The Oprah Podcast
The Oprah Podcast
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The Oprah Podcast is home to all-new conversations featuring Oprah Winfrey and today’s foremost thought leaders, global newsmakers, best-selling authors, visionaries and cultural changemakers. Exploring timely themes, including happiness, resilience, consciousness and connection, the weekly series aims to help listeners on their journey to lead their best life. Oprah talks to people about what matters most to them in this moment. Every month, she will feature interviews with authors called ‘Oprah’s Book Club Presented by Starbucks’ with live audiences in Starbucks across the country.
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The podcast delves into various themes including happiness, resilience, consciousness, and personal growth. Episodes feature insightful discussions such as Esther Perel's advice on modern relationships, Dr. Bruce Perry's insights on childhood trauma healing, and Mellody Hobson's guidance on family financial literacy. The show emphasizes practical advice and emotional support, making complex themes relatable and actionable for listeners.
“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.
BUY THE BOOK! Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla: https://amzn.to/4hIE21v
The 125th Oprah’s Book Club selection is the stunning debut novel Hungered by author Amanda Rizkalla. Written from the perspective of 12-year-old Sofia, Hungered gives a unique look inside the world of a family who is unhoused. Amanda shares how her personal experience of losing their housing and living in a car with her family as a child inspired her to write this poignant and beautiful story. Oprah and Amanda have a thoughtful discussion about how – despite the daily struggle to survive – the fictional Sofia and her family are still able to experience joy, humor and compassion. We hear from several readers including a young woman who says that Amanda’s novel resonated with her because she also experienced being unhoused as a child.
00:00:00 – Welcome Amanda Rizkalla, author of “Hungered”
00:02:10 – Amanda shares why she wrote the book
00:05:00 – The plot of Hungered
00:06:40 – Understanding being unhoused
00:12:40 – Growing up mixed race
00:18:15 – Amanda on choosing the mother’s career
00:22:20 – Theme of not belonging
00:26:15 – Amanda’s writing process
00:28:40 – The ending of the book
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