48 min listen
Why do we want celebrities to be 'authentic'?
FromThe Minefield
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why it is that we want to know the 'truth' about celebrities? What happens when the very promise of transparency, of authenticity — of intimacy, even — becomes part of the carefully cultivated appearance of celebrity itself?
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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