The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy's Sister and Mass Murderer Jim Jones' Son Speak Out

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From February 17, 2010: Oprah talks to Jim Jones, Jr., the son of the notorious Peoples Temple leader, about the Jonestown Massacre, why he didn’t “...

Bob Greene's Best Life Diet

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From January 15, 2007: Exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer, Bob Greene discusses his #1 New York Times Bestselling book, The Best Lif...

Kidnapped as a Child: Why I Didn't Return

03 Mar 2026

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From February 21, 2007: Child abduction survivor, Todd Bequette, shares his experience of being kidnapped at age 13 and held captive for 18 months. He...

The Person Who Changed My Life

24 Feb 2026

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From March 22, 2000: Oprah shares stories featured in Matilda Raffa Cuomo’s book The Person Who Changed My Life, including Emmy-winning actor Martin...

What's Your Achille's Heel?

17 Feb 2026

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From April 16, 1998: Author Wess Roberts discusses his book, Protect Your Achilles Heel, and the connection between behavior and intention. He explain...

Messages from Dying Mothers

10 Feb 2026

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From April 20, 1998: Oprah talks to mothers who are making preparations for family after their deaths. New Zealand mother Tobi Mills opens up about pl...

Faces of Autism

03 Feb 2026

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From April 5, 2007: Oprah talks to parents and siblings of children on the autism spectrum about how this condition affects their lives. Dr. Anshu Bat...

Do You Believe?

27 Jan 2026

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From February 15, 2007Television personality, author and psychic medium John Edward discusses his ability to speak to the dead. He describes how the p...

What Five Words Describe Your Marriage?

20 Jan 2026

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From January 24, 2007Spiritual teacher and author of the #1 New York Times best-seller The Seat of the Soul, Gary Zukav shares how to transform your r...

Addiction: Why Can't They Stop?

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Original Air Date: 4-9-2007 Oprah talks with a panel of recovering drug addicts to learn about their struggles, their lives, and how they are handlin...

"A New Earth" Phenomenon: An Hour That Can Change Your Life”

06 Jan 2026

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Original Air Date: 4-9-2008Readers of Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” reflect on how the book is sparking meaningful transformation in their lives...

Special: This Is The Year to Get Richer!

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From January 22, 2007: Journalist, financial columnist and author of The New York Times best-seller Make Money Not Excuses, Jean Chatzky gives the mon...

People Who Gossip

23 Dec 2025

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Original Air Date: 9-22-1986Guests open up about their struggles with gossip—some admit to being obsessive gossips themselves, while others share ho...

Special: Stop Being a Doormat

16 Dec 2025

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From June 13, 2002: Sociologist, life coach and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Martha Beck discusses what she calls “the disease to please.”...

Special: A Mother's Controversial Confession

09 Dec 2025

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From April 20, 2005: Writer and mother of four, Ayelet Waldman, opens up about her controversial New York Times article, “Truly, Madly, Guiltily.”...

A Special Report: The Little Boy Oprah Couldn't Forget

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Air Date: 2-9-2007When Oprah saw a photograph of a child slave in "The New York Times," she was haunted by the image. Determined to uncover t...

Special: What to Feed Your Heart

25 Nov 2025

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From March 13, 2002: Physician, researcher and author of the New York Times best-selling book Reversing Heart Disease, Dr. Dean Ornish advises women o...

The Honeymoon Cruise Ship Mystery: The Bride Speaks Out

18 Nov 2025

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Original Air Date: 1-18-2006Jennifer Hagel Smith, whose husband, George Smith, disappeared during a honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean, speaks out ...

How Happy Are You

11 Nov 2025

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Original Air Date: 4-11-2007Oprah invites the audience to take a revealing happiness quiz designed to measure their overall sense of joy and fulfillme...

The Seven Levels of Marriage

04 Nov 2025

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Original Air Date: 5-11-1987 In this episode, Oprah explores the seven levels of marriage: Beginning, Acceptance, Parenthood?, Family, Rebirth & Reco...

