Original Air Date: November 13, 2006
One woman says she's unlocked the secret language of babies. Then, meet the first real-life bionic woman, and a teen who can see without eyes. And, injured in Iraq, they said she wouldn't survive. Meet the soldier and the doctor who never gave up hope.
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Mar 3
Kidnapped as a Child: Why I Didn't Return
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 opens up about the abuse he suffered, the guilt he feels for recruiting other children and how this experience affected him. Eliz ... Show More
28m 29s
Feb 24
The Person Who Changed My Life
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 Sheen and actor, producer, and host Jada Pinkett-Smith. Cuomo also surprises three-time Super Bowl-winning football player Emmitt S ... Show More
23m 41s
Feb 17
What's Your Achilles' Heel?
From April 16, 1998: Author Wess Roberts discusses his book, Protect Your Achilles Heel, and the connection between behavior and intention. He explains the difference between behavior patterns and character flaws, the number one problem in relationships and the importance of self ... Show More
24m 54s
Apr 2024
Bresha Webb Knows Her Rainbow Is Coming
Actress Bresha Webb sees God’s hand in all things. She talks to Ashley about moving through grief with resilience and hope. Two years ago, Bresha lost her father in the midst of filming her hit show, Run the World. Despite the pain of that season, she pushed through believing tha ... Show More
42m 14s
Jan 2025
Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?
Oh god, we are finally done. Unfortunately Oprah's greatest harms, like her role in birthing the anti vaccine movement, live on. Series Sources: https://archive.org/details/oprahwinfrey0000unse_a9o7/page/40/mode/2up https://www.today.com/popculture/oprah-opens-hoda-kotb-about-how ... Show More
1h 32m
Oct 2025
Super Soul Special: Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling: Brave New Worlds
Oprah sits down with Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling, her co-stars from the film "A Wrinkle in Time," for a lively conversation about ambition, guardian angels, learning to say no, and the pressures women face in today's culture. Reese and Mindy discuss the hardest decisions t ... Show More
40m 38s
Mar 2025
Angela Bassett: The Queen | 267
<p>It’s Women’s History Month, Richies! In honor of that, we have the queen herself, Angela Bassett. She’s been setting fire to the silver screen ever since she portrayed Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” But her life - both in front of and behind the camera - has b ... Show More
51m 58s
Sep 2025
Patricia Lockwood, SEND rally, Maternity review, Kathrine Switzer
Patricia Lockwood is a poet, memoirist and novelist whose work straddles the literary world and the wilds of the internet. Patricia first went viral with her traumatic poem Rape Joke, while her memoir Priestdaddy, about being the daughter of a Catholic priest, has been called a m ... Show More
57m 40s
Oct 2025
Shonda Rhimes: Women Need To Brag More
<p>Join Alex in the studio for an interview with Shonda Rhimes. Shonda discusses being the most powerful woman in TV, why she thinks women should brag more, and the importance of complex female characters. She also opens up about her views on marriage, all things Greys, her favor ... Show More
1h 23m
<p>Original Air Date: November 15, 2017</p><p>Prolific TV show creator, writer and executive producer Shonda Rhimes reflects on her memoir “Year of Yes.” The force behind the hit shows "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder," Shonda explains how saying “yes” ... Show More
