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Quiet Quitting: Why Women Are Emotionally Checking Out of Their Marriage
Ep 94 · Aug 13, 2026 · 46 min
BUY THE BOOKS! The Balancing Act by Nedra Tawab Glover Secure Love by Julia Menanno Last fall, an article in The Cut entitled “The Women Quietly Quitting Their Husbands” went viral, putting words to something many women around the country have been quietly experiencing. The article focused on the phenomena of women in their 40’s who have emotionally detached from their marriages but have chosen to stay rather than go through the drama, expense and ordeal of a divorce. In this episode Oprah sits…
A Doctor Says You Need 17 Minutes Outside Every Day. Here’s Why
Ep 93 · Aug 11, 2026 · 46 min
BUY THE BOOK! The Indoor Epidemic by John La Puma Dr. John La Puma joins the podcast to discuss his eye-opening book, Indoor Epidemic, and the life-changing research behind it. We now spend an astonishing 93% of our lives indoors and according to Dr. La Puma our health is paying the price. The good news? Just 17 minutes a day of intentional time in nature can improve sleep, sharpen focus, lift your mood and reduce anxiety. Also, just eleven minutes of daily, intentional engagement with nature ca…
We've Never Been Meaner. Here's Why.
Ep 92 · Aug 6, 2026 · 50 min
BUY THE BOOK! The Power of Us by Jay J. Van Bavel and Dominic J. Packer https://amzn.to/4ch3Y23 Do you feel like people have become meaner and ruder recently? Does it sometimes feel like civility has left the building? If you feel that way, you are not alone. A recent study found that 53% of Americans believe society is uncivil while more than a third say they almost always or often see people behaving rudely when they go out in public. To get to the bottom of why this is happening and what we c…
Is Stoicism the Secret to a Good Life?
Ep 91 · Aug 4, 2026 · 43 min
BUY THE BOOK! The Stoic Virtues Series by Ryan Holiday https://amzn.to/4z0bLeI Oprah is joined by bestselling author and Stoicism expert Ryan Holiday on her porch for a thought-provoking conversation about how the ancient philosophy of Stoicism can help us navigate modern life. Drawing from his bestselling book The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan explains why this 3,000-year-old philosophy remains relevant today and how its timeless wisdom can help us respond with greater clarity, resilience and…
The Life Lessons Maya Angelou Taught Oprah
Ep 90 · Jul 30, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
BUY THE BOOK! 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou In a special episode of The Oprah Podcast Oprah looks back on some of the most profound lessons she learned and has continued to share from one of her greatest mentors - mother-sister-friend, Dr. Maya Angelou. It’s been 12 years since Maya Angelou passed, however Oprah says she taught her more than any other single human being and those lessons continue to help guide her and so many people in their lives. A victim of severe tr…
What End-of-Life Dreams Can Teach Us About Living, with Hospice Doctor Christopher Kerr
Ep 89 · Jul 28, 2026 · 29 min
BUY THE BOOK! "Death Is But a Dream" by Dr. Christopher Kerr https://amzn.to/4fHtrmv 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…
The Alarming New Risks of Cancer Everyone Needs to Hear
Ep 88 · Jul 23, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
BUY THE BOOK! 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer' by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee Why is cancer on the rise amongst the younger generation? Oprah sits down with world-renowned oncologist, New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee to find out. In this powerful and deeply personal discussion about the new edition of his groundbreaking book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Dr. Mukherjee shares why it was important for him to…
Why 'Theo of Golden' Has Touched Millions of Readers with Allen Levi and Oprah
Ep 87 · Jul 21, 2026 · 56 min
BUY THE BOOK! Theo of Golden by Allen Levi What began as a quietly self-published novel, Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, has become a literary phenomenon. First introduced in 2023 with no agent or marketing campaign the book built a devoted grassroots following through word of mouth. It eventually gained national attention, secured a bonafide publisher and become a #1 New York Times bestseller. In this conversation Oprah discusses with Allen Levi the tender, life-affirming story about a myst…
Your Life Changes When Your Beliefs Do with Shawn Achor and Oprah
Ep 86 · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Buy the Book: The Power of Beliefs by Shawn Achor Oprah sits down with renowned positive psychology researcher and bestselling author Shawn Achor to discuss his new book, The Power of Beliefs: How Strengthening Seven Core Beliefs Predicts Greater Success and a Better Life. While teaching at Harvard University and working with organizations around the world Shawn has spent more than two decades studying the connection between happiness, success and human potential. In this conversation he r…
She Lost Her Mother at Age 11 and Taught Oprah a Lesson She Never Forgot
Ep 85 · Jul 7, 2026 · 29 min
One of her guests Oprah has never forgotten was an 11-year-old girl named Kate who had recently lost her mother to cancer. In a conversation that touched millions Kate shared one of the many memories she treasured most was a special night when she and her mom sat together eating a bowl of Cheerios. It was a poignant reminder that the moments that matter most are not always the grand vacations, expensive gifts or elaborate celebrations, instead it can be simply time spent together. Oprah shares h…
Mara Brock Akil’s New Novel About Betrayal, Shame & Redemption with Oprah
Ep 84 · Jun 30, 2026 · 46 min
