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‘A punchline for a certain kind of millennial-ness’: why TV dramas treat podcasters as a joke

10 mins | Aug 9, 2023
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From caricatures of misogynist bros to exploitative true-crime junkies with microphones, scores of shows are satirising podcast hosts. What can this tell us about the genre and its listeners? Ruchira Sharma examines why true crime junkies and podcast bros are taking over culture and why they're perfect for satire. Read by Emma Powell.

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