About this episode

Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of reality TV in this Patreon exclusive excerpt.

In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the harsh reality of reality TV. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/ --- This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gianmarco Soresi

Guest: Russell Daniels

Topics covered

• reality TV
• Patreon
• comedy
• downside
• entertainment
• live tour

Keywords

• reality TV
• Patreon
• comedy podcast
• Gianmarco Soresi
• Russell Daniels
• live tour
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Headgum, Vox Media Podcast Network, Douglas Goodhart

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