BUY THE BOOK! "The Revelation of Dionne Daphne" by Mara Brock Akil Mara Brock Akil is one of the most influential storytellers of our time. Best known for iconic television series like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane and the newest Netflix hit Forever, she continues to capture relatable stories that celebrate women's lives. Now, she's bringing her storytelling to the page with her debut novel, The Revelation of Dionne Daphne. The story follows Dionne Daphne, a successful beauty editor whose careful…
Domestic Violence Crisis Now Impacts 1 in 2 Women, with Oprah and author Rachel Louise Snyder
Ep 83 · Jun 23, 2026 · 59 min
BUY THE BOOK! "No Visible Bruises" by Rachel Louise Snyder When Oprah first addressed the topic of domestic violence back in 1986, one out of four women in the United States was impacted by domestic violence. Today, that number has escalated to one out of two women who will experience sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. In this episode Oprah talks with journalist, writer and professor Rachel Louise Snyder. She is the author of the award-winnin…
Sophie Chen Keller: "Little Wonder" | Oprah's Book Club
Ep 82 · Jun 16, 2026 · 51 min
BUY THE BOOK! "Little Wonder" by Sophie Chen Keller Oprah’s Book Club 124th selection is Little Wonder by author Sophie Chen Keller. Oprah and Sophie sit down with an enthusiastic audience of readers to discuss Sophie's childhood spent both in the USA and China and how that experience impacted her writing. She also shares how becoming a mother for the first time was the inspiration for Little Wonder. The story is about a profound bond of love that connects a mother, Song, to her son, named River…
The Dark Side of AI Chatbots: Warning Signs, Risks, and Reality
Ep 81 · Jun 9, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the world as it evolves daily while offering limitless potential. Millions of Americans now turn to chatbots for guidance on finances, work and even relationships from life coaches to therapists and also companionship. But alongside their usefulness come serious risks that are often underestimated. In this conversation Oprah joins experts, families and a live audience to explore the potential hidden dangers of engaging with AI chatbots. Oprah speaks wi…
Mega-Bestselling Author Kathryn Stockett on Finding Her Voice Again After ‘The Help’
Ep 80 · Jun 2, 2026 · 44 min
BUY THE BOOK! "The Calamity Club" by Kathryn Stockett New York Times best-selling author Kathryn Stockett talks with Oprah about her long-awaited novel The Calamity Club. She reveals how daunting it was to write a second novel in the wake of the success and the criticism of her smash debut hit The Help. The book sold over fifteen million copies, rose to number one and was on the best-seller list for more than two years. In 2011 it became a hit movie garnering four Oscar nominations and an Oscar…
Oprah and renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel on What We Really Want in a Relationship
Ep 79 · May 26, 2026 · 60 min
World-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel returns to The Oprah Podcast to share her brilliant relationship insights with a live audience. Esther has incisive advice for Gen Z women who’ve given up on dating, a mother of five struggling to heal old wounds in her marriage and a single mom who put her dating life on hold to focus on raising her son. Plus, Esther reveals what she learned during her first-ever therapy session between a man and his AI chatbot girlfriend. She also reflects on the 20t…
The Co-Founders of Claude AI Tell Oprah About the Impact Artificial Intelligence Has on Your Life
Ep 78 · May 19, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
The siblings and co-founders of Claude AI, the CEO, Dario Amodei, and the President, Daniela Amodei, sit down with Oprah for an in-depth discussion on Artificial Intelligence and its profound impact on all of us. Anthropic is one of the largest tech companies leading AI development including their enormously popular chatbot assistant Claude. Dario and Daniela discuss the ethical responsibility and moral questions that come with creating advanced A.I., their new model Mythos and share their thoug…
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back
Ep 77 · May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
After their extraordinary, history-making trip around the moon, Oprah has an in-depth conversation with the crew of Artemis II: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. From launch to landing, the Artemis II astronauts captured the world’s attention while offering a message of unity and hope from space. The crew shares how they were transformed after spending more than nine days traveling farther into space than any human being has ever b…
Douglas Stuart: “John of John” | Oprah’s Book Club
Ep 76 · May 5, 2026 · 50 min
As part of the 30th anniversary of Oprah’s Book Club, Oprah picks her 123rd selection: John of John by celebrated Scottish author Douglas Stuart. His other novels include Young Mungo and Shuggie Bain which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2020. John of John is set in a small, fictional farming and textile town, Falabay, on an isle off northern Scotland where everybody knows everyone’s business. The story centers around three generations living under the same roof: a father, his son and the so…
Dog Behavior Explained: Scientist Alexandra Horowitz Reveals Your Dog's Mind to Oprah
Ep 75 · Apr 28, 2026 · 57 min
One of the great joys of Oprah’s life has been her dogs – she’s loved 21 one of them! For all the dog lovers, have you ever wondered what’s really happening inside the mind of your dog or how they experience the world? Oprah talks with canine cognitive scientist and New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Horowitz, whose groundbreaking book Inside of a Dog has transformed how we understand our dog companions. From the astonishing power of a dog’s nose to how they interpret our words, emotion…
Start with Yourself: A New Vision for Work & Life with Emma Grede and Oprah
