Pop Culture Happy Hour · NPR

America’s Next Top Model

February 19, 2026·27 min·2 clips
Aisha Harris reveals why Tyra Banks' apologies fall flat in the Top Model docuseries.
America's Next Top Model gets treated as both television and a problem.

As heard by us

A sharp reality-TV reckoning that treats rewatching as a way to reassess the show's legacy.

America's Next Top Model still works as a subject because it was never only about fashion. It also became a public arena for race, body image, and television power, and the discussion treats that legacy as both a rewatch and a reckoning.

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Why you'd press play

Press play if you want a clear-eyed look back at a reality-TV institution you thought you knew.

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