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.
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Chuck and Josh dive into the wild world of tabloid journalism, tracing everything from the penny press of the 1800s to today's supermarket checkout scandals. They explore how publications like the National Enquirer evolved from gory crime scene photos to celebrity gossip, the sneaky tactics tabloids use to get their stories, and why it's so tough for stars to successfully sue these publications. Along the way, they cover the rise of paparazzi culture, the legal loopholes that keep tabloids in business, and how mainstream media has borrowed more from these "rags" than you might think.
24 Hour Party People
2002
1h 57m
★ 7.0
"Steve Kogan of 24-hour party people, and Tristan Shandy — Josh was mentioning Steve Coogan as someone who had sued tabloids over phone hacking."
— Josh
"I'll bet that guy wore huge glass, thick ones like Robert De Niro at the end of Cassino — Chuck was joking about what Gene Pope Jr. might have looked like, referencing De Niro's appearance in the film."
— Chuck
Days of Our Lives
1965
★ 6.1
"no one says like, let me watch a little bit of Days of Our Lives — Chuck used the soap opera as an example of something people either watch religiously or not at all."
— Chuck
La Dolce Vita
1960
2h 56m
★ 8.0
"He was a character in Fellini. Fellini's La Dolce Vita. — Josh was explaining the origin of the term 'paparazzi' from Fellini's film."
— Josh
Paparazzi
2004
1h 24m
★ 5.3
"And there's that movie, too. Paparazzi. Is that what it was called from 2004? — They were discussing movies about paparazzi harassment of celebrities."
— Chuck
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