# Curse of: America's Next Top Model A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts. When America’s Next Top Model premiered in the early 2000s, it looked like a golden ticket: a glamorous TV show that could catapult aspiring models into fame. But two decades later, many contestants describe its aftermath as a curse. Hosted by pop-culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, Curse of America’s Next Top Model is a deep investigation into the hidden costs of reality television, and what the show’s legacy reveals about beauty, power, and the culture that cheered it on. Through conversations with dozens of former contestants, producers and crew members, Curse of America’s Next Top Model explores what happened behind the scenes on one of the most iconic and problematic reality shows of our generation. The series starts off by exploring how ANTM almost didn’t get made. You’ll get the real story behind the show’s most infamous controversies. Then, the models and producers pull back the curtain and talk about how the most outrageous photoshoots and runaways came together. You’ll hear from contestants who say ANTM saved their lives and from those who say it ruined theirs. The contestants also talk about how the body shaming they experienced on the show caused lifelong scars.… Feed: https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588/podcast.rss ## Latest episodes - [The Dirty Rotten Scandals of ANTM | BONUS | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/14d28189c0c0) (2026-03-11, 50 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/8750de67-b50e-4f08-a0f3-b40a0015c56c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Introducing: Love Trapped](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/4c32544e9f34) (2026-03-06, 2 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/fd765a5f-65b7-4557-99f0-b3fd017890d8/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Yeah, Tyra's a Villain | BONUS Pt. 2 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/d44a5844b2f2) (2026-03-03, 41 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/73de32b4-fcc2-4282-8920-b402000828b0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Yeah, Tyra's a Villain | BONUS Pt. 1 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/852309002f1f) (2026-03-02, 48 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/59daf182-aa0c-4c8c-a348-b3fe00e56bda/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Reality TV: The Great Experiment | BONUS | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/9e61c1b76d56) (2025-11-26, 59 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/54a712bf-acde-4962-ab29-b3a0016aaab9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Introducing — Smart Girl Dumb Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/9d8fa4553906) (2025-11-21, 20 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/9cfe045a-7245-433d-be8c-b39b01145caa/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [The House That Tyra Built | EP 10 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/b19f1bbf0584) (2025-11-18, 63 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/887176f9-0d69-4662-8bc2-b39800ed95ee/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [America’s Next Top Body Shamer| EP 9 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/041a76c3e8d1) (2025-11-11, 61 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/8858e439-26ff-4bbf-9651-b38b0008ab82/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Fierce, Queer, and Flawed | EP 8 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/dd843eab13f2) (2025-11-04, 55 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/ef7e123a-4ec8-4732-a34e-b38b000828bc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Race Swap Card | EP 7 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/a688a1487510) (2025-10-28, 62 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/4e499a2c-abfa-43b0-a045-b383011e6080/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Reality TV vs. Modeling Competition | EP 6 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/0529f7d7aed0) (2025-10-21, 56 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/8cd87e5c-794f-4312-bf9a-b37c0156c0f2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Psych Out | EP 5 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/fbf1fed257d6) (2025-10-14, 44 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/16690487-5327-43b3-8ef4-b3750164131e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Psych Up | EP 4 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/4c1ec5d27d04) (2025-10-07, 42 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/4422733b-e45c-4c5d-bd11-b36e0120e684/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Tale of Two Winners | EP 3 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/7936bdd1f3bb) (2025-09-30, 58 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/bec1d07c-bdb8-4221-80e1-b36701210159/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [The Blueprint | EP 2 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/89c3ea4b00c0) (2025-09-23, 51 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/f6e46eab-6390-4fe9-9be8-b36001474771/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [The Set-Up | EP 1 | Curse of America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/a0e5ce5d347c) (2025-09-16, 40 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/3c0a5692-5044-43aa-9d99-b359012d3e75/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 - [Introducing Curse of: America's Next Top Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6822424146/0fb17067ee45) (2025-09-09, 4 min): audio https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b7c08843-5b35-449e-9e7c-b34600eb7c4b/acab278f-9869-44d2-b4aa-b34600eba76a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2fb8cc2b-86fc-4938-aa7f-b4e20108b588 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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