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A celebration of all things tacky and why ‘tackiness is joyfulness’

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What makes something tacky? This hour is a celebration of all things "tacky" with Rax King, author of the new book Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer. Plus, we look at why reality TV is sometimes tacky and discuss the tackiest home décor.

GUESTS:

  • Rax King - Author of Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer and co-host of the podcast Low Culture Boil 
  • Brian Moylan - A writer, reality TV show recapper, and author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives
  • Peter York - A journalist and the author of Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World’s Most Colorful Despots, among other books

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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<br/>Lily is the senior producer for <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show">"The Colin McEnroe Show."</a> She's also a producer of the narrative podcast "<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/podcast/generation">Generation: The media we love &amp; how it shapes us</a>." She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show <i>Next</i>. Lily can be reached at <a href="mailto:ltyson@ctpublic.org">ltyson@ctpublic.org.</a><br/><br/>