Reality Roots

By Hilary Fleming

Join me on my journey back in time through episode recaps of classic daytime talk shows, the true roots of reality TV as we know it

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The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.

Reality Roots episodes:

April 01, 2026 Jerry Springer: Outrageous Wedding Confessions!
Jerry Springer helpfully guides us through some stories that vaguely center around the sacred institution of marriage. Includes one (1) surprise stripper!
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47min
March 25, 2026 Jenny Jones: You Say Your Chest Is The Best? I Say Show A Little Less!
This week... Boobs and Bitches grace the Jenny Jones stage! Rude Jude wasn't available, but the pants are pleather and the ladies have come ready for a fight.
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52min
March 18, 2026 Ricki Lake: Players Get Played!
Players Get Played, just like I got played by YouTube! But it's all for the best :)
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44min
March 04, 2026 Sally Jessy Rafael: He Cheated... Now I Can't Trust Him
The year is 1996 and the manosphere is only just getting started... but Sally's got a feminist army ready to fight the first battles!

Special Guests including Spenny (of Kenny vs Spenny), Nomi Malone (of Showgirls with Commentary), and some loser who wrote a book, I guess.
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1h 27min
February 18, 2026 Jerry Springer: Steamy Romances Shattered
The year is 1999 and antics abound on the Jerry Springer stage! Featuring all the best and brightest of pre-millenium hair show styles and hair show models, and a lost boy band member who found his way to a random couples hotel room.
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1h 4min
February 04, 2026 Maury: Weird Phobias! (Part Two)
More weird phobias, courtesy of Maury and his team of very sadistic PA's, one of whom got paid to make a fun sculpture once. It pretty much evens out.

A very special episode including the birth of Cotton Man himself! You won't believe this guy's origin story...
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1h 16min
January 21, 2026 Jenny Jones: My Teen's Career Dream is Becoming My Nightmare
Jenny Jones talks to some teens and their parents about some BIG size dreams and their impending collisions with reality!

Special Guests Including: Menudo MDO, Scott Goodyear, and Green Bay Packers Free Safety Darren Sharper!
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1h 12min
January 07, 2026 Ricki Lake: Yeah I Have an Attitude Problem; So What Are You Gonna Do About It!
Ricki Lake has found some bad bitches and they are here to let it be known that they DGAF about you or your baby's feelings!

Special Guest Appearances including: The Miss Rachel Fan Club for Adults, Marge Simpson, Xena (the Warrior Princess), and half the cast of Friends (but not really the good half)
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1h 26min
December 26, 2025 Boxing Day Bonus! 2025
Happy Holidays Everyone :)
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22min
December 24, 2025 Sally Jessy Raphael: He Got Me Pregnant Then Dumped Me
Sally speaks with some (very) young men and women who have made some ill-considered choices regarding parenthood, many of whom would have been excellent on MTV's 16 & Pregnant.

Special Guest Appearances including Jim Halpert, my own hair goals from 1995, and Hollywood's missing Chris!
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1h 45min

FAQs about Reality Roots:

How many episodes does Reality Roots have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.