Having started as an egalitarian answer to 19th-century newspapers, tabloids came to peddle shock and sleaze. They've cleaned up a bit, but they remain the world's guilty pleasure. Learn more about the fascinating history of tabloids with Chuck and Josh in this classic episode.
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# Summary
Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the wild world of tabloids, from their humble beginnings in the penny press to their current reign over supermarket checkout lines. The episode explores how tabloids became a distinct form of journalism by sensationalizing human interest stories and pioneering techniques that mainstream media would eventually adopt, while examining the shadowy methods they use to gather celebrity dirt and the legal battles that have erupted between tabloids and famous subjects. You'll learn about the colorful history of icons like the National Enquirer and the Weekly World News, plus discover why tabloid publishers are practically untouchable in court and how celebrities navigate their complicated relationship with the paparazzi and gossip industry.
"that guy wore huge black glass, thick ones like Robert De Niro at the end of Casino. — Josh references Robert De Niro's character's appearance in Casino as a comparison for large sunglasses."
— Josh
Days of Our Lives
1965
★ 6.1
"You're either hooked on this stuff or you're not. No one says, Let me watch a little bit of Days of Our Lives. — Josh uses the soap opera as an example of media that people are either devoted to or not interested in."
— Josh
La Dolce Vita
1960
2h 56m
★ 8.0
"paparazzi are named after a paparazzo photographer. He was a character in felini's ladulce vita. — Chuck explains the origin of the word 'paparazzi' from Fellini's famous Italian film."
— Chuck
Paparazzi
2004
1h 24m
★ 5.3
"There's that movie, too. Paparazzi. Is that what it was called? From 2004? Where the dude beats up Cole Hauser? — Chuck mentions a 2004 action film called Paparazzi about a celebrity getting revenge on photographers."
— Chuck
Searching for Sugar Man
2012
1h 25m
★ 7.9
"There's a documentary that just came out about the whole thing. It sounds like a movie or something. — Josh references a documentary about musician Rodriguez becoming famous in South Africa despite obscurity in America."
— Josh
The Imposter
2012
1h 39m
★ 7.3
"I went to Silver Docks and saw the Imposter. It was very much like that, where one of the producers afterwards of the Q and A was like he was asked if they were going to turn it into, like, a feature film. — Chuck references the documentary 'The Imposter' as being too outlandish to be fictionalized into a feature film."
— Chuck
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