After Dark Edition :: Dirty Laundry, Secret Settlements, and Childhoods Interrupted

About this episode

Ashley and Johnette explore controversial topics in social media and reality TV, including addiction and ethical dilemmas.

In this "After Dark" edition, Ashley and Johnette dive into the darkest, weirdest, and most controversial corners of social media and reality TV. We’re moving past "emotional support chickens" and diving straight into a habit that left us speechless: a woman addicted to the scent of her father’s dirty laundry. Then, we shift gears to a chilling investigation into a modern-day "segregation" settlement in the Ozarks. Finally, we tackle the ethics of reality TV. From a 12-year-old father on TLC’s Unexpected to the "legalized trafficking" of Courtney Stodden’s 2011 child-bride scandal.

People in this episode

Host: Johnette Cruz

Guest: Ashley

Topics covered

• social media
• reality TV
• addiction
• settlements
• ethics
• childhood

Keywords

• dirty laundry
• addiction
• segregation settlement
• reality TV ethics
• child-bride scandal
• emotional support chickens

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TLC

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