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Episode 5: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: How Reality TV Created the Influencer Generation (Featuring Hallie Kolb)

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: How Reality TV Createdthe Influencer Generation (Featuring Hallie Kolb)

How did we go from reality TV stars to social mediainfluencers dominating pop culture?

This week on Grabbing The Bullhorn, NatalieBober, Karen Zimbler and special guest Hallie Kolb explore how The Real World, Laguna Beach, The Hills and Jersey Shore transformed celebrity and helped create today's influencer culture.

We debate whether Kim Kardashian would have become famous without reality TV and discuss questions like:

• Who has more influence today—Taylor Swift or MrBeast?

• If social…

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