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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. Social Sciences
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  • Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.

    Your Brain on Revenge with Oprah and James Kimmel, Jr.
    Jan 20 2026
    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. BUY THE BOOK! The Science of Revenge https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739999/the-science-of-revenge-by-james-kimmel-jr-jd/ https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-science-of-revenge/id6670186929 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/ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Serena Williams and Oprah on Deciding to Take GLP-1 Medications

    Serena Williams and Oprah on Deciding to Take GLP-1 Medications
    Jan 13 2026
    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.” BUY THE BOOK! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Enough/Ania-M-Jastreboff/9781668217283 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 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • What Is Your Full Potential — with Adam Grant and Oprah

    What Is Your Full Potential — with Adam Grant and Oprah
    Jan 6 2026
    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. BUY THE BOOK! '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/ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
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