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.

TOWS Special: How to Connect with Your Children

Original Air Date: June 8, 2000Oprah and a team of parenting experts teach frazzled moms and dads how to spend conscious, attentive time with their children. They discuss strategies for having great family conversations, explain what teenagers really want and give tips for divorced parents. The panel also discusses the importance of tradition, rituals and how to recognize what you want your kids to remember from their childhood. Plus, children share how they feel loved and when they know their parent is not listening. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

04-23
40:59

TOWS Special: Do One Thing Differently

Oprah talks to people about the one thing they would change in order to make their lives better. Psychotherapist, speaker and author of Do One Thing Different, Bill O'Hanlon, shares how doing just one thing differently can move you in the right direction. He gives steps to making change, including transition rituals and what he describes as the “Mr. Rogers technique.” Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

04-16
31:06

TOWS Special: Dad Kills Twins - The Truth About Depression

Original Air Date: November 14, 2006Oprah talks with David Crespi, the suburban banker who murdered his twin daughters during a psychotic episode. She also sits with his wife Kim Crespi & Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Welner to better understand depression and mental illness. We learn that what may start as a thought can lead to great devastation if ignored. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods   You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

04-09
40:30

TOWS Special: What’s Your Achille’s Heel?

Original Air Date: April 16, 1998Author Wess Roberts discusses his book, Protect Your Achilles Heel, and the connection between behavior and intention. He explains the difference between behavior patterns and character flaws, the number one problem in relationships and the importance of selflessness. Oprah also talks to audience members about their biggest flaws. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

04-02
26:26

TOWS Special: Lifestyle Makeovers: Toxic Relationships

Original Air Date: October 9, 2000Oprah talks about how toxic relationships affect your health and well-being. We all have toxic people in our lives. In this episode we learn the words to say to stand up to toxic friends and family. Guests share how to confront conflict with grace and love. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

03-26
30:13

TOWS Special: Oprah’s Fascinating Families

Original Air Date: 10/02/2009Everyone thought they were crazy. This family had not one, not two, but 44 kids! Plus, the little family who's living large, once conjoined twins and the history-making sextuplets. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

03-19
38:28

TOWS Special: How To Stop Overeating, Overspending and Overworking

Original Air Date: June 16, 2003Oprah talks to Laurel Mellin, author of "The Pathway," a self-help book with information about how you can turn off your desire to overeat, overspend, overwork and drink too much. Laurel says that overcoming any behavior takes two skills: self-nurturing and setting limits. We hear from women who overspend, overwork and try too hard to please people who realize the importance of addressing the underlying reasons for their behaviors, not just the behaviors themselves. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

03-12
39:18

TOWS Special: Lifestyle Makeovers: Energy Drains

Original Air Date: June 12, 2000Oprah's lifestyle makeover experts help viewers who are feeling overwhelmed and empty take the first steps toward living their best life. We hear from a guest who was exhausted and wrote a poem which awakened her spirit. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

03-05
29:18

TOWS Special: Oprah’s Most Memorable Guests: The Greatest Lessons on the Oprah Show

Original Air Date: May 13, 2011Oprah looks back at some of her most memorable episodes and guests over 25 seasons of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah shares the lessons she learned, several guests return with updates on their lives and viewers share how the show impacted their lives.Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

02-27
39:41

TOWS Special: Do You Believe?

Original Air Date: February 15, 2007Television personality, author and psychic medium John Edward discusses his ability to speak to the dead. He describes how the process works, performs readings for families seeking to connect with deceased loved ones and provides tips on how the average person can be receptive to hearing from the other side. Allison DuBois, psychic, medium and author of the New York Times best-seller We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us, shares her experience working with law enforcement, which inspired the show Medium.  Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

02-20
37:35

TOWS Special: What Your Marriage Is Trying to Teach You

Original Air Date: December 6, 2001Dr. Harville Hendrix helps Oprah and her guests heal their marriages and relationships. His groundbreaking tools and techniques touches on the hidden reasons we pick the partners we do. Also, we learn best approaches to navigating and overcoming tough seasons.Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

02-13
38:33

TOWS Special: Exclusive: The Amy Fisher Story

Original Air Date: September 27, 2004Oprah interviews Amy Elizabeth Fisher known as "The Long Island Lolita". In 1992, at the age of 17, Amy shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco. At the time Amy was having an affair with Mary’s Jo’s husband, Joey Buttafuoco. Amy served seven years in prison. After staying out of the public eye she told her story in a book, Amy Fisher: If I Knew Then. Oprah feels there's a larger lesson in Amy's story: "The most important gift any parent can give their children, especially their daughters, is a sense of self-esteem. What happened to Amy doesn't happen to girls who have a sense of self-worth."Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

02-06
34:30

TOWS Special: Is Your Lifestyle Ruining Your Health?

