Politicking with Larry King

{{short description|American weekly political television talk show}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| genre = Talk show

| starring = Larry King

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 257{{cite web|access-date=September 10, 2016|url=http://www.hulu.com/grid/politicking-with-larry-king?video_type=episode|title=Politicking with Larry King: Episodes|publisher=Hulu}}

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| executive_producer = David Theall

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| company = Ora TV

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|06|13}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2020|10|29}}

| related = Larry King Now

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Politicking with Larry King was an American weekly political talk show hosted by Larry King which premiered on June 13, 2013. The guests of the show included various political figures and world leaders. The series was available on Ora TV, Hulu and RT America.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/global/larry-king-politics-show-gets-global-tv-distribution-via-russian-backed-network-1200569116/|title=Larry King Politics Show Gets Global TV Distribution via Russian-Backed Network|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=July 28, 2013|first=Todd|last=Spangler|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation}} The show was distributed worldwide by RT America and Ora TV; the latter also produced another show hosted by King from 2013 to 2020, Larry King Now, which focused on interviews with celebrity guests.{{cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/114301/larry-king-now-and-politicking-his-post-cnn-career-surprising|title=Larry King's Post-CNN Career Will Surprise You|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=August 14, 2013|first=Laura|last=Bennett|magazine=The New Republic}} The show ran from 2013 to 2020.

The show received criticism because it airs on the RT America network, which has frequently been described as "pro-Russian";{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/06/larry-king-s-russian-tv-dilemma-it-would-be-bad-if-they-tried-to-edit-out-things-i-wouldn-t-put-up-with-it.html|title=Larry King's Russian TV Dilemma: "It Would Be Bad if They Tried to Edit Out Things. I Wouldn't Put Up With It."|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=September 10, 2016|date=March 7, 2014|first=Lloyd|last=Grove}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/larry-king-addresses-criticism-over-his-association-with-rt/|title=Larry King Addresses Criticism over His Association with RT|first=Josh|last=Feldman|date=March 7, 2014|publisher=Mediaite|access-date=September 10, 2016}} it has also been alleged that it has been used as a "Kremlin's propaganda tool".{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-on-russian-tv-network-criticizes-u-s-foreign-policy-1473394136|title=Donald Trump, on Russian TV Network, Criticizes U.S. Foreign Policy|last=Paletta|first=Damian|date=September 9, 2016|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=September 9, 2016}} King addressed such claims by saying: "I don't work for RT. It's a deal made between the companies. They just license our shows," and also adding that "to [his] knowledge" the network has never altered any interviews that he has done, "If they took something out, I would never do it. It would be bad if they tried to edit out things. I wouldn’t put up with it."

A number of guest hosts stood in for Larry King, including Matthew Cooke.