Special: De-Stressing Your Life

28 Oct 2025

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From February 13, 2002: Life coach, speaker and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Martha Beck counsels overstressed and overscheduled women. She ...

Special: Choose Your Life

21 Oct 2025

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From June 21, 2000: Oprah talks to people who have made drastic changes to live the lives of their dreams. Plus, spiritual teacher and New York Times ...

Special: How to Connect with Your Children

14 Oct 2025

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From June 8, 2000: Oprah and a team of parenting experts teach frazzled moms and dads how to spend conscious, attentive time with their children. They...

Special: How to Have More Time For Yourself

07 Oct 2025

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Original Air Date: 5-10-2000Speaker and author Kathy Peel discusses her book, Be Your Best, and the importance of taking time for yourself. She also s...

Special: Money Saving Secrets

30 Sep 2025

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Original Air Date: 4-28-2000Businessman and author, Robert Kiyosaki, discusses his New York Times Bestselling book, Rich Dad Poor Dad. He explains why...

People Who Hit Rock Bottom

23 Sep 2025

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What happens when life pulls you so far down that you don’t know if you can make it to tomorrow? In this episode, you will hear the raw, honest expe...

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Heartache - An Addict Son

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Air Date: 4-10-2008In this episode, we hear from David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy, as he shares the harrowing journey of watching his son...

Special: What's Holding You Back?

09 Sep 2025

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Original Air Date 4-6-2000Psychologist Dr. Linda S. Austin— author of What’s Holding You Back?: Eight Critical Choices For Women's Success—disc...

Special: Have You Forgotten Your Friends?

02 Sep 2025

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Original Air Date 10-28-1999Oprah highlights the importance of friendship in our lives, and dedicates a show to reuniting women with best friends with...

Perfecting Parenthood

26 Aug 2025

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Original Air Date: 3-9-1987Oprah talks to moms and dads about the everyday chaos of parenting and sits down with experts who offer real-world strategi...

Loving Our Dogs

19 Aug 2025

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Original Air Date: 4-25-2007Oprah dedicates a show all about dogs. How to train them, feed them and love them. She introduces her personal dog coach, ...

Special: How to Overcome Shame

12 Aug 2025

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From April 9, 1999: Educator, motivational speaker and author of the New York Times best-seller Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw counse...

Special: What Could You Give Up?

05 Aug 2025

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From January 12, 1999: Jim O’Connor—founder of the Cuss Control Academy and author of Cuss Control—explains why we use profanity, why we shouldn...

Special: Real Life Heroes

29 Jul 2025

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Original Air Date: April 4, 2007. Oprah honors extraordinary everyday people who showed incredible courage in moments of crisis. She speaks with Rache...

Special: Oprah's Magnificent Obsession

22 Jul 2025

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Original Air Date: Initial Airdate: March 30, 2007. In this awe-inspiring episode, Oprah dives into one of her greatest fascinations: Planet Earth, th...

Special: Near Death Experiences

15 Jul 2025

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Original Air Date: October 22, 1986 In this compelling episode, Oprah explores the mystery of near-death experiences. Guests who were pronounced clini...

Special: Design Your Dream

08 Jul 2025

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From October 9, 1998: Motivational speaker and author Gail Blanke discusses her New York Times best-selling book, “In Your Wildest Dreams.” She de...

Special: Rules for Being Human

01 Jul 2025

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From September 15, 1998: Life coach and author Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott discusses her #1 New York Times best-seller, If Life Is a Game, These are the R...

Special: Making Peace with Your Family

24 Jun 2025

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From October 6, 1999: Teacher, speaker and author of Codes of Love Mark Bryan discusses how to deal with conflicts within the family. He also shares ...

Special: Difficult Conversations

18 Jun 2025

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From April 27, 1999: Oprah dedicates a show to women who have a hard time expressing their true feelings when in difficult situations and conversation...

Special: How Well Do You Cope?

10 Jun 2025

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From April 3, 1998: Oprah talks to people who have survived terrible tragedies. Dr. Paul Stoltz, keynote speaker and #1 New York Times best-selling au...

