America’s Next Top Body Shamer| EP 9 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
To this day, Tyra Banks hails ANTM as a champion of body positivity. But in reality, the show was one of the biggest body shaming offenders of our generation. Season after season, ANTM picked apart co...
11 Nov 20251h
Fierce, Queer, and Flawed | EP 8 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
America’s Next Top Model was a pioneer of LGBTQIA+ representation on reality TV. The show gave us iconic queer judges, featured an openly lesbian contestant on season one, and even made groundbreaking...
4 Nov 202554min
Race Swap Card | EP 7 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
ANTM was one of the most racially diverse reality shows of its era. So why did so many of its episodes look so racist? This episode investigates how ANTM represented, performed, and exploited race. We...
28 Okt 20251h 1min
Reality TV vs. Modeling Competition | EP 6 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
ANTM was never really about creating top models. It was a reality TV disguised as a modeling competition, and it showed. We break down how photo shoots were designed to create unforgettable moments an...
21 Okt 202555min
Psych Out | EP 5 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
CONTENT WARNING: This episode mentions sexual assault, suicide, and suicidal ideation. We continue our discussion about the ANTM psychological evaluation. We hear from models who say the traumatic ex...
14 Okt 202543min
Psych Up | EP 4 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
CONTENT WARNING: This episode mentions sexual assault, suicide, and suicidal ideation. Before you could be cast on America’s Next Top Model, you had to pass a psychological evaluation. Contestants w...
7 Okt 202541min
Tale of Two Winners | EP 3 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
We explore one of ANTM’s most infamous controversies. Angelea Preston won the All-Stars season of America’s Next Top Model. Later, she was stripped of the title, and her win was given to Lisa D’Amato....
30 Sep 202557min
The Blueprint | EP 2 | Curse of America's Next Top Model
Cycle 1 was messy, low-rent, and groundbreaking. It was also the blueprint for everything ANTM would become. It introduced us to the larger-than-life personalities that became synonymous with the show...
23 Sep 202550min
