talk show
noun
: a radio or television program in which usually well-known persons engage in discussions or are interviewed
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She asked the actor to appear on her talk show.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 May 2025
Janet has hosted radio talk shows and made TV appearances.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The paper’s role in the demise of Richard Nixon’s presidency after Watergate
President Richard Nixon resigned Aug. 9, 1974.
1997: WMAQ-Ch. 5 evening news anchor Carol Marin quit after management hired talk show host Jerry Springer to deliver news commentaries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The Love Hotel host shares all the gory details with Jennifer Hudson during a stop on her eponymous talk show Wednesday.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 May 2025
Janet has hosted radio talk shows and made TV appearances.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The paper’s role in the demise of Richard Nixon’s presidency after Watergate
President Richard Nixon resigned Aug. 9, 1974.
1997: WMAQ-Ch. 5 evening news anchor Carol Marin quit after management hired talk show host Jerry Springer to deliver news commentaries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The Love Hotel host shares all the gory details with Jennifer Hudson during a stop on her eponymous talk show Wednesday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk show
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“Talk show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20show. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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