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:

July 18, 2023 Jerry Springer: I'll Never Let You Go!
Jerry Springer delivers all the catfights, death threats and weird dad jokes you could ever want this week, with only a few very minor poops in the reality TV punchbowl.
Special guests include beefcake Steve Wilkos, Frenchy from Grease, a close or far-distant relation of the Honey Boo Boo clan, and a mysterious shoe-like object.
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1h 14min
July 11, 2023 Ricki Lake: You're Too FAT To Be My Friend!
Four "skinny" guests bring their "fat" friends to Ricki Lake to issue weight-loss ultimatums "for their own good" in this very special Intervention crossover episode. Includes several friendship themed #motivationalquotes and some actress you've never heard of.
Special guest appearances by Juliette Lewis, the Barbie Dream Car, and TaMEEka!
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1h 24min
July 04, 2023 Sally Jessy Rafael: Help! My Teen Needs a Makeover
One unfortunate teen is blessed with a badly needed makeover after half her family writes in to relay all her bully's worst insults. Several other teens are forcibly given make overs at the behest of parents who can't cut the umbilical cord. Makeover makeover, makeover makeover, makeover makeover... MAKEOVER! *clap*clap*clap* Special guest appearances by Melissa McCarthy, the John Doe of child actors, and your grandma's best oversized crocheted doiley.
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1h 19min
June 27, 2023 Phil Donahue: Women Leave Their Husbands For Other Women
On this VERY SPECIAL Pride / Dirty 30 anniversary episode I go way WAY back in the way back time machine to 1991's Phil Donahue, who is getting the deets from these (mostly) out and fabulous lesbians on how their previous/current heterosexual relationships are faring, as well as a sneak peek at what it's like to be gay in 1991. Special guest appearances by Cillian Murphy, Killian Murphy, Emma Watson, and a map of the Midwest United States.
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1h 23min
June 20, 2023 Jenny Jones: Lie Detector That Playa!
Jenny Jones showcases the top 10 douchebags of 1997 in all their misogynistic glory! Special guest appearances by Rude Jude, hot girl Val, pudgy Conan O'Brien, and self-described Wish-version Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
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1h 28min
June 13, 2023 Sally Jessy Rafael: I'm Pregnant and He Dumped Me!
Sally Jessy Rafael acts like the school principal she so resembles by explaining to some young couples that they have ruined their own lives and the lives of their born/unborn children by not thinking through their actions ahead of time. Almost like they're teenagers. Which they are.
Special guest appearances by Gilda, half my the people I went to school with, and almost-maybe Eminem.
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1h 1min
June 06, 2023 Ricki Lake: You May Be Family... But Pack Your Bags and Get Out!
I'm coming back to hang with my best gal pal Ricki Lake, who is dealing in some family type drama this week and takes 100 nearly identical comments/questions from the audience. Special guest appearances by Julia Roberts, Fat Albert and Mayim Bialik (their resident fact checker)
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1h 2min
May 30, 2023 Jerry Springer Special: What's Up, Chuck?
Join me for this very special episode of Reality Roots wherein I recap an episode that became one of my core childhood memories and/or traumas, as well as some other segments featuring a similarly ridiculous and pathetic guest. Includes special guest appearances by the Uh Oh! slime and out-of-fucks-to-give Jerry Springer.
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1h 3min
May 23, 2023 Jerry Springer: Wives Battle Mistresses!
Jerry might be exhausted but his audience is fired up, his guests are here to fight, and I personally am here for it! Do you want some more? And there IS more! Special guest appearances by Brooke Shields, Yvie Oddly, and Wilbur.
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54min
May 16, 2023 Jerry Springer: Homewreckers Confronted!
Jerry Jerry Jerry! Everyone is all hyped up this week - the audience, me, and the guests! Is it a talk show stage, or a wrestling ring? Are audience members audience members, or fully involved? If you call out the bad thing that you've been doing for years, is it still a bad thing? Tune in and find out with me! Special guest appearances by the Wish version Jennifer Coolidge and Ernie Hudson.
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1h 5min

FAQs about Reality Roots:

How many episodes does Reality Roots have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.