Episode 713 • • 1:08:29 - 1:12:47
713: New Mediocre
Television Production Satire, Celebrity Executioners, Media Ethics
Continuing their satire of the "Dead" reality show, the hosts discuss how network "suits" would package the program with background stories to ensure the audience hates the condemned. They suggest using celebrity doctors like Dr. Drew or Sanjay Gupta to perform lethal injections and hiring Ryan Seacrest to produce. The segment mocks the commercialization of violence and the "moral self-licensing" of viewers.