Topic: Viral Fame

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Warming Up to Iceland
Episode 511 10:36 - 15:48

511: Warming Up to Iceland

Ted Williams, The Golden Voice and Media Cycles

The career trajectory of Ted Williams, known as the "man with the golden voice," serves as a case study for the media's cycle of exploitation and abandonment. After being discovered as a homeless man and appearing on the Dr. Phil show for rehabilitation, Williams eventually finds stable work performing voiceovers for Kraft Mac and Cheese commercials.