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, introspective conversation about chosen family. Oprah and Tayari Jones talk with an audience of readers in New York City. BUY THE BOOK! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635411/kin-by-tayari-jones/ 00:00:00 - Celebrating 30 years of Oprah Book Club 00:03:20 - Oprah introduces ‘Kin’ by Tayari Jones 00:04:13 - Welcome Tayari Jones 00:06:42 - Thando on ‘Kin’ 00:08:30 - Letters as storytelling 00:10:30 - The professor that inspired Tayari 00:12:35 - Tayari on the 8 years between books 00:17:38 - The plot of ‘Kin’ 00:20:40 - Being a girl without a mom 00:22:00 - Belonging and sacrifice 00:23:57 - Tayari’s understanding of her mother 00:28:30 - What can save friendship? 00:30:15 - Honor your friendships 00:37:20 - The feeling of completing a novel 00:42:20 - Tayari on ‘Kin’ 00:43:48 - How Tayari sees the world SUPPORT THE SHOW https://www.tayarijones.com/books/an-american-marriage/

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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, she was inspired to share with Oprah her own family estrangement story for the first time publicly. Oprah also speaks to a woman who cut off contact with her sister and a married couple seeking advice for repair with their estranged parents. BUY THE BOOKS! 'Rules of Estrangement' by Dr. Joshua Coleman: 'Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents' by Dr. Lindsay Gibson⁠: ⁠'The Balancing Act' by Nedra Glover Tawwab: 00:00:00 - Recap of No Contact  00:00:00 - Welcome Tania, critic of Oprah 00:08:20 - Oprah wants to know how to do better 00:12:30 - Welcome Dr. Joshua Coleman, Dr. Lindsay Gibson, Nedra Glover Tawwab 00:19:14 - Welcome Jemele Hill who is no contact with her father 00:28:18 - One-third of gen-z go to therapy  00:32:35 - How individualism relates to estrangement 00:39:50 - How to stop judging your own need for emotional safety 00:43:20 - Working towards reconciliation Additional Resources: 'Uphill' by Jemele Hill: Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381

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Oprah speaks with global entrepreneur, tech pioneer and venture capitalist Jürgen Ingels to discuss what it takes to start a successful business as detailed in his book "Start, Grow, Sell: 50 Tips for Entrepreneurial Greatness." During this lively discussion, Jürgen shares the concrete and practical lessons he learned during his own entrepreneurial journey - which also apply to all aspects of our daily lives. Including how to take an idea from startup to success, how to focus your talents, find investors and build the right team. We hear from entrepreneurs with questions for Mr. Ingels including a woman named Sanna who was inspired to leave the corporate world to open her dream clothing store Happy on Main in Concord, MA after overcoming a personal challenge. Also Shark Tank alum Ashley whose company Tones of Melanin makes stylish athleisure for students and graduates of HBCUs - or historically Black colleges and universities. Also Shark Tank alum Ashley whose company Tones of Melanin makes stylish athleisure for students and graduates of HBCUs - or historically Black colleges and universities.

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00:00:00 - Welcome Jürgen Ingels, author of “Start, Grow, Sell”

00:04:50 - Jürgen’s first business venture

00:10:20 - Jürgen’s work ethic

00:11:40 - Jürgen changed payment systems

00:15:00 - Biggest business mistakes

00:18:30 - Going the extra mile

00:23:50 - Drive revenue and scale

00:28:20 - Keep your word

00:31:20 - 3 tips for scaling your business

00:34:40 - Entrepreneurs: better after 40

00:35:38 - Passion is crucial

00:37:30 - Always ask why

00:43:30 - Jürgen’s definition of a well lived life

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Did you know that experiencing awe can improve your health and your overall well-being? Oprah talks with University of California, Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner to delve into his latest book "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life." During this inspirational conversation Dacher explains how each of us has the potential to experience awe every single day and shares how encountering awe can lead us to greater fulfillment and happiness. Based on his extensive research Dacher outlines and describes what he calls the “Eight Wonders of Life” or the eight experiences that most commonly trigger awe. Throughout the discussion Oprah and Dacher each share their own deeply personal encounters with awe.

