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The View on Barbara Walters

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Jun 24, 2013

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After more than 50 years on TV, Barbara Walters is retiring in 2014. Cristen and Caroline discuss her legacy as a pioneering female broadcast journalist and soft-news aficionado, and why TIME magazine called her the "Most Appalling Argument for Feminism." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jun 24, 2013

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