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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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- Yesterday28 min
What End-of-Life Dreams Can Teach Us About Living, with Hospice Doctor Christopher Kerr
Oprah is joined by neurologist and hospice physician Dr. Chris Kerr to explore the mysterious phenomenon of end-of-life visitations. Through decades of research and his life-affirming book Death Is But a Dream Dr. Kerr’s work has sparked a profound paradigm shift reframing so-called “deathbed dreams” as very real end-of-life experiences. Dr. Kerr and his team have conducted more than 1,500 interviews with fully lucid patients nearing life’s end. Again and again patients describe vivid encounters with deceased loved ones that feel not dream-like, but strikingly real. Those who appear are often the people they loved most deeply—the ones who mattered most in their lives. In this episode you'll also hear from a woman whose mother experienced an “end-of-life awakening”—a phenomenon known as terminal lucidity, in which a dying person temporarily regains mental clarity and awareness, often using those precious final moments to say goodbye to loved ones.
- 6 days agonarrative1h 1m6-min read
The Conversation About Cancer Everyone Needs to Hear
This episode of the Oprah Podcast confronts the alarming rise in early-onset cancers among younger adults, exploring the complex interplay of genetics, chronic inflammation, and environmental factors. With oncologist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee and personal stories from Olivia Munn, Simone Ledward Boseman, and Eve, the conversation underscores the urgency of early detection, patient advocacy, and medical innovation.
- 1 weeks agointerview56 min6-min read
Why 'Theo of Golden' Has Touched Millions of Readers with Allen Levi and Oprah
Theo of Golden, a self-published novel by first-time author Allen Levi, became a word-of-mouth sensation and New York Times bestseller, resonating with readers through its quiet, profound exploration of kindness, connection, and the transformative power of being truly seen. The story, inspired by real portraits in a Georgia coffee shop, follows an elderly man who returns portraits to their subjects, sparking deep human connections and prompting readers to reflect on love, grief, and what it means to live a life of purpose.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 8m7-min read
Your Life Changes When Your Beliefs Do with Shawn Achor and Oprah
In this deeply personal and inspirational episode of The Oprah Podcast, Oprah Winfrey reunites with positive psychology researcher Shawn Achor to explore the transformative power of core beliefs. Drawing from Achor’s new book, The Power of Beliefs, they argue that what we believe—about ourselves, our worth, and the world—shapes not only our present reality but predicts our future outcomes. Through stories of resilience, scientific research, and lived experience, they reveal how beliefs like 'I matter' and 'my behavior matters' can be strengthened to unlock greater success, connection, and meaning.
- 3 weeks agonarrative29 min4-min read
She Lost Her Mother at Age 11 and Taught Oprah a Lesson She Never Forgot
This deeply moving episode of the Oprah podcast revisits a powerful story from the Oprah Winfrey Show about Kate Collinger, who at age 11 shared a simple yet profound memory of eating Cheerios with her dying mother — a moment that became emblematic of how small, intimate connections matter most in life. Over decades, Oprah checks in with Kate as she grows into adulthood, confronts trauma, addiction, and depression, and ultimately finds healing, motherhood, and peace — all while carrying her mother’s love forward.
- 4 weeks agoconversational48 min6-min read
Mara Brock Akil’s New Novel About Betrayal, Shame & Redemption with Oprah
Mara Brock Akil, the acclaimed television creator behind Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, and Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, discusses her debut novel, The Revelation of Dionne Daphne, in a deeply personal conversation with Oprah Winfrey. The novel follows a young Black woman in 1990s New York navigating an HIV test, shame, and repressed trauma — themes rooted in Akil’s own experience of childhood sexual abuse.
- Jun 23, 2026narrative1h 1m6-min read
Domestic Violence Crisis Now Impacts 1 in 2 Women, with Oprah and author Rachel Louise Snyder
This episode of the Oprah podcast confronts the escalating crisis of domestic violence in America, reframing it not as a private family issue but as intimate terrorism. With one in two women now affected, the conversation shifts from 'Why do you stay?' to 'Why is he violent?' to expose the systemic, cultural, and psychological forces that enable abuse.
- Jun 16, 2026interview53 min6-min read
Sophie Chen Keller: "Little Wonder" | Oprah's Book Club
Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller is a sweeping novel about a mother and her piano prodigy son separated in a Beijing train station, exploring the transformative power of love, music, and perseverance through immense hardship. The story, deeply rooted in Keller’s own experiences as a mother, immigrant, and cancer survivor, captures the emotional truth of sacrifice, class disparity, and the resilience required to rebuild oneself.
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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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