Special: Make The Connection

03 Jun 2025

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From September 11, 1996: Oprah and Bob Greene, exercise physiologist and personal trainer, discuss their No. 1 New York Times best seller, Make the Co...

Special: What's Your Emotional Intelligence?

27 May 2025

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From October 10, 1995: Author and science journalist Dr. Daniel Goleman discusses his New York Times best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence. He ex...

Special: How Healthy Is Your Family?

20 May 2025

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From March 6, 1990: Oprah and Dr. Paul Pearsall, neuropsychologist and author of the New York Times best-seller, The Power of the Family, take the...

Special: Mind Over Body Cure

13 May 2025

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From October 17, 1988: Do we have the ability to think ourselves well? A panel of doctors and patients debate mind over body cures and share their per...

Special: Are You Rude?

06 May 2025

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From October 15, 2008: Oprah takes her audience through a test to determine if they are rude. Professor at John Hopkins University and author of Choo...

Special: Oprah’s 2000 Capsule

29 Apr 2025

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From October 12, 1998: Television personality, author and former psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw helps guests dealing with devastating loss. JoAnn Compto...

Special: Adult Children of Emotional Abuse

22 Apr 2025

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From March 28, 1989: Oprah talks to adults who share stories of the emotional abuse they suffered as children and how it still affects them today. Psy...

Special: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Is Dying

15 Apr 2025

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From October 9, 1997: Oprah talks with author and psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross about her autobiography, Wheel of Life. A pioneer in death and dy...

Special: Should Handguns Be Banned?

08 Apr 2025

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From June 27, 1989: Oprah talks to grieving parents who lost their young children to handgun violence. Oprah also mediates a discussion on handgun leg...

Special: Dieting to Death

01 Apr 2025

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From November 27, 1989: Oprah talks to Rudine Howard, a woman weighing only 60 pounds, about her battle with anorexia nervosa. Rudine discusses her fe...

Special: Lifestyle Makeovers: How to Set Personal Boundaries

25 Mar 2025

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From February 5, 2001: Oprah talks with author and lifestyle makeover expert, Cheryl Richardson about her New York Times Bestselling book, Life Makeov...

Special: How Does That Feel?

18 Mar 2025

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From October 19, 2001: Oprah talks to Mattie Stepanek, an 11-year-old boy who, despite having muscular dystrophy, has written two New York Times best-...

Special: Oprah Honors American Heroes: The Freedom Riders Reunite 50 Years Later

11 Mar 2025

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From May 4, 2011: Oprah celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Riders movement with 178 surviving Freedom Riders in the audience. The ...

Special: John Bradshaw: Creating Love

04 Mar 2025

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From December 2, 1992: New York Times best-selling author, counselor, motivational speaker and television host John Bradshaw discusses his book, Creat...

Special: Oprah’s Weight Loss Show

25 Feb 2025

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From November 22, 1993: Oprah reads entries from her personal journal about her emotional struggles with weight. She explains how she came to understa...

Special: An Overwhelmed Mom’s Deadly Mistake

18 Feb 2025

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From October 1, 2008: Oprah talks to Brenda Slaby, a mom and assistant principal who accidentally left her 2-year-old daughter, Cecilia, in the backse...

Special: Family of Alcoholics

11 Feb 2025

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From April 4, 1989: Oprah talks to a family with three generations of alcoholics about repeating the family cycle and how alcoholism has affected thei...

Special: How to Make Love Last

04 Feb 2025

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From January 8, 1993: Oprah interviews self-help author and Oprah Show regular guest Harville Hendrix, who teaches us how to make our relationships no...

Special: Dr. Phil - Uncovering Your Authentic Self

28 Jan 2025

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From January 22, 2002: Oprah Winfrey and New York Times best-selling author, psychologist, and television host Dr. Phil McGraw discuss his book “Sel...

Special: Children of Divorce Reveal Their Secret Thoughts

21 Jan 2025

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From September 26, 2007: New York Times best-selling author, rabbi, psychotherapist and Sandcastle Program founder M. Gary Neuman talks to families ab...

