Hilary Fleming
Reality Roots
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
Jerry Springer: I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU! 22.12.2023 1:02:07
Enjoy the best nifty-gifty of all - an early/bonus episode of Reality Roots! On this edge-of-glory episode of Jerry Springer, we have a group of teens/20 somethings acting their age, we learn about something called Apple Pucker and it's effect on people's willingness to jump into bed with each other, and then one thing leads to another, and it just happens. Just as it always seems to! Special gues...
Ricki Lake: Addicted To Shopping! 04.12.2023 1:26:53
Whether you're nursing a Black Friday spending hangover or you're prepping in a frenzy for the most commercial holiday season of the year, this is the daytime talk show recap for you! Allan's here to help Tiffany dig out of $18k worth of debt, hopefully before they come to repo her pink indoor sunglasses and strappiest possible pink heels. Donna's here to expose her daughter Dorine as a heartless...
Jenny Jones: Young Teenage Girls Dating Older Teens 07.11.2023 1:33:26
This week we go way way back to a time I didn't even know existed - Jenny Jones version 1.0! Jenny's here to ask all the hard-hitting, super-disgusting and outright inappropriate questions to these teens with low self esteem who are teen-ing it up all over 1992. Why do people have sex? What makes anyone start having sex? What are nonoxyl lined condoms and why did Tammy insist on distributing them...
Sally Jessy Rafael: More Shocking Secrets! 12.10.2023 1:05:02
Sally Jessy Rafael is here with all the juiciest of scoops! Join me as we find out: Who's homophobic? Who's completely delusional? Who's a secret stripper in a $3 mask? And most importantly of all - who missed their casting call for MILF manor because they were 20 years too early? Special guest appearances by: Stacy's mom, wish-version Ace Fanning, Justin Timberlake, and everyone's favorite uptigh...
Ricki Lake: We Fight 24/7... Why Can't We Get Along? 13.09.2023 1:15:25
This week I'm BACK BACK BACK again with another gem mined from the Ricki Lake Show! Families are supposed to love eachother... but what happens when they can't get along? Answer: They fight on daytime TV for our entertaintment. Special guest appearances by Morticia Gormez, Al Bundy, Gabrielle Union and Bart Simpson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apology Tour 15.08.2023 1:25
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Sorry! 08.08.2023 1:01
Until next week, take care of yourselves, and eachother <3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sylvia Brown on Montel Williams FINALE WEEK (2006) 01.08.2023 56:09
Montel's final week of production could never be complete without one last episode centered around prolific writer and self-proclaimed psychic Sylvia Brown. Listen to all the audience questions - stupid, sad, redundant and self-answering - and their sometimes sassy but always 5-words-or-less answers, straight from the mouth of the footlong fingernail third-eye goddess herself. Special guests inclu...
Sally Jessy Rafael: My Husband Treats Me Like A Slave 25.07.2023 1:17:05
Sally takes on abusive husbands with her signature glasses, a flooffy teacher's haircut and a power suit, alongside recurring character Dr Ginger. Women are empowered, and the man-babies on-stage get put in their place. Special guest appearances by Miss Cleo, wish-version Will Sasso, and Nancy Reagan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry Springer: I'll Never Let You Go! 18.07.2023 1:13:34
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ricki Lake: You're Too FAT To Be My Friend! 11.07.2023 1:23:57
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Sally Jessy Rafael: Help! My Teen Needs a Makeover 04.07.2023 1:18:04
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 act...
Phil Donahue: Women Leave Their Husbands For Other Women 27.06.2023 1:22:17
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 Wats...
Jenny Jones: Lie Detector That Playa! 20.06.2023 1:27:16
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sally Jessy Rafael: I'm Pregnant and He Dumped Me! 13.06.2023 1:00:08
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. Hosted on Ac...
Ricki Lake: You May Be Family... But Pack Your Bags and Get Out! 06.06.2023 1:01:02
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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry Springer Special: What's Up, Chuck? 30.05.2023 1:02:35
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry Springer: Wives Battle Mistresses! 23.05.2023 53:44
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry Springer: Homewreckers Confronted! 16.05.2023 1:04:41
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. Hoste...
Jerry Springer: I Need To Tell You This! 09.05.2023 54:53
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sally Jessy Rafael: He's Not My Grandson, He's My Lover! 02.05.2023 1:07:05
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ricki Lake: You Call Yourself My Friend, But You're A Backstabbing Bitch! 25.04.2023 1:04:23
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Montel: Could You Forgive? 18.04.2023 50:09
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry Springer: No More 9-5, I Want a Sexy Job! 11.04.2023 1:02:50
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jenny Jones: My Mate's Crazy About The Sex Of Our Unborn Baby 04.04.2023 1:27:35
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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