Julie Klausner is my guest for this episode to watch some of the biggest messes on daytime television from the nineties and early 00s. It's completely unhinged, so brace yourself!
Clips include Sylvia Browne on The Montel Williams Show, cheating partners on Maury Povich, boy-crazy teens on Sally Jessy Raphael, family reunions on Richard Simmons' Dreammaker, wannabe popstars on Jenny Jones, and feuding families on Oprah.
In the final segment, Julie and I are going to watch a curated selection of retro commercials, including Lauren Bacall for High Point Decaffeinated Coffee, Massengill douching products, and New York's Charisma fashion boutique! It's the perfect high-camp, nostalgic overload.
I absolutely adore Julie. She is a writer, actor, author, podcaster and producer. She is also the creator and star of Hulu's Difficult People with Billy Eichner, and had roles in Ryan Murphy's Fosse/Verdon, and critically-acclaimed Amazon comedy series, The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel. I'm so grateful to have her join me as the second guest on my podcast.
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