February Bonus Episode: Smizing Through the Trauma

In today’s March Bonus Episode, Ash & Alaina sit down to unpack Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, the new documentary that takes a long, hard look at ANTM, the world of reality TV, and the price paid by young contestants chasing swift fame.

This isn’t a criminal case but it is Morbid: power dynamics, exploitation, public scrutiny, looking back with adult hindsight… so, yeah, we had to discuss it!

Join in the conversation on socials by clicking the episode post on MORBID Instagram! What parts of this documentary left your jaw on the floor?

Get ready for next month's Book Club Bonus Episode by reading Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell wherever books are sold! We are THRILLED to have Chef Reilly joining us on the day his book A Little Bit Extra comes out (3/31/26) to discuss all things Scarpetta! Preorder his book!

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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Paid for “ad-free” listening and immediately got ads

False advertising review
I subscribed specifically for an ad-free listening experience, yet the podcasts still contain multiple ads throughout each episode. Marketing something as “ad-free” while delivering ads feels misleading and dishonest. If customers are paying a premium to avoid commercials, the expectation should be exactly that: no ads. Right now it feels like false advertising and a downgrade from the experience I previously had. Ads smash that rhythm like someone flicking the lights on and off in a concert hall.Kind of like ordering a “quiet room” in a hotel and discovering the hallway hosts a tap-dancing convention. 🥿