After dominating television screens for decades, has reality TV gone into decline? Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast member Taylor Frankie Paul has been a controversial figure for some time now, but <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5754587/bachelorette-canceled-taylor-frankie-paul-mormon-wives"target="_blank" >the latest allegations surrounding the star</a> - <a href="https://apnews.com/article/taylor-frankie-paul-bachelorette-canceled-74ac300b0d0925d94aa8b727f87d5388"target="_blank" >and the subsequent cancellation of her season of The Bachelorette</a> - have caused viewers to ask: how far is too far for reality TV? With ratings on the decline and networks desperate to keep audiences coming back, reality TV has taken some drastic turns to remain relevant. To get into all this <a href="https://www.vulture.com/author/rebecca-jennings/"target="_blank" >Rebecca Jennings</a>, features writer for <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/taylor-frankie-paul-bachelorette-mormon-wives-dakota.html"target="_blank" >New York Magazine</a>, joins the show to unpack the drama surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul and the state of reality TV at large. Want more about reality TV? Check out these IBAM episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/02/1263527169/is-love-island-real"target="_blank" >Our love lives have gone full Love Island.</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1197956329/love-on-the-spectrum-jennifer-cook-tuck-woodstock-morgan-givens"target="_blank" >Dating skills vs. dating gimmicks in 'Love on the Spectrum'</a> Support Public Media. <a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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