A little item I heard on the news last night.
On the news here in Lima last night I saw a report on these street talk shows that are taking place on occasion in the port city of Callao, Peru near Lima. Apparently, wannabe talk show hosts are gathering guests, setting up chairs, and promoting these events taht take place in the middle of some of Lima's most dangerous streets. The shows are very Jerry Springer-esque and generally pit one woman against another after one finds the other cheating. then they start fighting and everyone goes crazy. It's all loosely scripted and sometimes even 'supposed' audience members, actually 'actors' in a very general sense of the word, get a cut of the donations for getting involved. The report said the host can make about 200 soles per show, or about $60, which isn't bad at all in this area.
