Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
Audible
4.4from 2,889 ratings
- 33
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 2,889
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, reality TV and a woman before her time: Miriam Rivera. Written by Agnes Borinsky and hosted by Trace Lysette. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
- Publisher
- Audible
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 22 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 28 Sept 2026
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[…] I used to work in finance and now work in communications for a large tech company. My life has pretty much always been about work, my family and my friends. My day to day has just never been anything out of the ordinary. Then in June of 2020, a few months into the global pandemic that had us all in lockdown, something happened that changed my life forever. I got this Facebook message from a woman asking me if I was the daughter of Lori Malloy. I had an Aunt Allison from East Providence, Rhode Island. And I was like, sorry, but who are you? And like, what is this? She tells me her name is Louise and some info about my family that I don't understand how she knows. […]
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