The Daily Interview: Reality (TV) Bites

With the way the markets have been over the past year and a half, many investors may feel like they've been in a prolonged episode of Fear Factor. That's the hit NBC show in which people are put through one outrageous ordeal after another, from bungee jumping head-first from a 12-story building to lying in a vat of hundreds of biting worms, all for the chance to win a $50,000 prize.

Matt Kunitz Executive Producer, Fear Factor

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The Daily Interview decided to take investors' minds off their losses today by speaking with Matt Kunitz, executive producer of the much-vilified reality TV show. Kunitz defends his show as a "nice, safe thrill" and says that those who call it "tacky" and "gross" are out of touch with reality. He also describes how the show handles the mountain of liability issues that come up. ...