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“The Oprah Podcast” is a weekly video podcast series featuring talk show host, producer and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey as she hosts conversations around what matters most to people. Oprah welcomes today’s foremost thought leaders, global newsmakers, best-selling authors, visionaries and cultural changemakers to explore timely themes including happiness, resilience, consciousness and connection to help listeners on their journey to lead their best life. Special episodes of “Oprah’s Book Club” feature Oprah as she sits down with the author of her latest selection in front of a live audience to discuss the book. In its first year, “The Oprah Podcast” was named a winner by the Gracie Awards in Digital Media for Video Podcast Host, and was nominated in four categories by the Ambies for Excellence in Podcasting and nominated for a Webby Award. “The Oprah Podcast” is executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tara Montgomery, co-executive produced by Brian Piotrowicz and Brad Pavone.
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- 4 days agoconversational38 min4-min read
The Gold Standard for Hosting Any Event with Brilliant Style Guru Colin Cowie
In a heartfelt and nostalgic conversation on The Oprah Podcast, Oprah Winfrey reunites with legendary event planner and longtime friend Colin Cowie to reflect on their decades-long collaboration, iconic events like the 2005 Legends Ball, and the philosophy behind creating emotionally resonant experiences. Cowie shares how intention, storytelling, and attention to detail elevate gatherings into lasting memories.
- 1 weeks agonarrative1h 1m6-min read
She Escaped the Unthinkable and Chose Her Own Beginning
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad shares her journey from surviving ISIS captivity and sexual enslavement to becoming a global advocate for justice, revealing in her new memoir I Choose My Beginning how she reclaimed her life beyond trauma. Her story is not just one of survival, but of defiantly choosing joy, love, and agency in the face of relentless re-traumatization and societal expectations.
- 1 weeks agonarrative56 min7-min read
He Lost it All, Then Did the Impossible
Jim Morrison became the first person to ski down the north face of Everest, a feat made even more profound by the fact that he endured the unimaginable loss of his wife and two children in a plane crash, and later, the death of his climbing partner and love, Hilaree Nelson. His journey is a testament to resilience, presence, and the power of turning grief into purpose.
- 2 weeks agonarrative1h 2m5-min read
What If Your Greatest Adversity Has a Purpose?
Barry Michels, a renowned psychotherapist diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, reframes his terminal diagnosis not as a tragedy but as a transformative blessing that awakened him to deeper connection, presence, and spiritual awareness. His journey reveals how embracing suffering can lead to profound personal evolution, offering listeners a radical reframe of mortality, identity, and the power of surrender.
- 2 weeks agoconversational48 min6-min read
What Every Woman (and Man Who Knows Her) Needs to Know About Menopause
This episode of the Oprah podcast centers on menopause as a critical yet under-discussed phase of women's health, emphasizing the need for accurate information, medical advocacy, and destigmatization. With contributions from experts Dr. Mary Claire Haver and Dr. Lisa Mosconi, along with editorial director Pilar Guzmán and listener Frida, the conversation unpacks the science, symptoms, and societal silence around menopause, while promoting The Book of Menopause as a vital resource.
- 3 weeks agoconversational47 min5-min read
Why Is America Different Than Every Other Country When It Comes to Guns?
In a powerful conversation on The Oprah Podcast, Malcolm Gladwell challenges deeply held misconceptions about America’s gun violence, arguing it is not a crime problem but a uniquely American epidemic of lethal violence rooted in history, emotion, and systemic neglect. Joined by trauma surgeon Dr. Abdullah Pratt, Gladwell reframes the issue through historical insight, personal narrative, and data, revealing how better medical care masks rising violence and how community-based interventions—not mass incarceration or defunding police—offer real solutions.
- 3 weeks agointerview32 min6-min read
Amanda Rizkalla: “Hungered” | Oprah’s Book Club
Amanda Rizkalla's debut novel Hungered, selected as Oprah Winfrey's 125th book club pick, offers a poignant, child-narrated exploration of housing insecurity, revealing how economic fragility, systemic invisibility, and identity struggles intersect in the lives of unhoused families. The conversation underscores that even hardworking, stable families can fall into homelessness due to unforeseen crises, and that survival involves not just material need but emotional and cultural dislocation.
- Oct 1, 2026conversational1h 4m6-min read
The Optimism We All Need Right Now with Simon Sinek
In this episode of the Oprah Podcast, Oprah Winfrey hosts Simon Sinek, the renowned optimist and author of Start With Why, for a deep conversation about purpose, work, identity, and how to find meaning in life and career. They explore how societal shifts, generational differences, and evolving workplace dynamics impact our sense of belonging and fulfillment.
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About The Oprah Podcast
“The Oprah Podcast” is a weekly video podcast series featuring talk show host, producer and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey as she hosts conversations around what matters most to people. Oprah welcomes today’s foremost thought leaders, global newsmakers, best-selling authors, visionaries and cultural changemakers to explore timely themes including happiness, resilience, consciousness and connection to help listeners on their journey to lead their best life. Special episodes of “Oprah’s Book Club” feature Oprah as she sits down with the author of her latest selection in front of a live audience to discuss the book. In its first year, “The Oprah Podcast” was named a winner by the Gracie Awards in Digital Media for Video Podcast Host, and was nominated in four categories by the Ambies for Excellence in Podcasting and nominated for a Webby Award. “The Oprah Podcast” is executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tara Montgomery, co-executive produced by Brian Piotrowicz and Brad Pavone.
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