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RiaW #96: 16 and Pregnant Reviewed

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“16 and Pregnant” is a show where 16-year-old girls are pregnant. It’s truly the “Snakes on a Plane” of exploitative reality TV.

Mix in some family drama, a douchebag and/or jerk boyfriend, a laissez-faire approach to birth control, a dawning realization that the fun part of the mother’s life is done forever, and you’ve got a hit show enjoying its third season of solid ratings. It’s like watching MTV’s version of “Precious.

With Chris [Last Name Withheld] enjoying a much-need vacation in [Location Withheld] so he can [Activity Withheld] with [Names of Astronauts Withheld], we needed some help from Sarah Hatheway, making her first non-Twilight appearance with us. Luckily, there were enough unlikeable teenage guys so that the transition wasn’t too rough.

We also have an Inside the Actor’s Studio for you with an actual actor. Our guest Jacqueline Baxter had the honor of playing an unwittingly pregnant woman on “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant,” another show that’s nothing but truth in advertising.

To round out the guests, we’re joined by our old friend Taylor Johnson, who’s doing a report on podcasts for his Master’s program, making this show the first time anyone’s ever watched “16 and Pregnant” to complete a Master’s degree.

0 comments on “RiaW #96: 16 and Pregnant Reviewed

  1. Lia says:

    Admittedly, some of the girls are 17 or 18. But all are pregnant.

  2. Alex Falcone says:

    On the episodes we watched, they all started 16. And they are so pregnant.

  3. GeoffZoref says:

    I’m surprised to hear that Jacqueline Baxter only got paid $200 for a speaking roll. A union roll under SAG rolls requires that even an extra who has a speaking roll gets $825 a day.

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