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Leon Nayfak (1:23)
PUSHKIN hey, Fiasco listeners, it's your host, Leon Nayfak. As you know, if you've listened to any of the shows in this feed, I've always been fascinated by stories where you can't quite tell who the good guys are supposed to be, where there's more than meets the eye, and where black and white gives way to lots and lots of gray area. That's why my latest show, which I'm going to share with you in a minute, is about the life and times of Jerry Springer. You may think you know Springer, widely known as the king of trash tv, whose name is synonymous with outrageous guests, taboo confessions, and vicious onstage fights. But before his show made him infamous all over the world, before he became a symbol of cultural decline, Springer was an idealist with ambitions to make his mark not in the entertainment industry, but in the world of politics. Springer lived a fascinating and poorly understood life, one that I found surprisingly relatable after conducting dozens of intimate and revealing interviews with those who knew him best. The show that came out of those interviews examines Springer's struggle to reconcile his TV Persona with his political dreams and aspirations. Along the way, I unpack what the Jerry Springer show revealed, not only about his character, but about the millions of people who watched it. Named one of the best podcasts of the year by the New Yorker, the Economist, and Rolling Stone. Final Thoughts Jerry Springer is a story about choices. How we make them, how we justify them to ourselves, and how we transcend them or don't. I'm about to play you a clip from the first episode of Final Thoughts. If you want to listen to the whole series, just look for Final Thoughts Jerry Springer. Wherever you get your podcasts, or if you want to binge all episodes of the show right now ad free, you can do so by subscribing to Audible. I hope you check it out. In 1998, Jerry Springer published an autobiography called Ringmaster. At the beginning of the book, Springer envisions himself at the Pearly gates, face to face with God. The premise is that Springer will tell God his life story and God will decide whether he belongs in heaven or hell. In the end, God lets Springer go back down to earth, proclaiming him an unfinished work and urging him to keep fighting the good fight against elitists who would suppress freedom.