551 - Nasubi; Japan's real life 'Truman Show'

In the late 90's, an aspiring Japanese comedian auditioned for a new reality TV show. What he didn't know, was that the TV show would change his life forever. And not in a good way.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:32 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/02/the-contestant-documentary-japanese-reality-show

‘The Contestant’ 2023 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasubi

https://time.com/6972667/the-contestant-hulu-nasubi-interview/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-26/surviving-japans-real-life-truman-show/104810198

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