Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer | Baggage
5/7/202644 min
Donald Trump’s rise to power casts a new light on Springer’s political baggage. As he pursues his last chance at a political career, he must grapple with the reality of how other people see him, and reconcile it with how he sees himself.
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First 90 secondsLeon Neyfakh· Host0:00
Like many liberals, John Sinton was mad after George W. Bush won the 2000 election. He credits his daughter with inspiring him to do something with his anger.
John Sinton· Guest0:10
I was driving with my tween age daughter, and I had Rush Limbaugh on the car radio.
Rush Limbaugh· Soundbite0:19
Feminists, did you hear that? I mean, look, on one hand, you are nothing but sex objects, stalkers, unstable, maniacal, G-star women. You never know- We were on our way to the, uh, gym, and man, he started talking about feminazis and all kinds of horrible stuff.
John Sinton· Guest0:35
And my daughter says to me, "Daddy, can you not do something about that?" And that honestly was the, the inception of the idea for Air America.
Leon Neyfakh· Host0:45
Air America would be a radio network that would serve as a liberal counterweight to right-wing talk radio, where hosts like Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck had found massive audiences. Sinton started building a lineup that would include funny and cerebral on-air personalities, like Rachel Maddow, then a complete unknown, and former SNL comedian, Al Franken.
Speaker 31:07
Air America Radio, real facts in a filtered world.
Speaker 41:12
With even more intensity.
Leon Neyfakh· Host1:14
Around the time Air America launched in 2004, Sinton got a call from an old friend, who told him that Jerry Springer wanted to make a show for him. It would be a serious show about politics and current events and other serious things.
John Sinton· Guest1:29
Initially,