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 99 episodes available.

Reality Roots episodes:

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
May 09, 2023 Jerry Springer: I Need To Tell You This!
RIP Jerry Springer - this one's for you! Jerry battles his spring break audience to try to get to the bottom of a ridiculous situation. Special guest appearances by Prince and Steve Wilkos' hair!
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55min
May 02, 2023 Sally Jessy Rafael: He's Not My Grandson, He's My Lover!
Sally hosts couples with sizeable age gaps. Way less pedophilia than you'd think, and way MORE making out!
(Seriously, there's more making out in these 40 minutes than in a full season of Riverdale!)
Special guest appearances by hunky Robin Williams and Toni Colette
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1h 8min
April 25, 2023 Ricki Lake: You Call Yourself My Friend, But You're A Backstabbing Bitch!
Friends confront "friends" on being two face-ed backstabbing betches, drama and near-physical altercations are the result. The outfits showcase every insane 90's trend (except butterfly clips) and the hand-gesturing gets wild. Also includes an appearances by audience Voldemort and a giant red gramophone.
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1h 5min
April 18, 2023 Montel: Could You Forgive?
The heart wants what it wants and what it's always wanted is Montel, man of a thousand faces, each more handsome and noble than the last. Three very serious and unfunny but fascinating circumstances are discussed involving forgiveness. All the trigger warnings
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51min
April 11, 2023 Jerry Springer: No More 9-5, I Want a Sexy Job!
A well-structured episode of Jerry Springer with a jazzy upbeat theme song to bring you right back to 1994. The outfits are terrible, the men are terrible, but one woman is amazing. Find out why God started with Adam (spoiler alert - it's so he could strip for Eve!) by ignoring the spoiler alert I just gave you and listening to this week's recapt.
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1h 3min

FAQs about Reality Roots:

How many episodes does Reality Roots have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.