Special: Is Your Family Happy?

14 Jan 2025

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From October 24, 1997: Oprah revisits five lessons she learned over the years about to how help families around the world learn to be happier. Some au...

Lisa Ling Investigates: Wombs For Rent

07 Jan 2025

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Original Air Date: October 9, 2007Oprah Show correspondent Lisa Ling travels to India with a couple so desperate to have a baby that they've hired som...

I’m The Other Woman

31 Dec 2024

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Original Air Date: October 19, 2007It's the side of the story we rarely get to hear, straight from the source. Former mistresses confess they've been ...

237 Reasons to Have Sex

24 Dec 2024

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Original Air Date: September 25, 2007It's the sex talk your parents never had. Open marriages, sex over 60, friends with benefits, erotica. What's rea...

Negative Addictions

17 Dec 2024

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Original Air Date: December 31, 1986For some it’s overeating, for others it’s smoking, but other bad habits include nail-biting, overspending and ...

Postpartum Depression

10 Dec 2024

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Original Air Date: December 30, 1986Imagine giving birth and having your joy suddenly turn to anxiety and depression, followed by frightening hallucin...

Nations Sooth Sayers

03 Dec 2024

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Original Air Date: December 26, 1986No matter how rough the previous year was, the next can be full of unlimited success, happiness, and total joy. Op...

American Heroes

26 Nov 2024

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Original Air Date: December 24, 1986They are people who often go unnoticed and unappreciated, but always put others before themselves. Oprah interview...

Oprah Goes to Ethiopia

19 Nov 2024

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Original Air Date: December 1, 2005Oprah travels 7,000 miles to see how a modern-day saint helps thousands of young Ethiopian girls and Nate Berkus ha...

A Father Faces the Teen Who Killed His Family

12 Nov 2024

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Original Air Date: November 18, 2005The Little League tragedy that made headlines. Their boy is dead. Their 13-year-old son swung the bat that killed ...

Mary Jo Buttafuoco Finally Tells Her Side of The Story

05 Nov 2024

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Original Air Date: November 16, 2005After 13 years, Mary Jo breaks her silence about Amy, Joey and nearly dying. Why did she stay with Joey for so lon...

The Secret Language of Babies

29 Oct 2024

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Original Air Date: November 13, 2006One woman says she's unlocked the secret language of babies. Then, meet the first real-life bionic woman, and a te...

Childhood Interrupted

22 Oct 2024

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Original Air Date: October 20, 2006Caring for their sick parents, becoming the head of their household, struggling to raise their younger siblings… ...

Why I Forgave the Man Who Shot Me

15 Oct 2024

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Original Air Date: May 30, 2007Shot in cold blood and left for dead. If this happened to you, could you love the man who did it? From inside prison, h...

The Big Idea That Made Millions

08 Oct 2024

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Original Air Date: May 4, 2006 Meet the people behind the big ideas that made them millions of dollars, like the creators of Phat Farm, Crayola crayo...

Mom Burned Alive by Her Husband

01 Oct 2024

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Original Air Date: May 3, 2006How could an ambitious, outgoing woman end up at the center of such a tragic headline? Oprah sits down with Yvette Cade ...

Why They Beat the Odds

24 Sep 2024

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Original Air Date: March 1, 2007 At times homeless and abused an NFL star reveals his past. Then, a woman who lost the loves of her life in a fiery p...

Letters To Oprah

17 Sep 2024

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Original Air Date: March 26, 2007Oprah talks about her spring vacation with best friend Gayle while also getting caught up on the headlines she missed...

Their First Interview Together – Reporter Bob Woodruff and His Wife, Lee

10 Sep 2024

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Original Air Date: February 27, 2007A husband and father at the height of his career, nearly killed on assignment. Now, journalist Bob Woodruff and hi...

The Debt Diet Part 5

03 Sep 2024

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Original Air Date: April 7, 2006In debt? How much should you really be spending on your house, your car, food, clothes? The secret financial formula t...

