INTERVIEW: Maury Povich On TV Segments He Could Never Do Today, Bringing The Show Back, And The Justin Bieber ‘Are You The Father’ Drama. Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 | Sarah Fraser

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, I had the incredible honor of sitting down with the legendary Maury Povich, who shared fascinating stories from his remarkable career spanning over 40 years in television. Maury opened up about the intense competition among talk show hosts in the '90s, his friendship with Jerry Springer, and why certain segments from his show couldn't air today. He also gave me a glimpse into his 41-year marriage to Connie Chung, revealing their secret to staying together (separate careers that they both understand, never going to bed angry, and a great sense of humor). We discussed his new podcast "On Par," his thoughts on today's political climate, and his upcoming project "Murder DNA" that's bringing him out of retirement. From paternity test stories to celebrity encounters with 50 Cent and Jay-Z, Maury proved why he's not just a TV legend but a cultural icon who helped pave the way for all of today's reality television. Timestamps: 00:26:40 - The Paternity Test Secret - Maury talks his famous ‘Are you the father’ TV Segment. 00:36:10 - The Craziest DNA Story Ever - The wild story of fraternal twins with TWO different fathers 00:24:20 - Talk Show Hosts' Massive Egos - Maury describes the legendary Phil Donahue reunion where ALL the talk show hosts (Oprah, Geraldo, Sally, Ricki, Montel) sat in complete SILENCE. 00:48:50 - Stories and Celebrities Maury would come out of retirement for ⁠MY Go Big Podcasting⁠ Courses Are ON SALE! Learn to start, monetize, and grow your own podcast. Use code NY20 for 20% OFF all courses **SHOP my Amazon Marketplace - especially if you're looking to get geared-up to start your own Podcast!!!** ⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/thesarahfrasershow⁠ Show is sponsored by: Forhers.com/tsfs to get a personalized, affordable weight loss plan that gets you Weight Loss by Hers is not available everywhere. Compounded drug products are not approved or evaluated for safety, effectiveness, or quality by the FDA. Prescription required. See website for full details, important safety information, and restrictions. Actual price depends on product and plan purchased ⁠Nutrafol.com⁠ use code TSFS for FREE shipping and $10 off your subscription ⁠Quince.com/tsfs⁠ go to Quince dot com slash tsfs for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! WelleCo.com Right now get 15% off The Super Elixir and use code TSFS15 at checkout. Try it for yourself and feel a difference within weeks. First time orders only. Follow me on Instagram/Tiktok: @thesarahfrasershow ***Visit our Sub-Reddit: ⁠reddit.com/r/thesarahfrasershow⁠ for ALL things The Sarah Fraser Show!!!*** Advertise on The Sarah Fraser Show: thesarahfrasershow@gmail.com Got a juicy gossip TIP from your favorite TLC or Bravo show? Email: thesarahfrasershow@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am with a legend. This is such an honor. I grew up. I mean, I know I, you probably get tired of people going, oh, I grew up watching you. That's like, and then you're going to tell me that, uh, you stayed home from school to try to watch the show and you were trying to play sick and you're trying to figure out these ways to tell your mom that you were sick,
0:24.5	you held the thermometer up to a light,
0:27.1	so that you could measure 102 to stay home and watch the Mori show.
0:33.8	Actually, no.
0:35.0	What I would do instead, I would make my cousin come over on the weekends we would line up
0:40.0	all of our dolls I would take an old school camcorder and I would make her have like eight baby
0:46.9	daddies and all the dolls and be like why are you such a slut and we were like eight years old
0:52.4	that's what I played talk show I would watch you you, Sally Jesse Raphael, Oprah, and I would reenact them on VHST. And now you're playing us all, all right? As an adult. As an adult. No, you inspired me so much. I've loved your career. And you and I have some good crossover. We both
1:11.7	worked for Fox 5, D.C. Absolutely. If it wasn't for that station, I would probably never have
1:19.6	attracted any kind of national career because that station was bought in 1985 by this wild Australian called
1:29.4	Rupert Murdoch and brought me to New York to do a crazy show called A Current Affair.
1:35.0	And then Paramount found out that the show was so big that it was overtaking entertainment
1:40.6	tonight.
1:41.6	So they wanted me off off that show I found out later. And they wanted me off that show.
1:44.3	I found out later.
1:45.7	And they made me a talk show host in 1991.
1:49.8	OK, in the 80s, was Rupert like a big deal back then?
1:53.5	Or would he just, he was even then?
1:56.2	Yeah.
1:57.2	Yeah.
1:58.2	Rupert, once he bought the New York Post, that became a big deal.
2:05.0	And he was a national figure because, but he turned the post into this big tabloid.
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