From January 17, 2011: To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Oprah looks back at “The Oprah Winfrey Show” episodes that centered around race. The moments include a visit to Forsyth County, GA, where no black person had lived since 1912, the reunion of seven of the Little Rock 9 with the white high school students who bullied them, a brown-eye ... Show More
Jan 13
Addiction: Why Can't They Stop?
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 handling the road to recovery. They also talk about the role forgiveness has played in their healing. Throughout the episode, Oprah also s ... Show More
39m 6s
Dec 30
Special: This Is The Year to Get Richer!
From January 22, 2007: Journalist, financial columnist and author of The New York Times best-seller Make Money Not Excuses, Jean Chatzky gives the money lesson that every woman should learn. She also shares four steps to get richer. Plus, her dream team of financial experts helps ... Show More
38m 13s
Jun 2023
Oprah Confronts Racism In Forsyth, GA w/ Carol Anderson
**Help support the show as we get back to making new episodes. You can donate right on our website YouGetAPodcast.com** This episode, we revisit perhaps our most-requested episode, and a touchstone moment in the OWS history. In 1987, Oprah took her show to the town of Forsyth, Ge ... Show More
42m 20s
Mar 2018
Yara Shahidi: Next-Generation Actress and Activist
<p>At Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, Oprah sits down for the first time with Yara Shahidi, the teenage star of ABC's hit comedy "Black-ish" and its spinoff, "Grown-ish." Just a few days from her 18th birthday, Yara talks about her generation's view on politics ... Show More
25m 22s
Jul 2023
Being “Irrepressible” with Little Rock Nine Member Minnijean Brown-Trickey (2023)
Since Chris is on vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. “I went because they didn’t want me there,” says Minnijean Brown-Trickey. It’s been more than 60 years since she made history. At 16-years-old, she and eight other black students found an angry m ... Show More
53m 59s
Jul 2019
When You Know Better, You Do Better
<p>Maya Angelou once told Oprah, "When you know better, you do better." Oprah underscores this message with insightful stories from her own life and from those of <em>Oprah Winfrey Show</em> guests who learned from the mistakes they made. Oprah shares that she has empathy for oth ... Show More
29m 49s