Split Screen: Thrill Seekers
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A TV crew offers 12 ordinary people the chance to take part in the adventure of a lifetime. But there’s a catch. The audience knows everything but the contestants are kept in the dark. As the cameras roll, no questions are allowed. Split Screen: Thrill Seekers is a new 6 part series that exposes how a TV show left contestants struggling to trust what’s actually real. Host Nick van der Kolk (Love + Radio) asks: does reality TV only succeed when it exploits those involved? He talks to the set designers, crew, and the contestants themselves to learn what it took to permanently distort their sense of reality. Welcome to Split Screen, an examination of the utterly captivating, sometimes unsettling world of entertainment and pop culture. From reality TV gone awry, to the cult of celebrity, each season of Split Screen takes listeners on an evocative journey inside the world of showbiz. Ex-contestants, producers, and cultural critics uncover complicated truths behind TV’s carefully curated facades, and question what our entertainment reveals about us. Split Screen: sometimes reality is twisted.
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Please post the correct episode 5!
May 23
I’ve been enjoying the show but episode 5 is just a repeat of episode 3. Please repost!
Pretty pointless
Jun 4
I normally love a CBC podcast but this felt pretty… toothless. It really said nothing interesting. Just kind of… light nonsense that tries to make a dumb reality tv show profound and important. “Maybe reality TV is a mirror into society!”. It’s honestly nonsense.
Oopsie episode!
May 15
Loving the show, but heads up that ep. 5 is currently a re-post of ep. 3.
A Kid Nation analysis podcast? Yes, please!
May 6
This show deep dives into one of the most controversial/wild/fascinating American reality TV shows. I’ve been rewatching the show alongside listening to this podcast and it’s a fantastic pairing that offers crucial context for the making of the show and even features interviews with some of the now-adult former participants.
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- CreatorCBC
- Episodes16
- Seasons3
- RatingClean
- CopyrightCopyright © CBC 2024
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- ProviderCanadian Broadcasting Corporation