‘Tackiness is joyfulness’: A celebration of all things tacky

What makes something tacky?

This hour, a celebration of all things tacky. Plus, a look at why reality TV is sometimes tacky and at the tackiest home décor.

GUESTS:

• Rax King: Author of Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer and co-host of the podcast Low Culture Boil
• Jacques Lamarre: A playwright and the director of client services at Buzz Engine
• Brian Moylan: A writer and reality TV show recapper and the author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives
• Cat Pastor: Assistant radio operations manager at Connecticut Public
• Peter York: A journalist and the author of Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World’s Most Colorful Despots

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired February 23, 2022.

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