The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast
Oprah is opening the vault of The Oprah Winfrey Show with 25 years of hand-picked legendary interviews, a-ha moments, ugly cries and unforgettable surprises. A lot has changed since she ended the show, but many of our personal struggles have stayed the same. We’re all still looking to connect, to be seen and to know that we’re not alone. We’re also looking for some joy, some laughs and some much-needed inspiration. As we head into this new decade, what better time to look back and reflect, to take stock of how we’ve grown and to be reminded that we’re all in this together. The Oprah Winfrey Show aired from September 8th, 1986 to May 25, 2011 with 4,561 episodes. The show remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history, averaging between 10 to 20 million viewers a day.
Episodes
From December 2, 1992: New York Times best-selling author, counselor, motivational speaker and television host John Bradshaw discusses his book, Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth. John asserts that most of us don’t even know what love really is. He explains how love can cause misery instead of pleasure in what he calls “mystified love.” John speaks about the effect our childhood has on our adult relationships. John also...
From November 22, 1993: Oprah reads entries from her personal journal about her emotional struggles with weight. She explains how she came to understand that her battles with weight are really internal issues that have manifested themselves physically. Oprah also reveals the deep fears that took her 15 years to face and shares the questions she had to ask herself to get to the root of her problem. Then, exercise physiologist and fi...
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 backseat of her car while she was at work. Cecilia died of a heatstroke after being in the car for 8 hours in temperatures rising above 90 degrees. Brenda discusses how she became perceived as what she calls “the most hated mom in America,” and other mothers also share their stories of feel...
From April 4, 1989: Oprah talks to a family with three generations of alcoholics about repeating the family cycle and how alcoholism has affected their lives. Psychologist and author Janet Geringer Woititz discusses her New York Times best seller, Adult Children of Alcoholics. She explains how to recognize the characteristics of children of alcoholics and how to break the cycle of alcohol abuse. She also gives advice on how to stop...
From January 8, 1993: Oprah interviews self-help author and Oprah Show regular guest Harville Hendrix, who teaches us how to make our relationships not only last longer, but become happier. He talks about overcoming trust issues, childhood wounds appearing in adulthood and how marriage is a structure for healing. He also works with several couples on making their love last and discusses his books Getting The Love You Want and Keepi...
From January 22, 2002: Oprah Winfrey and New York Times best-selling author, psychologist, and television host Dr. Phil McGraw discuss his book “Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out.” Dr. Phil helps guests with low self-esteem discover their real value and unlock their true potential. He reveals why we matter and explains the difference between our authentic selves and what he calls our “fictional selves.” Dr. Phil ...
From September 26, 2007: New York Times best-selling author, rabbi, psychotherapist and Sandcastle Program founder M. Gary Neuman talks to families about how to help their children cope with divorce. He explains how divorce affects boys and girls differently, how to discuss divorce with children and the three rules in telling your children you’re getting divorced. Gary talks to the children of three families about the affect their ...
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 audience members say, “I love you” for the first time and Oprah shares ways to show love without having to say, “I love you.” She also reveals some of her favorite tips from family-focused books, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, by Steven Covey, and Simple Abundance, by Sarah Ban ...
Original Air Date: October 9, 2007
Oprah Show correspondent Lisa Ling travels to India with a couple so desperate to have a baby that they've hired someone who lives more than 10,000 miles away to carry a baby for them. Oprah talks to this couple and later talks to Alexis Stewart, Martha Stewart's daughter, who says she spends $28,000 every month on fertility drugs.
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Original Air Date: October 19, 2007
It's the side of the story we rarely get to hear, straight from the source. Former mistresses confess they've been the "other woman." Then, betrayed wives reveal the moment they found out and how their lives changed forever.
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Original Air Date: September 25, 2007
It's the sex talk your parents never had. Open marriages, sex over 60, friends with benefits, erotica. What's really going on in America's bedrooms? Oprah explores America’s sex life and sheds light on the subject.
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Original Air Date: December 31, 1986
For some it’s overeating, for others it’s smoking, but other bad habits include nail-biting, overspending and hairpulling. Oprah interviews self-help authors Dr. Shad Helmstetter Ph.D and Bob Meehan and a panel of women to discuss their motivations for quitting their negative additions. Featured expert Bob Meehan passed away in 2021.
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Original Air Date: December 30, 1986
Imagine giving birth and having your joy suddenly turn to anxiety and depression, followed by frightening hallucinations and being committed to a mental hospital, because you are a danger to yourself and to your new baby. Oprah interviews author Carol Dix, Dr. Nana Stotland, and a panel of mothers that had postpartum depression to discuss the causes and treatment of the mental illness. Featured e...
Original Air Date: December 26, 1986
No matter how rough the previous year was, the next can be full of unlimited success, happiness, and total joy. Oprah, a panel of self-help experts and audience members discuss how to process your feelings for a better life. Featured experts Dr. Wayne Dyer passed away in 2015, Shaki Gawain passed away in 2018 and Arnold Patent passed away in 2023.
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Original Air Date: December 24, 1986
They are people who often go unnoticed and unappreciated, but always put others before themselves. Oprah interviews a panel of American heroes to discuss their inspirational good deeds.
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Original Air Date: December 1, 2005
Oprah travels 7,000 miles to see how a modern-day saint helps thousands of young Ethiopian girls and Nate Berkus has a hope-filled tsunami follow-up. Featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Catherine Hamlin passed away in 2020.
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Original Air Date: November 18, 2005
The Little League tragedy that made headlines. Their boy is dead. Their 13-year-old son swung the bat that killed him. A father faces the teen who killed his family. Plus, more families face the people responsible for their loved ones' deaths.
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Original Air Date: November 16, 2005
After 13 years, Mary Jo breaks her silence about Amy, Joey and nearly dying. Why did she stay with Joey for so long? What does she think of Amy Fisher? It was the national obsession, and now Mary Jo Buttafuoco tells all.
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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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Original Air Date: October 20, 2006
Caring for their sick parents, becoming the head of their household, struggling to raise their younger siblings… Oprah talks with Lisa Ling about children who have taken on the role of parents or caregivers in their families and have had their childhood taken away from them.
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