The Debt Diet Part 4

27 Aug 2024

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Original Air Date: March 24, 2006Three real families stretched to the limit, drowning in debt. What the credit card companies know, and you don't. Our...

The Debt Diet Part 3

20 Aug 2024

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Original Air Date: March 10, 2006In Part 3 of her “Debt Diet” series, Dr. Robin Smith visits two couples, the Widlunds and the Bradleys, to help t...

The Debt Diet Part 2

13 Aug 2024

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Original Air Date: February 24, 2006In Part 2 of her "Debt Diet" series, Oprah revisits the Widlund and Bradley families, who agreed to work with fin...

Join The Debt Diet

06 Aug 2024

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Original Air Date: February 17, 2006Stretched beyond your limit? Drowning in bills? Oprah has teamed up with three financial experts to come up with a...

Women Who Use Sex to Find Love

30 Jul 2024

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Original Air Date: February 23, 2006One woman says she’s had sex with 90 men. Another woman feels the need to hide her promiscuity from everyone. An...

His First TV Interview: Why Comedian Dave Chappelle Walked Away From $50 Million

23 Jul 2024

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Original Air Date: February 3, 2006Dave Chappelle was the hottest comedian in the country until he disappeared. In his first television interview at t...

The Ebersol Family Tragedy-The Lessons They’ve Learned

16 Jul 2024

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Original Air Date: February 2, 2006Oprah talks to Susan Saint James, Dick Ebersol, and their two sons Charlie and Willie, about the plane crash that D...

The Fountain of Youth

09 Jul 2024

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Original Air Date: February 5, 1987Does the fountain of youth really exist? Or are anti-aging regiments just a cash grab? Oprah sits down with renown ...

When Your Criminal Gets Out

02 Jul 2024

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Original Air Date: January 9, 1987Oprah talks to a three-member panel about the crimes committed against them, how their perpetrators were sentenced t...

Diet Success Stories

25 Jun 2024

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Original Air Date: January 8, 1987Oprah talks to men and women who have lost and kept off dramatic amounts of weight. They discuss what their lives we...

TOWS Special: "Coming Out" On The Oprah Show: 25 Years Of Unforgettable Guests

18 Jun 2024

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Original Air Date: January 25, 2011Oprah takes a look back at 25 years of gay topics. She updates several guest’s stories and talks about how percep...

Ellen DeGeneres

11 Jun 2024

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Original Air Date: April 30, 1997Oprah chats with Ellen DeGeneres about her long road to coming out. Ellen also talks about the many reactions she rec...

Jealousy And Envy

04 Jun 2024

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Original Air Date: January 7, 1987Oprah talks to women about how feelings of jealousy and envy have ruined aspects of their lives. Two experts, Betsy ...

Marriage And Money Troubles

28 May 2024

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Original Air Date: January 5, 1987Oprah talks to three married couples: William and Cindy Roberts, Joel and Cynthia Mays and Steve and Karen Poulsen a...

Jackpot Winners

21 May 2024

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Original Air Date: January 1, 1987Oprah interviews a panel of game show, horse race and lottery winners to talk about their strategies on winning big ...

TOWS Special: Mind, Body Connection

14 May 2024

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Original Air Date: March 12, 1987Neuropsychologist and New York Times best-selling author of Super Immunity, Dr. Paul Pearsall and Dr. Bernie Siegel, ...

TOWS Special: The Bravest Mom in The World Set Free: Ingrid Betancourt

07 May 2024

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Original Air Date: September 22, 2010Oprah talks to Ingrid Betancourt, who was kidnapped at gunpoint and held captive for six-and-a-half years in the ...

TOWS Special: The Cycle of Family Abuse

30 Apr 2024

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Original Air Date: November 1, 1988A mother discusses the physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and how she later marri...

TOWS Special: How to Connect with Your Children

23 Apr 2024

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Original Air Date: June 8, 2000Oprah and a team of parenting experts teach frazzled moms and dads how to spend conscious, attentive time with their ch...