{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/16e25acb-d0df-47c5-b7d6-0d6a99c66298/87990574-55f2-44c7-b803-d8fc372fe103?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60edf32aa050c9072a8870aa/60edf34c564181001292ccf3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><em>This episode originally aired in 2018.</em></p><p><br></p><p>How can an unscripted reality show, largely filled with vacuous individuals teach us history? For this one NEON goes way back and talks about the biological reason for finding a mate as opposed to the way strawberries or starfish can do it on their own. Finding a mate defines most of the natural world and a lot of human history too and Love Island shows us this. Add to that the dark under belly of human emotion enjoying mocking those less fortunate and you find out a lot about how the show works and about your own psychology in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Written &amp; Presented by <a href=\"http://twitter.com/JemDuducu\" target=\"_blank\">Jem Duducu</a></p><p>Produced by <a href=\"http://twitter.com/danmorelle\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Morelle</a></p><p>Music:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/2dMFVLkc6fAtB0YcnZkddv?si=c3Y85fDsRZqmckEim9IZwg\" target=\"_blank\">Kwabs - Wrong or Right</a></p><p>Be awesome, support us on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/NEONpodcast\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Patreon</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the podcast on <a href=\"http://bit.ly/NEONpod\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes</a> and follow us on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/NEONpodcast\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p>","author_name":"Laluma"}