Debbie Matenopoulos On The View’s Impact On Her — And How Her Father Shaped Her Advocacy Work

The View: Behind the Table

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In this special episode of Behind the Table, Alyssa Farah Griffin and executive producer Brian Teta sit down with our friend and former View co-host Debbie Matenopoulos. They discuss insider stories about The View, its original cast, and the show's early days. Debbie reflects on her unexpected journey into television, her career, and memorable moments with co-host Barbara Walters. Debbie shares about her meaningful advocacy work for caregivers, inspired by her personal experience caring for her father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	All right, this is a very special episode of Behind the Table.
0:33.1	We have with us, our friend, former View co-host, original co-host,
0:38.8	Demi Matinopoulos, is here with me and Alyssa.
0:39.8	Hi, I'm so happy to be here. We're happy to have you. We're so happy to have you. I give... Congratulations, by the way. Thank you. Thank you. When we have pairs of hosts, I like to give nicknames, and today we have the Young Guns. This is it. This is very exciting.
0:52.3	Forever.
0:53.3	Yeah.
0:54.3	The young guns.
0:55.3	The young ones, the young guns, and now the baby's having a baby.
0:57.3	It's pretty good. guns. This is it. This is very exciting. For ever. Yeah. The young guns. The young ones, the young guns. And now the baby's having a baby.
0:57.0	Exactly. That's pretty good.
1:03.5	First of all, let's start with you because we haven't seen you since last summer. How are you doing?
1:06.4	I'm doing great. You know, I'm thriving and surviving, as they say, as the young one say.
1:14.5	I'm in California.
1:15.8	You know, things are kind of a bit of a mess in California since the fires.
1:19.0	Yes, for sure.
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