The Other Real World

Invisibilia

• Episode: The Other Real World
• Website: Invisibilia
• Feed URL: https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510307
• Duration: 00:50:23
• Published: 2018-03-16 05:01

Reality TV may be popular around the world, but it's also roundly mocked as formulaic and contrived. So, can that kind of fragile fantasy world meaningfully influence reality? We look at the goals and impact of a UN-backed reality show called "Inspire Somalia," that attempted to model democracy and freedom in a country racked by decades of clan warfare and oppression by extremist groups like al-Shabab.