Ladies Who Punch, Ramin Setoodeh
Ladies Who Punch, Ramin Setoodeh
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Ladies Who Punch
The Explosive Inside Story of "The View"

Bestseller

Author: Ramin Setoodeh

Narrator: Ramin Setoodeh

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

This program is read by the author.

Like Fire & Fury, the gossipy real-life soap opera behind a serious show.

When Barbara Walters launched The View, network executives told her that hosting it would tarnish her reputation. Instead, within ten years, she’d revolutionized morning TV and made household names of her co-hosts: Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. But the daily chatfest didn’t just comment on the news. It became the news. And the headlines barely scratched the surface.

Based on unprecedented access, including stunning interviews with nearly every host, award-winning journalist Ramin Setoodeh takes you backstage where the stars really spoke their minds. Here's the full story of how Star, then Rosie, then Whoopi tried to take over the show, while Barbara struggled to maintain control of it all, a modern-day Lear with her media-savvy daughters. You'll hear about how so many co-hosts had a tough time fitting in, suffered humiliations at the table, then pushed themselves away, feeling betrayed—one nearly quitting during a commercial. Meanwhile, the director was being driven insane, especially by Rosie.

Setoodeh uncovers the truth about Star’s weight loss and wedding madness. Rosie’s feud with Trump. Whoopi’s toxic relationship with Rosie. Barbara’s difficulty stepping away. Plus, all the unseen hugs, snubs, tears—and one dead rodent.

Ladies Who Punch shows why The View can be mimicked and mocked, but it can never be matched.

About Ramin Setoodeh

RAMIN SETOODEH, an award-winning journalist, is the New York bureau chief for Variety. He was formerly a senior writer at Newsweek and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and U.S. News & World Report, among other publications. Ladies Who Punch is his first book. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on April 06, 2019

I knew that Rosie O'Donnell had mental health problems before I read this book, but after reading it, I wonder about the mental health of several other former co-hosts, including Barbara Walters (who seems to have had mild dementia near the end of her reign) and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. I also changed......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on March 28, 2019

Perfect. Absolute bliss. Wish it were twice as long.......more

Goodreads review by Ira on September 08, 2020

The power that this book has... the international implications that this book has.........more

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 18, 2019

Meh. Rich women taking themselves and their lives far far too seriously as they contribute to the decline of American discourse.......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on July 02, 2019

I must confess that I have a guilty pleasure—and that is psyching people out before boasting that I’m too old to feel shame for liking the things I do. Also, I’m a huge fan of The View. In Ladies Who Punch, Ramin Setoodeh tries his darndest to sum up the twenty-year legacy of one of America’s most i......more