It's Been A Minute: The molten center of 'The Real Housewives' multiverse

This week, we're running an episode from our friends at It's Been a Minute that digs into the cultural phenomenon that is Real Housewives... and why so many of us can't look away.

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"Energized by Television: Familiar Fictional World Restore Self-Control" by Jaye L. Derrick

This episode was produced by Liam McBain. Engineering support came from Ko Takasugi-Czernowin, Neil Tevault, Neal Rauch, and Katherine Silva. We had fact checking help from Katie Daugert. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Additional support came from Veralyn Williams, Barton Girdwood, Alexis Williams, Corey Antonio Rose, and B.A. Parker. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni and our senior VP of programming is Anya Grundmann.

Special thanks to Connor Lafitte for music used in this episode and to Infinity Knives for our theme song. [Copyright 2023 NPR]