In Defense of Talk Shows

From reading In Defense of Talk Shows, I could tell Ehrenreich is very passionate about how she feels about talk shows. Shes sick and tired, like everyone else, by how every talk show is the same and how they just want to exploit people. Then they all get scolded by the audience and have to talk to a therapist who knocks some sense into them. By the end of the episode, they break down into tears and swear to change. The only thing Ehrenreich likes about talk shows are their morals, which are the same: "Respect yourself, listen to others."

She also points out that, "they take lives bent out of shape by poverty and hold them up as entertainment exhibits." It's just like a commercial during the Montel show when they say the show is looking for "pregnant women who sell their bodies to make ends meet." They will do anything just to get a crazier story than before on their show. Whats even sadder is people do tell their secrets on national television, and for what?

I do like the idea of her new kind of talk show. It would feature new stories we've never heard of and it would be more interesting than hearing the same story over and over again. I would definitely watch it.