The Power of MTV’s ‘The Real World’
Fortune Feimster and Neal Brennan discuss the power of ‘The Real World’ in convincing Fortune to leave her small town and discover herself. From The Blocks #podcast with Neal Brennan
Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=ygdk_i0TL-A&ab
Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234
Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).
@MISNM0
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Nice to see a Pedro Zamora on the visual for this post. May his name and life always be remembered well.
@noramuldowney2721
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
This is very similar to Rick and Esther have a time set???
@Wayzor_
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Those first 3 or 4 seasons had a huge impact on our culture.
@typorter-pp6lh
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Growing up in the rural Midwest as I did it seemed like the “real world” was something that happened far away on TV. Where I grew up was never, ever mentioned in popular culture. It just didn’t exist. Still doesn’t. Some people are fine with this and never move away. The day after I graduated college I accepted a job offer over the phone and moved to California. I was 22 and as far as I’m concerned that is when my “real” life began.
@clay_harrison
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
The Real World was showing Gen X to Gen X for the first time. Most of us were raised by TV so The Real World was our generation tell us this story.
@llrellgnll
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Love it. Glad this pod exists
Comments are closed.