How THE VIEW Became TV's Messiest Table

Nineties television; a hellscape of trashy talk shows. Maury. Jerry. Sally. Ricki. But only one show remains on the airwaves to this day, arguably stronger now than it’s ever been: THE VIEW. In this episode, Jared and Abe explore the origins of TV’s last highly-rated daytime talk show. What made THE VIEW different from its competitors? Who still watches it and why? How does THE VIEW keep booking all these political guests? And why is Meaghan McCain the way she is? Tangents include, but are not limited to, Sean Connery, the difference between a shark and a sunfish, and Jared’s coaching advice to the Boston Celtics. SOURCEShttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/magazine/the-view-politics-tv.html https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1062175139/the-view-is-cultural-and-political-canon https://ew.com/tv/view-hosts-why-they-left/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xht0HcPryWA Talking Trash: The Cultural Politics of Daytime TV Talk Shows by Julie Manga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62JBdqsG94&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIDDKKjejbU Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/barbara-walters?chapter=4&clip=125185&full=true#full-interview THAT'S HISTORY, BABE! is hosted by Abe Merker and Jared Tetreau. This episode was produced by Jared Tetreau, Abe Merker, and Claudia Chiossone. Research Assistance by Madison Albertson. Music by Kinneret. Series Artwork by Sid Lugo. Intro Animations by Gemma Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.