'True Story': Danielle Lindemann on 'What Reality TV Says About Us'

In this special new episode of <em>It's Been a Minute</em>, we share a conversation Sam Sanders recorded about one of his favorite things: reality TV. He's joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/djlindee">Danielle Lindemann</a>, author of <em>True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, </em>to discuss the genre's origins in <em>Real World</em> and <em>Survivor</em>, how reality TV influences our culture, and why we should all take the genre more seriously.<br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>