Sunny Hostin Applauds Oscars Stars Using Their Voice For The Voiceless

The View: Behind the Table

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Tv & Film

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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She sits down with Brian Teta to address viewer concerns about her voice after seeing comments online and explains what’s really been going on. She also shares why seeing Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown, members of New Edition, and Toni Braxton this weekend felt like a full‑circle moment. The conversation turns to the Oscars, where she offers an unexpected take on this year’s fashion and explains why she champions artists who speak out on important issues—even when there’s a price to pay. She shares why she says she’ll “stand 10 toes down” when giving voice to the voiceless. She also reveals the one thing she hides from her husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, we've got Simon on the line. Simon, young people, they're just all a bit, a bit lazy, aren't they?
0:09.0	What are you fucking lame?
0:10.0	Welcome to McDonald's.
0:11.0	Have you get the six minutes, please?
0:12.0	Some say young people are work shy, but at McDonald's, we hired 47,000 of them last year.
0:19.0	How's your night?
0:20.0	Like George here, who keeps things running during a Friday rush.
0:25.1	Resilience, making it happen at McDonald's.
0:30.4	All right, it is Monday, March 16th.
0:33.4	It's the day after the Oscars.
0:35.3	It's a big day here at The View.
0:36.6	And I'm here with the lovely setting,
0:37.9	Hi, Brian.
0:45.3	Well, let me address my voice first.
0:47.5	Let's talk about this, because people are noticing.
0:49.4	People are noticing.
0:51.2	I have some vocal cord nodules apparently on my voice.
0:57.0	This started in December when I went away and it was in a very arid place, very dry,
1:05.0	and I didn't drink enough water.
1:08.0	And apparently this is something that happens to singers,
1:12.2	people that talk for a living, which is what I do.
1:16.5	I've always done it actually, even as an attorney.
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