# #361 When Reality TV Goes Wrong (Patreon Excerpt)

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Podcast: [The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096)
Published: 2026-03-21T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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

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