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00:00:00 - Welcome Dacher Keltner, author of “Awe”

00:04:30 - Awe decreases depression

00:07:40 - Awe and death

00:10:20 - Finding awe everyday

00:11:05 - 8 awe experiences

00:20:20 - how Awe affects our health

00:21:36 - Awe vs gratitude

00:24:45 - How awe can heal divisions

00:26:50 - Making space for awe and kids

00:28:20 - Develop an awe practice

00:29:50 - Psychedelics and awe

00:36:00 - Everyone can experience awe

The Science of Happiness Podcast

What does it take to live a happier life? Learn research-tested strategies that you can put into practice today. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/series/the_science_of_happiness

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Oprah is joined by award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Wallace to talk about her transformative new book "Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose." Drawing on six years of research, Wallace shares how mattering - the feeling that we are valued and have an opportunity to add value - is a fundamental human need essential to our well-being. She believes there's been "an erosion of mattering" and provides actionable steps to deepen your connections, reconnect to your sense of purpose and navigate challenges with greater resilience. Joining the conversation is Jennifer's close friend and lifestyle icon Ina Garten. Oprah and Jennifer also speak with a military wife who learned how to bring mattering back to her marriage and an extraordinary young man who went from being a sanitation worker to a Harvard Law School graduate.

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'Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose' by Jennifer Wallace: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756179/mattering-by-jennifer-breheny-wallace/

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Welcome Jennifer Wallace, author of “Mattering”

00:05:50 - Ina Garten joins

00:07:05 - The importance of mattering to yourself

00:08:40 - How Ina shows people they matter

00:09:30 - The importance of showing up

00:10:50 - One easy way to show people they matter

00:12:20 - The thread that ties us together

00:13:40 - Extrinsic and intrinsic values

00:15:50 - Professor Gordon Flett on why mattering is life or death

00:18:12 - How mattering affects our longevity

00:21:00 - How to get through hard moments

00:23:00 - How Army partners struggle with mattering

00:28:00 - Our resilience is tied to our relationships

00:34:00 - Mattering to ourselves raises the bar for all relationships 00:35:20 - A former sanitation worker's observations on mattering

00:42:00 - Supporting support staff

00:44:50 - Mattering at work

00:46:00 - The 4 important feelings to mattering

00:48:10 - What to do if you feel like you don’t matter

Additional Resources:

‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir’ by Ina Garten:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770511/be-ready-when-the-luck-happens-by-ina-garten/

Gordon L. Flett, Ph.D.

https://www.yorku.ca/lamarsh/gord-flett/

‘The Wives: A Memoir’ by Simone Gorrindo:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Wives/Simone-Gorrindo/9781982178505#:~:text=The%20Wives%20%7C%20Book%20by%20Simone,Official%20Publisher%20Page%20%7C%20Simon%20%26%20Schuster

The Reciprocity Effect:

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Is revenge the root of all forms of violence? Oprah sits down with James Kimmel, Jr., a revenge and violence researcher and lecturer in the psychiatry department at the Yale University School of Medicine and the bestselling author of the eye-opening book, The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction - and How to Overcome It. From bullying to school and mass shootings to terrorism and even war, James Kimmel Jr’s 20-year research argues that the root cause of all human aggression and violence in the world is the one universal human emotion: revenge. After being bullied as a teenager, James Kimmel, Jr shares the horrific moment he almost became a mass shooter himself, and why that became the catalyst for his life’s work. James Kimmel Jr shares a research study that could reveal just how prone you might be to seeking revenge. He has also created The Non-Justice System & The Miracle Court App, a 5-step scripted virtual courtroom where a person who has been wronged can play all the roles in a simulated trial - victim, defendant, judge, jury, and warden. Oprah and James Kimmel Jr also hear searing stories from the audience including a woman whose neighbor shot and killed her dog, a woman who got revenge on a boyfriend who cheated on her, a wife and mother whose intense revenge addiction landed her in the hospital. And how a mother, who lost her precious 6-year-old son to gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary, came to forgive her son’s killer.

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The Science of Revenge

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739999/the-science-of-revenge-by-james-kimmel-jr-jd/

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00:00:00 - Welcome James Kimmel, Jr. author of “The Science of Revenge”

00:04:00 - James Kimmel share his story of revenge

00:10:15 - Lawyers sell revenge to the masses

00:13:15 - How revenge is an addiction

00:16:00 - Understanding how revenge leads to crimes

00:17:30 - When revenge becomes addiction

00:27:00 - Woman shares her desire for revenge

00:28:20 - Types of forgiveness

00:37:55 - How can we speed up forgiveness

00:39:30 - How this man resisted getting revenge

00:43:30 - Mother of son killed at Sandy Hook

00:50:50 - Recovering revenge addict

00:57:00 - The motive is revenge

00:59:00 - The power of forgiveness

Additional Resources:

https://www.revengeanonymous.org

The Non-justice System: miraclecourt.com

What's Your Revenge Score? https://www.jameskimmeljr.com/quiz

Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention - https://www.ctintervention.org/

Choose Love - https://chooselovemovement.org/

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For her most of her adult life, Oprah has struggled with her weight. She never dreamed in her lifetime, there would be medications that could help her as well as millions of others. On this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Oprah is joined by Dr. Ania Jastreboff, leading endocrinologist and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine in front of a live audience in New York City.

