Podcast · 76 episodes
The Oprah Podcast
by Harpo · English
“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, available to view for free on her YouTube Channel, accessible globally for an international audience. Global media leader 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.
Latest episodes
30 Years of Oprah’s Book Club: The Authors Behind the Stories We LoveA special episode celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oprah’s Book Club, featuring authors behind recent and past selections.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Give Yourself a Year to Try 12 New Things and Embrace ChangeThe episode explores personal transformation through embracing change—specifically Shonda Scott’s “Give Me a Year” challenge of trying 12 new things (one per month) to move beyond comfort zones,…24 Sep 2026 · 40 min
How to Work with Difficult People (Without Losing Yourself)Working with “complicated” (difficult) people at work without losing yourself—using boundaries, “expectations detox,” and staying regulated when triggered.22 Sep 2026 · 49 min
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30 Years of Oprah’s Book Club: The Authors Behind the Stories We LoveA special episode celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oprah’s Book Club, featuring authors behind recent and past selections.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 25 chapters
Give Yourself a Year to Try 12 New Things and Embrace ChangeThe episode explores personal transformation through embracing change—specifically Shonda Scott’s “Give Me a Year” challenge of trying 12 new things (one per month) to move beyond comfort zones,…24 Sep 2026 · 40 min · 15 chapters
How to Work with Difficult People (Without Losing Yourself)Working with “complicated” (difficult) people at work without losing yourself—using boundaries, “expectations detox,” and staying regulated when triggered.22 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 18 chapters
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for the Best Possible Life with Oprah and Jim MurphyInner Excellence argues that “happiness” (temporary circumstances) is unstable, while “joy” comes from inner well-being, freedom, gratitude, and sacrificial love.17 Sep 2026 · 54 min · 23 chapters
Oprah’s Greatest Conversations with Authors: 30 Years of Oprah’s Book ClubA special bonus episode celebrating 30 years of Oprah’s Book Club, featuring Oprah’s origin story and excerpts from past author conversations.16 Sep 2026 · 2 h 39 min · 65 chapters
Heart Disease Kills More Women than All the Forms of Cancer CombinedWomen’s cardiovascular disease—why it kills more women than all cancers combined, why symptoms are often missed or dismissed (as anxiety/acid reflux/menopause), and how to reduce risk earlier using…15 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 24 chapters
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Understanding Postpartum PsychosisThe Lindsay Clancy case and postpartum psychosis—how it differs from postpartum depression, why it can be missed, and what “pink flags” and urgent steps look like.10 Sep 2026 · 1 h 29 min · 41 chapters
Oprah Celebrates 40 Years of The Oprah Winfrey ShowOprah marks the 40th anniversary of the first national Oprah Winfrey Show (Sept.8 Sep 2026 · 40 min · 16 chapters
Daughters Are Struggling. Here's What They Need From Us with Psychologist Dr. ShefaliRaising daughters in a modern “anxious world,” where social media, comparison, early sexualization, and parental control/over-accommodation can fragment girls’ identities. Dr.3 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 21 chapters
Sons Are Struggling. Here’s What They Need from Us with Psychologist Dr. ShefaliRaising “conscious sons” in a digital, algorithm-driven culture that Shefali argues is isolating boys, suppressing boyhood wildness, and leaving them uninitiated into healthy masculinity and…1 Sep 2026 · 52 min · 19 chapters
The Real Reason Why We Can’t Stop Scrolling with Oprah and Dr. Anna LembkeHow tech habits (scrolling, gaming, online gambling, and shopping) shift into addiction by hijacking brain reward systems; why algorithms and easy access intensify cravings; and what “self-binding”…27 Aug 2026 · 48 min · 22 chapters
The Financial Mistake We Keep Making and How to StopAndrew Ross Sorkin discusses his book 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation, arguing the core lesson of 1929 (and modern crises) is human…25 Aug 2026 · 46 min · 26 chapters
The Correspondent: The Story Behind the Unexpected Bestseller Everyone is ReadingThe Oprah Podcast episode spotlights Virginia Evans’ unexpected bestseller The Correspondent, an epistolary novel about Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired Maryland lawyer in her 70s whose life is revealed…20 Aug 2026 · 44 min · 17 chapters
How to Get Along When Every Generation Thinks DifferentlyThe episode examines how “seven generations” (Silent, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, plus younger “Alphas”) experience work, school, dating, and family life differently, and how to find “middle…18 Aug 2026 · 57 min · 22 chapters
Quiet Quitting: Why Women Are Emotionally Checking Out of Their Marriage“Quiet quitting” in midlife marriages—women emotionally disengage while staying married instead of pursuing divorce.13 Aug 2026 · 46 min · 22 chapters
A Doctor Says You Need 17 Minutes Outside Every Day. Here’s WhyModern Stoicism for stress and setbacks—control your response, use obstacles as opportunities, and practice perception, action, and will; includes “17 minutes outside” only as a framing idea in the…11 Aug 2026 · 46 min · 21 chapters
We've Never Been Meaner. Here's Why.Why people seem “meaner” and how to restore civility, using psychology/neuroscience research.6 Aug 2026 · 50 min · 18 chapters
Is Stoicism the Secret to a Good Life?Stoicism as a practical “toolkit” for a good life—controlling responses, using obstacles as opportunities, and training perception/action/will to build resilience without emotional repression.4 Aug 2026 · 43 min · 21 chapters
The Life Lessons Maya Angelou Taught OprahOprah reflects on life lessons Maya Angelou taught her, focusing on self-approval, the power of words, courage, legacy, forgiveness, and daring to love.30 Jul 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 23 chapters
What End-of-Life Dreams Can Teach Us About Living, with Hospice Doctor Christopher KerrEnd-of-life experiences near death—especially “end-of-life dreams”/visitations—are described as deeply real, often involving deceased loved ones, and as a comfort that can reduce fear and support…28 Jul 2026 · 29 min · 16 chapters
The Alarming New Risks of Cancer Everyone Needs to HearWhy cancer rates and deaths are rising in younger adults, what cancer biologically is, and how chronic inflammation may “wake up” dormant cancer cells; includes guidance on screening, genetic risk,…23 Jul 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 22 chapters
Why 'Theo of Golden' Has Touched Millions of Readers with Allen Levi and OprahThe success and themes of Allen Levi’s novel Theo of Golden—how a quiet act of “bestowing” pencil portraits leads to people feeling truly seen, connectedness, and transformation.21 Jul 2026 · 56 min · 29 chapters
Your Life Changes When Your Beliefs Do with Shawn Achor and OprahPositive psychology and Oprah’s discussion with Shawn Achor about how core beliefs shape outcomes—especially in cancer, jobs, school, and dating.14 Jul 2026 · 1 h 9 min · 33 chapters
She Lost Her Mother at Age 11 and Taught Oprah a Lesson She Never ForgotThe episode revisits Kate Collinger’s family story after her mother Kathleen died of lung cancer when Kate was 11, focusing on how facing fears and cherishing small, everyday moments (the “Cheerios…7 Jul 2026 · 29 min · 8 chapters