Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the reheating of MasterChef and the resulting ratings storm, how the essentials of food, clothing, shelter and love underpin our viewing habits and look back at the first family of Australian reality TV in Sylvania Waters.

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