They discuss Dr. Ania’s new book, Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like To Be Free which delivers a deeply transformational message: there is a path to healing from the blame and shame of obesity to lead the life you have always wanted. Dr. Jastreboff shares the science behind why obesity is a disease and not a question of willpower and why the new medications have been so effective for tens of millions of people. Oprah shares her decades-long public struggle with her weight and reveals how her experience with a GLP-1 medication has given her a freedom and energy she never thought possible. Plus, 23-time grand slam tennis champion Serena Williams joins the conversation and opens up about her own battle with weight calling it “the one opponent she couldn't defeat.” Serena also reveals why - after her initial skepticism - she decided to start a GLP-1 medication. Finally, we hear from guests in the audience about how the GLP-1 medications have changed their lives. One of those guests is Stedman Graham’s nephew Julius who shares with heartbreaking honesty how his weight held him back for decades. He says that after losing 64 pounds on a GLP-1 medication he is now “fully alive.”

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00:00:00 - Welcome Dr. Ania Jastreboff, author of “Enough”

00:01:30 - 74% of americans are overweight

00:04:30 - Obesity is a disease

00:07:30 - We live in an obesogenic environment

00:09:10 - Genetic link to obesity

00:10:50 - You can’t willpower away obesity

00:13:30 - Defining food noise

00:18:30 - Recalibrating your “enough point”

00:22:30 - Some people have food noise, others don’t

00:23:40 - Welcome Serena Williams

00:27:00 - Why Serena tried GLP-1s

00:29:30 - Everyone responds to GLP-1s differently

00:31:00 - How Serena feels on GLP-1s

00:40:00 - Why your body settles on an unhealthy “enough point”

00:42:00 - Welcome Julius, Stedman’s nephew

00:50:00 - How GLP-1s changed Julius

00:54:00 - Do you stay on GLP-1s forever?

01:02:00 - Can GLP-1s prevent obesity?

01:04:00 - Oprah wants GLP-1s available to all

01:05:40 - Dr. Ania wants people to understand obesity

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Oprah sits down with renowned organizational psychologist and professor Adam Grant to talk about lessons from his latest #1 New York Times bestselling book "Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things.” Known for his research on human potential, Grant shares how anyone can achieve greatness and unlock potential by cultivating character traits like resilience, curiosity, perseverance and embracing discomfort. He shares personal stories of overcoming his own limitations and insights from people who’ve accomplished the extraordinary. Joining the conversation is the first Black Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley and people from around the country via Zoom who desire to harness the power of hidden potential.

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'Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things' by Adam Grant:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719611/hidden-potential-by-adam-grant/

Adam Grant 2026 Day-to-Day Calendar: Something to Think About: Daily Insight from the Psychologist and Author

https://www.amazon.com/Adam-Grant-2026-Day-Calendar/dp/152489933X

Adam Grant:

https://adamgrant.net/about/biography/

00:00:00 - Welcome Adam Grant, author of Hidden Potential

00:04:13 - How character and personality differ

00:06:10 - Action and confidence 

00:09:00 - Critics as coaches

00:11:50 - Standing in your values

00:14:15 - What makes a good leader

00:17:18 - First Black Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley 

00:22:45 - How potential gets overlooked 

00:24:10 - How ‘Hidden Potential’ helps educators

00:27:30 - Three priorities for a school to thrive 

00:30:25 - Tap into your hidden potential 

00:33:28 - Confidence in your ability to learn

00:34:50 - Managing perfectionism 

00:38:00 - Appreciate your progress 

00:39:30 - What keeps Oprah motivated

'Move by Move: Life Lessons on and Off the Chessboard' by Maurice Ashley:https://mauriceashley.com/move-by-move/

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Oprah sits down with world-renowned spiritual teacher, bestselling author and “fixer" Iyanla Vanzant for a powerful, soul-shifting conversation about her newest book "Spiritual Hygiene: A Practical Path for Clean Living, for Inner Authority, and for Divine Freedom." In this intimate and deeply personal episode Iyanla explains the transformative concept of spiritual hygiene—the idea that just as we tend to our physical hygiene our mental, emotional and spiritual well-being also require conscious, daily care. Iyanla shares what she’s learned and how she’s healed from her own childhood trauma as well as losing two of her adult daughters, Gemmia in 2003 and Nisa in 2023. Oprah and Iyanla are joined by audience members who bravely ask how they can cleanse their spirits of the pain, heaviness and generational burdens they’ve carried throughout their lives. Together they explore how spiritual hygiene offers clarity, courage and a way forward. This episode is a moving invitation to let go and step into a more grounded, spiritually spacious life.