Ep 74 · Apr 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Emma Grede has become one of the most influential voices in modern business. She is best known as a founding partner of SKIMS, co-founder and CEO of the clothing brand Good American, her podcast Aspire with Emma Grede and as the first Black female investor on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. She is helping redefine what success looks like for a new generation of women. In this conversation with Oprah, Emma dives into her first book Start With Yourself: A New Vision for Work and Life sharing the mindse…
Maria Semple: “Go Gentle” | Oprah’s Book Club
Ep 73 · Apr 14, 2026 · 48 min
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of Oprah’s Book Club and we are celebrating with her 122nd selection: Go Gentle by International bestselling novelist Maria Semple. Her other books include Today Will Be Different, Where’d You Go, Bernadette and This One is Mine. Go Gentle follows the whimsical life of Adora Hazzard, a Stoic Philosopher and solo middle-aged mother who is raising her teenage daughter Viv on New York’s Upper West side. Adora believes that fulfillment and happiness come from lov…
How to Navigate Life’s Big Transitions with Oprah and Bestselling Author Jim Collins
Ep 72 · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Oprah talks with the international bestselling author of Good to Great, Jim Collins, to discuss his groundbreaking new book What to Make of a Life. Drawing on ten years of research, Collins offers a data-driven answer to one of life’s most enduring questions: What do we do with this one precious life we’ve been given and how do you know what you’re truly meant to do? Collins explores how to navigate life’s “cliffs”—periods of great transition that leave us disoriented and how to find direction i…
Oprah with Belle Burden on the Collapse of Her 20 Year Marriage & Her Bestselling Memoir
Ep 71 · Mar 31, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
It’s the new memoir that has captured the attention of women and as Oprah describes, “everyone is talking about it." From the outside, Belle Burden seemed to have the perfect life: three thriving kids, a happy marriage and a summer home on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Then, one day, she gets a phone call that shatters everything she believed to be true about her marriage and her life. Oprah sits down with Belle to talk about the devastation that followed the shocking end of her marriage and…
Oprah & Tech Leaders on What AI Means for Your Job, Health, Family & Future
Ep 70 · Mar 24, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Artificial Intelligence is already woven into our daily lives, but do we really know the consequences? Will it transform our lives for the better or will its unchecked power cause us harm? Who is controlling it? Oprah, experts and an audience explore what’s been being called a tectonic shift in human society. Oprah speaks with Academy Award–winning filmmaker Daniel Roher about his new documentary The A.I. Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, in theaters on March 27th. The film is a powerful l…
Oprah and Kristin Cabot in an Exclusive Interview about the Coldplay Kiss Cam
Ep 69 · Mar 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
In a worldwide exclusive interview, Oprah talks with Kristin Cabot, the woman caught on the Coldplay "kiss cam" in the arms of her boss and CEO of her company. The video became a phenomenon, instantly going viral around the globe with more than 300 billion views. While it became the most watched video of 2025, it also changed the course of Kristin Cabot’s life. In what she says will be her one and only on camera interview about the event, Kristin Cabot joins Oprah in front of an audience in New…
HAPPINESS PROFESSOR: How to Discover the Meaning of Your Life with Oprah and Arthur C. Brooks
Ep 68 · Mar 10, 2026 · 57 min
What is the true meaning of your life? Does your life have purpose? Are you living a life you love? These are questions many people quietly wrestle with in a time when more individuals report feeling lonely, anxious and uncertain about their place in the world. Oprah is back with the Harvard Happiness professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks. They explore his latest book The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. Arthur explains why so many peopl…
When Your Kids Won’t Put Their Phones Down, with Oprah & Addiction Specialist Dr. Anna Lembke
Ep 67 · Mar 3, 2026 · 57 min
Millions of parents and educators are in an overwhelming struggle to get children and teens to put their smartphones down or stop watching a screen on a tablet. To uncover what is at the root of an issue that is wreaking havoc at home and at school, Oprah sits down with Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Dr. Lembke, author of the New York Times mega-bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, explains why…
Tayari Jones: “Kin” | Oprah’s Book Club
Ep 66 · Feb 24, 2026 · 49 min
We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oprah’s Book Club and Oprah’s first pick of 2026 which is her 121st Book Club selection. The novel KIN by international bestselling author Tayari Jones explores the life-long friendship of two motherless daughters in the segregated South. The story explores how their decisions lead them to live vastly different lives causing them to grow apart. From page one to the stunning conclusion Tayari’s emotionally rich and witty novel inspires a soul-searching,…
Oprah and Experts: Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Members
Ep 65 · Feb 17, 2026 · 58 min
The Oprah Podcast on estranged families going #NoContact reached more than five million viewers and listeners and sparked widespread conversation across social media and online opinion platforms. In this episode, Oprah addresses some of the alternative points of view raised on Social Media. She invites the experts back for a discussion exploring new questions and additional ways of coping with this painful and sensitive issue. After award winning journalist Jemele Hill saw the original episode,…
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