing in America. Featuring interviews with ICYMI podcast co-host Rachelle Hampton, and Laurie Ouellette, professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Minnesota.

A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Aug 15, 2022

00:06:11

Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along with the lives of many of his followers and millions of dollars in assets. The Sunshine Place tells the mind-blowing, true-story of Synanon - one of America’s most cutting edge social experiments, turned into one of its most dangerous and violent cults - as it’s never been told before: by the people who lived it. Executive Produced by Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Emily Barclay Ford for Team Downey and C13Originals, together with Josh McLaughlin for Wink Pictures and written, produced, and directed by Peabody-nominated C13Originals, a Cadence13 Studio.

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Aug 11, 2022

00:31:33

On this week’s episode of Spectacle, our obsession with certain missing women. When Gabby Petito disappeared in September 2021, the world went crazy. It was covered on the news regularly and ordinary folks joined in the investigation as well, scouring her Instagram for digital clues. But why do women like Gabby get so much attention... while others, especially Black women, get little to none? We talk to HBO’s Black & Missing EP Soledad O’Brien and Natalie and Derrica Wilson of the Black & Missing Foundation.

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Aug 04, 2022

00:39:58

From tech bro scammers to fake heiresses, there’s a scammer story for everyone... nearly everywhere. In this week’s episode, Host Mariah Smith digs into our fascination with conartists with the podcast that kicked off the latest craze... Dirty John. Featuring interviews with Los Angeles Times Reporter Chris Goffard and Huffpost Reporter Caroline Bologna.

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Jul 28, 2022

00:38:58

In this week’s episode, host Mariah Smith digs into the phenomenon of citizen sleuths. It’s nothing new but with the internet, it’s exploded in the last few years… most notably in 2021 with the disappearance of Gabby Petito. We’ll dig into how citizen sleuths work and the impact this work has on them with Don’t F**k with Cats’ Deanna Thompson. And ICYMI co-host Rachelle Hampton tells us the good and the bad of sleuthing in the internet age.

A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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Feb 01 | 00:07:28

Introducing Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure

Sep 23 | 00:08:01

Introducing: Death of an Artist

Sep 08 | 00:31:58

True Crime | 12. True Crime, Glass of Wine, Bed by 9 -- A White Lady Obsession

Sep 01 | 00:31:41

True Crime | 11. Forensic Files, CSI and the Peddling of Junk Science

Aug 25 | 00:41:53

True Crime | 10. Is Prestige True Crime Sensationalizing Real Pain?

Aug 18 | 00:33:44

True Crime | 9. The Feminist Fantasy of Law & Order: SVU

Aug 15 | 00:06:11

Introducing The Sunshine Place

Aug 11 | 00:31:33

True Crime | 8. Soledad O'Brien Highlighting 'Black & Missing' Women

Aug 04 | 00:39:58

True Crime | 7. From Dirty John to Anna ‘Delvey’ -- why we love a good con

Jul 28 | 00:38:58

True Crime | 6. Citizen Sleuthing Gone Good… and Bad

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