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00:00:00 - Welcome Iyanla Vanzant, author of ‘Spiritual Hygiene’ 

00:03:40 - Meaning of spiritual hygiene 

00:04:15 - Iyanla’s backstory

00:11:08 - The power of grief 

00:13:30 - Parenting with spiritual hygiene 

00:14:00 - Iyanla says she was a horrible mother 

00:15:25 - The distinction between wrong and bad 

00:17:50 - The meaning of divine freedom

00:19:00 - Everything is energy 

00:20:30 - Healing the pain of being a daddy-less daughter

00:30:20 - Create your own spiritual hygiene 

00:33:15 - How to be expressive with family 

00:37:40 - Reorder your story

00:38:10 - The life you signed up for 

00:40:00 - Look at far you’ve come 

00:41:40 - The guilt of choosing yourself 

00:46:15 - Always choose yourself 

00:48:02 - A sacred no and a spiritual yes 

00:52:00 - Everything has a purpose

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Oprah sits down with actor Jeremy Allen White and writer-director Scott Cooper for a fascinating conversation about their stirring new film, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. The film is a revelatory look at Bruce Springsteen during a personal and professional crossroads; the film explores the mental health struggles and creative reckoning behind the making of his deeply personal album Nebraska. Oprah calls White’s Golden Globe–nominated performance “mesmerizing” and praises Cooper for “elevating quiet struggle into cinematic poetry,” describing the film as “a gift” and a meditation on “what it means to be human.” The film also stars Jeremy Strong, Odessa Young, Stephen Graham, Johnny Cannizzaro, Gaby Hoffman, Paul Walter Hauser and Grace Gummer.

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, starring Golden Globe nominee Jeremy Allen White, written and directed by Scott Cooper, and distributed by 20th Century Studios is now available on Demand.

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere/umc.cmc.44ij3fzlajh43wxngtyxd6ioi

00:00:00 - Oprah introduces the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere 

00:03:22 - Oprah, Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper at Santa Barbara Film Festival

00:05:00 - Jeremy on getting cast as Bruce Springsteen 

00:06:30 - Scott on telling Springsteen’s story

00:08:35 - Scott on asking Bruce to make this film 

00:12:00 - How Jeremy prepared to become Bruce Springsteen

00:14:50 - Jeremy on learning guitar 

00:18:20 - Scott on using black and white photography for flashbacks 

00:25:27 - How playing Springsteen changed Jeremy 

00:28:10 - Scott on how making the movie changed him 

00:29:10 - Springsteen and mental illness

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Academy Award-nominated actors Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson join The Oprah Podcast to discuss their upcoming extraordinary film Song Sung Blue which will be released in theaters on December 25. Song Sung Blue is a deeply moving love story about dreams and second chances. Based on a true story, Hugh and Kate portray the Milwaukee couple Mike and Claire Sardina, who were the legendary Neil Diamond tribute band duo known as "Lightning & Thunder.” The film is also an homage to Neil Diamond’s beloved catalogue of iconic songs. The podcast was recorded with a live audience who screened the film in New York City. The episode also features a surprise guest from Kate Hudson’s past, a Zoom surprise with viewers in Milwaukee and questions from the audience.

Song Sung Blue

In theaters everywhere Christmas Day.

https://www.focusfeatures.com/song-sung-blue

00:00:00 - Welcome Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, stars of Song Sung Blue

00:00:00 - Song Sung Blue movie preview

00:04:50 - Hugh Jackman on the Lightning and Thunder documentary

00:08:00 - Hugh and Kate react to reviews

00:10:15 - Oprah shares her love for Neil Diamond

00:11:48 - Movie clip

00:13:06 - How Hugh prepared to be a Neil Diamond impersonator

00:14:00 - Neil Diamond’s reaction to the movie

00:16:35 - Kate on her singing role

00:19:50 - On doing a Wisconsin accent

00:22:22 - Oprah surprises Kate Hudson

00:25:00 - Hugh Jackman on working with Kate Hudson

00:26:30 - Movie clip

00:29:50 - How the movie inspires

00:33:50 - The characters struggle with substance abuse

00:34:45 - How Hugh and Kate developed on-screen chemistry

00:39:20 - Hugh on his performance

00:39:55 - Movie clip

00:44:03 - Oprah surprises Lightning and Thunder fans

00:51:58 - Hugh shares Neil Diamond story

Song Sung Blue (2008)

A Documentary by Greg Kohs

http://watch.songsungblue.com

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