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:

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
April 04, 2023 Jenny Jones: My Mate's Crazy About The Sex Of Our Unborn Baby
Self-described male chauvinists visit Jenny Jones in a flurry of sexism, homophobia, and straight-up denial. These men are so straight that they hate women. Case study for toxic masculinity, if you're too young to have lived through it the first (hundred) times.
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1h 28min
March 28, 2023 Sally Jessy Rafael: He Hates My Body Since I Had His Baby!
Meet 4 garbage human beings who call themselves men and the women they delight in abusing. TRIGGER WARNING for domestic abuse.
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1h 18min
March 21, 2023 Sally Jessy Rafael: I Have the Mother-In-Law from Hell!
Catherine O'Hara breaks up a fight, we get every Teen Mom story line rolled into one very empathetic girl with a bangin romper, and some of the ugliest clothing that the 90's had to offer, all in one sweet sweet episode of SJR.
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1h 24min
March 14, 2023 Ricki Lake: Stop Saying My Man Is Gay
Dip into Ricki Lake's "Let's Talk About Sex" week circa 1998 from some discussion regarding the gender identities and sexualities of different guests, because apparently expressing these things clearly and directly to their loved ones isn't enough.
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1h 17min
March 07, 2023 Jerry Springer: Shameless Love Affairs
This episode includes Jerry Springer's dad jokes, Steve Wilkos being amazing (as usual) and very special surprise guest appearance by a filthy little creature (other than the guests appearing on Jerry's stage). Also a cheeseball...
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1h 6min

FAQs about Reality Roots:

How many episodes does Reality Roots have?

The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.