Dystopian reality shows, digital begging & swatting: Landen & Madi uncover the price for fame in the modern era, and the ways it can break the barrier between audience and entertainer.

SHOW NOTES:

• https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173271968/jury-duty-james-marsden-ronald-gladden

• https://www.tofugu.com/japan/nasubi-naked-eggplant-man/

• https://www.thisamericanlife.org/529/transcript#:~:text=Remember%2C%20Nasubi%20didn't%20even,live%20stream%20of%20his%20actions.

• https://movieweb.com/japanese-reality-show-nasubi/

• https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/12/1/23983677/netflix-squid-game-challenge-review-reality-show-spoilers

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/serial-swatter-tyler-barriss-sentenced-20-years-death-kansas-man-n978291

• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46206616

• https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/serial-swatter-sentenced-to-20-years-prison-1203176052/amp/

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/08/15/keffals-adin-ross-ishowspeed-swatting-twitch-youtube/

• https://apnews.com/article/crime-police-shootings-kidnapping-wichita-1dc334273f81d08053dd4caa227023b7

• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/arts/television/jury-duty-freevee.html

• https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/reality-tv-show-tortured-man-503961-20230210

• https://junkee.com/what-is-swatting-twitch/351679

• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46206616

• https://www.dexerto.com/general/fbi-arrest-swatter-responsible-for-attacks-on-gamers-and-journalists-1313778/

• https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/serial-swatter-sentenced-to-20-years-prison-1203176052/amp/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/technology/twitch-stalking.html

• https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-you-re-contracted-space-dude-npc-miles-morales-annoys-security-guard-tiktok-livestream-fans-react

Manipulation, allegations, and destroying reputations: Landen & Laura dissect the world that is YouTubers and their multitude of controversies.

• Disclaimer, many of our quotes from this episode are from videos that are no longer available, so they have been sourced from various news websites.

  
  

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• https://www.businessinsider.com/trisha-paytas-david-dobrik-jason-nash-history-2021-2

• https://www.businessinsider.com/frenemies-trisha-paytas-quit-ethan-klein-podcast-leaving-stepping-down-2021-6

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenemies_(podcast)#:~:text=It%20consisted%20of%2039%20episodes,podcast%20revenue%20and%20production%20ownership.

• https://www.businessinsider.com/trisha-paytas-gabbie-hanna-frenemies-controversies-jessi-ethan-moses-2021-6

• https://www.businessinsider.com/charli-damelio-james-charles-trisha-paytas-dixie-feud-timeline-cancelled-2020-11#in-response-paytas-pivoted-and-went-after-charles-who-clapped-back-in-a-tiktok-5

• https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/the-internet-unravels-shane-dawson-s-dark-past-cancels

• Jaden Smith Reacts to Shane Dawson ''Sexualizing'' Willow Smith (eonline.com)

• https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffree-star-sexual-assault-allegations-violence-accused-predator-myspace-payments-2020-9

• Laura Lee, Jeffree Star and that racism scandal that's tearing Beauty YouTube apart - The Washington Post

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