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The Culture: Why Real Housewives is reality TV’s most interesting phenomenon

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This week we're talking about a t v series that is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The real housewives franchise first went to air in two thousand and six and it s the social lives of wealthy women in different cities across the united states. In its early years, the show was criticized for being trash t v, feministicon glorious am even called it a minstrel show for women. To help explain why the franchise is both increasingly popular and important, i'm joined by real housewives super fans, comedian jen fricker and rider katy cunningham.

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