Original Air Date: February 19, 2001Oprah takes a look at the detrimental effects stress can have on a woman's body and health. Experts share how a busy, chaotic life could be life threatening or cause illness. A toxic relationship, a job you hate or not being able to set boundaries can directly influence your ability to fight illness and to heal. We hear from women who believe their bodies are beginning to pay the price for their chronic stress and expert advice on how to change. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

01-30
30:43

TOWS Special: An Abusive Husband's Desperate Plea For Help

Original Air Date: April 19, 2006Oprah’s guest, Louie, admits he's been abusing his wife, Shannon, for 13 years. He was convicted of domestic violence twice: once in 1999 for punching Shannon and a second time for pushing her to the ground. He says he no longer physically abuses Shannon, but now he emotionally abuses her. Together, with marriage counselor Harville Hendrix, they try to find out the cause of the abuse. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

01-23
39:56

TOWS Special: Ultimate Wildest Dreams

Original Air Date: September 17, 2010Oprah, Nate Berkus, and Vera Wang help make some over-the-top ultimate wildest dreams come true for some of the most loyal Oprah Show viewers, including a single mother, a group of unsuspecting brides, and one of Oprah's all-time favorite guests, the amputee warrior mom. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

01-16
32:52

Bonus Episode: Dr. Shefali

Oprah talks to New York Times best-selling author, world-renowned clinical psychologist and Super Soul favorite, Dr. Shefali, about her new book, The Parenting Map: Step-by-Step Solutions to Consciously Create the Ultimate Parent-Child Relationship. Dr. Shefali shares a revolutionary new parenting method that she believes will empower children while transforming parents. She explains how parents can disrupt dysfunctional inherited patterns and replace them with authentic connection to honor the essence of their child. She shares how parents unknowingly write scripts and create films for their children that block the capacity to interact with children. Oprah and Dr. Shefali take questions from parents across the country who have read the book and want to become more conscious parents. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

01-15
47:29

TOWS Special: The 61-Year-Old Surrogate Who Gave Birth to Her Own Grandson

Original Air Date: April 19, 2011  Oprah interviews a 61-year-old woman, a retired mother of three, who gave birth to her own grandson after her daughter wasn’t able to get pregnant. Then, Oprah interviews NFL quarterback Charles Tillman about his daughter clinging to life at just three-months-old, and the angel family who saved her life through a heart transplant.   Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

01-09
38:02

TOWS Special: Exclusive Interviews: The Woman Mauled by a 200-Pound Chimp and The Heroes Of Fort Hood

Original Air Date: November 11, 2009It is the deadliest mass shooting on a military base in U.S. history. Listen to the interview with the Fort Hood hero who took down the gunman. Oprah also speaks with chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash in her first interview. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

01-02
39:36

TOWS Special: Choose Your Life

Original Air Date: June 21, 2000Oprah talks to people who have made drastic changes to live the lives of their dreams. Plus, spiritual teacher and New York Times best-selling author Gary Zukav gives advice on how to find strength and courage to follow your heart’s desire. He also explains the importance of choice, life experimentation and how to reach what he calls “authentic power.” Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods  You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN   

12-26
31:53

TOWS Special: Truddi Chase - Multiple Personalities

Original Air Date: May 21, 1990Author Truddi Chase sits down with Oprah to discuss her New York Times best-selling autobiography, When Rabbit Howls. The book details the horrific stories of childhood sexual and physical abuse Truddi suffered at the hands of her stepfather. The abuse caused her to split into 92 separate personalities she calls her “troops.” She also shares a recording of her therapy sessions and why she has a debilitating fear of snakes. Truddi explains how she first realized the “troops” were with her and how they helped her through tough times, and shares her journey to recovery. Truddi passed away at her home in 2010 at the age of 74.Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPodsYou can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN  

12-19
38:19

Carmena

i remember this from before. its so distressing I cant listen again. i wish the best for Truddi

12-19 Reply

Carmena

brilliant show. Truddi is, was incredible. I am glad she chose to keep going and to have a family.

07-25 Reply

Helen Ansariyekta

it's such a shame that u didn't even spell a word about Iranian women who are fighting for freedom ...as an activist whose job is to raise an awareness we do expect u to be our voice and hear us # women life freedom # Mahsaamini

01-07 Reply

Carmena

the Betty Stuff hurts my soul. its a horrible story and she was a normal nice woman pushed over the edge. what she did was so wrong but ...BUT. i cant explain it

09-02 Reply

Carmena

oprah "the boy was paralysed, as an adult is he paralysed still?" ...what?

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