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Pam & Tommy
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sophie Gilbert, Spencer Kornhaber, and Shirley Li discuss the Hulu series about “the greatest love story ever sold” and ask: Is Pam & Tommy just repeating the exploitation it depicts? Or is its retelling of internet history revealing something new about our current culture?
The sex tape at the core of the show is effectively the first instance of revenge porn online. It opened up questions of celebrity and privacy that we’re still grappling today. Now, shows like Pam & Tommy (with which Pamela Anderson was not involved) similarly raise questions about where the line is with telling a public person’s private story.
The series also falls into a familiar category these days of the modern reconsideration of 90s culture: Framing Britney Spears, several American Crime Story iterations, even Girls5Eva and Yellowjackets. What is it about this era that’s drawing us to it?
[Note: Spoilers through episode 6 of Pam & Tommy.]
Further reading: Sophie Gilbert’s review: Pam & Tommy and the Curse of the '90s Bombshell
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The sex tape at the core of the show is effectively the first instance of revenge porn online. It opened up questions of celebrity and privacy that we’re still grappling today. Now, shows like Pam & Tommy (with which Pamela Anderson was not involved) similarly raise questions about where the line is with telling a public person’s private story.
The series also falls into a familiar category these days of the modern reconsideration of 90s culture: Framing Britney Spears, several American Crime Story iterations, even Girls5Eva and Yellowjackets. What is it about this era that’s drawing us to it?
[Note: Spoilers through episode 6 of Pam & Tommy.]
Further reading: Sophie Gilbert’s review: Pam & Tommy and the Curse of the '90s Bombshell
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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