Tyra Banks Gets an 'Americas Next Top Model' Reality Check

Tyra Banks Gets an 'Americas Next Top Model' Reality Check

Author: Pop Culture Junkie March 5, 2026 Duration: 49:10
Like so many millennials, Shauna and Olivia binged the reality competition show America's Next Top Model at an impressionable age, taking in some decidedly mixed messages along with the makeover montages and lessons in walking a runway. The Junkies discuss what they learned from Netflix's docuseries Reality Check, which took a hard look at the show, and discuss the show's legacy, and how a show about training aspiring models became better known for its human rights violations, asking who, if anyone, is holding themselves accountable for that.

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PCJ Pop #25 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:04
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Shauna says to dive into the Crescent City book series by Sarah J. Maas, the author of the ACOTAR…
Movie Exchange #1: V for Vendetta [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:16
Shauna and Olivia want to share their favorite movies with each other, and you! Up first is Shauna's favorite movie, V for Vendetta. Released in 2006, V for Vendetta was based on the DC/Vertigo comic series by Alan Moore…
PCJ Pop #24 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:14
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Olivia praises the four-part documentary Dynasty: The Murdochs on Netflix, which chronicles the f…
PCJ Pop #23 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:28
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday. Shauna recommends the dishy and gripping novel Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer, about a trad wife…
Music For Sale: Why Artists Sell Their Catalogs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:59
After Olivia and Shauna share some Bridgerton (and cat) updates, they look at the trend of artists selling their music catalogs. Music ownership rights have been in the news a lot lately, especially due to Taylor Swift's…
PCJ Pop #22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:12
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Olivia has gone back in time for another period piece, this time the 2020 superlative dark comedy…
PCJ Pop #21 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:21
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Shauna gives her highest recommendation to the 2012 movie Vamps, which was directed by Amy Hecker…
Sex, Gossip and All Things 'Bridgerton' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:52
Acting as Lady Whistledown and... another Lady Whistledown, the Junkies transport us to the bodice-ripping world of the Netflix drama Bridgerton, a racially diverse, sexually charged romantic series set in London during…
PCJ Pop #20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:01
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday. Olivia recommends the timely true crime series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich on Netflix, as well…
PCJ Pop #19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:14
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Shauna raves about the Anime series The Summer Hikaru Died, based on a popular queer horror manga…