Lisa Ling's here to talk about her ultra-serious new Oxygen series, "Who Cares About Girls?" but you know there's no way she's getting out of here without a question (or six) about "The View," the estrogen-fueled gabfest that's turned into a soap opera in recent months.

Any regrets about leaving?

"Not these days," quips Ling, grinning.

The grin gradually fades as the "View" questions pile up, and though Ling acknowledges she's as much of a pop-culture junkie as anyone, she's also "astounded that people really care" about the goings-on there.

Given that the show she's hosting -- which debuts March 25 -- focuses on such risks to girls as being sold into prostitution, you could see where the Rosie-Trump wars might not be at the tip-top of her consciousness.