Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with Oprah's Super Soul. Hear Oprah’s personal selection of her interviews with thought-leaders, best-selling authors, spiritual luminaries, as well as health and wellness experts. All designed to light you up, guide you through life’s big questions and help bring you one step closer to your best self.
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Super Soul Special: Getting the Love You Want
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Original Air Date: March 28, 2003 Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah sits down with author and couples therapist, Dr. Harville Hendrix to discuss his book Getting the Love You Want. We hear from two couples who were on the brink of breaking up. They spend two intense days with Dr. Hendrix applying techniques from his book to hopefully turn their relationshi…
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Super Soul Special: Frank Bruni – The Beauty of Dusk
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Original Air Date: March 23rd, 2022 Oprah sits down with New York Times journalist and best-selling author, Frank Bruni, about his book The Beauty of Dusk. Frank shares his experience after waking up one morning blind in his right eye due to a stroke. He explains the insights, the vulnerability and mindfulness practices he applied through the diagn…
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Super Soul Special: Understanding Your Emotional Style
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Original Air Date: August 4, 2021 From a January 25, 2001 Oprah Winfrey Show: Tara Bennett-Goleman, author of "Emotional Alchemy," counsels panelists on their different emotional styles and gives them each tips on how to better control their emotions to improve their lives. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watc…
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Super Soul Special: Gary Zukav: Finding Your Authentic Power
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Original Air Date: July 16, 2018 Gary Zukav is a spiritual pioneer, a master teacher and the author of four consecutive New York Times best sellers, including the internationally acclaimed “The Seat of the Soul.” Gary explains how we can find more meaning and purpose in our lives, sharing three ways everyone can tap into their own authentic power. …
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SOUND DETECTIVES is a funny, engaging, and thought-provoking podcast that invites elementary school-aged kids to explore the magic and mystery of sound. Breaking News – Across the globe, sounds are mysteriously going missing! Waves aren’t crashing, crickets aren’t chirping, and the familiar jingle of the ice cream truck is a distant memory. Follow …
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On this OWN Spotlight Oprah invites legendary actress Angela Bassett to The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to discuss her recent, well-deserved honorary Academy Award. Oprah and Angela look back on her illustrious, four-decade career from how she knew acting was her destiny to her blockbuster roles in both TV and film. Oprah reflects on the many…
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Super Soul Special: Michael Bernard Beckwith: Participate in Your Unfolding
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Original Air Date: April 17, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Michael Bernard Beckwith, spiritual pioneer and founder of the world-renowned Agape International Spiritual Center, discusses what he calls the four stages of unfolding. Michael explains the stages are an intensive process of spiritual development for people seeking to be …
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Super Soul Special: Deepak Chopra: Spiritual Solutions
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Original Air Date: July 29, 2020 Through Facebook, Twitter, Skype and an audience of more than 5,000 in New York's Radio City Music Hall, Oprah and world-renowned thought leader Deepak Chopra take questions from all around the world. Deepak teaches people to find spiritual solutions to life's most difficult problems. He also explains how to connect…
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Oprah sits down with New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin to talk about her new memoir and Oprah’s Book Club 104th pick The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing. Lara shares her heartbreaking, yet inspiring journey of reinvention from suburban soccer mom to opioid addict and convicted felon to suc…
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Super Soul Special: Shirley MacLaine on Love, Sex and Reincarnation
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Original Air Date: April 11, 2011 On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oscar-, Golden Globe-, Emmy-winning actress and author Shirley MacLaine discusses her New York Times best-selling book I’m Over All That. She opens up about her decades in show business, her favorite leading men and her lifelong spiritual journey. Shirley also describes what she calls “or…
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On this Super Soul, Oprah and New York Times Best-Selling author Jamie Kern Lima, talk about her new book, Worthy: How to Believe You Are and Transform Your Life. Jamie Kern Lima, who has been on Forbes’ list of America’s wealthiest self-made women for six years, started “IT Cosmetics” in her living room with her husband, Paulo, and eventually sold…
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Super Soul Special: Dr. Mukwege: The Power of Women
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Oprah talks to Nobel Peace Prize winner and author of The Power of Women, Dr. Denis Mukwege. Dr. Mukwege has dedicated his life to caring for the survivors of rape and sexual violence in his home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Mukwege has operated on more than 60,000 women who have suffered unthinkable atrocities to their bodies. He…
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Original Air Date: January 6, 2021 Oprah Winfrey says that she didn’t understand the true meaning of ego until she met Eckhart Tolle. He opened her eyes to how an ego-based mind can sabotage everything. Initially she thought ego meant arrogance or superiority. But now she sees it's the part of us that identifies as our personality, our accomplishme…
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Original Air Date: April 7, 2021 Your life is always speaking to you in whispers, guiding you to your next right step. In many situations, the whisper is also the first warning. It’s a quiet nudge from deep within saying, Hmmm, something feels off. A small voice that tells you, “This is no longer your place of belonging.” It’s the pit in your stoma…
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Super Soul Special: Devon Franklin: Produced by Faith
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Original Air Date: January 30, 2019 Award-winning film and TV producer, New York Times best-selling author and spiritual success coach DeVon Franklin explains how he believes you can find your life's purpose. Devon describes how he climbed the corporate ladder, starting out as an intern for Will Smith to later becoming Senior Vice President at Colu…
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Super Soul Special: Sarah Ban Breathnach: Surviving the Fall
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Original Air Date: May 23, 2018 Author of the international phenomenon “Simple Abundance,” Sarah Ban Breathnach opens up about the spiritual lessons she learned from earning a multimillion-dollar fortune and eventually losing it all. “Simple Abundance” is a collection of comforting, practical and simple essays written for women who want to live the…
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Sofia, Sofia, Sofia! In the final episode of this three-part series, Oprah sits down with TV, Film and Tony-nominated Broadway star Danielle Brooks to talk about her role as Sofia in The Color Purple. In this captivating conversation, the pair discusses Danielle’s life-changing trip to Broadway as a teenager, how God prepared her for this role, and…
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In the second episode of this three-part series, Oprah and Oscar-nominated and Emmy award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson sit down to discuss her role as the sultry Shug Avery in The Color Purple. Taraji shares how she revisited her gift of singing and how the role challenged her to face her fears. She reflects on the sisterhood formed amongst the…
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Oprah invites Emmy-winning actress and political activist Kerry Washington to her home to talk about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water. In this revealing conversation, the notably private Washington opens up about enduring difficult childhood trauma, her struggles with her own body image, mental health, and the revelation of a shocking family secr…
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Bonus Episode: Jamie Kern Lima in Conversation with Oprah Winfrey on The Color Purple
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In a sneak peek episode of the upcoming ‘Jamie Kern Lima Show’ Jamie sits down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss the new, reimagined film version of The Color Purple. Oprah shares why Alice Walker’s 1982 book The Color Purple resonated with her, how she was cast in the iconic role of Sofia in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 classic movie and why she leads her …
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In the first episode of this three-part series, Oprah welcomes Grammy award-winning singer, Fantasia, to talk about her feature film debut as 'Celie' in the reimagination of the classic film, The Color Purple. In this emotional conversation, Fantasia shares the personal inspiration behind her portrayal and how her character empowered her to heal he…
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An especially powerful presentation, Oprah sits down with Tony and two-time Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin Smith, a renowned psychologist, for a crucial discussion that asks the question, “How do we begin to uplift and empower Black men in a world that refuses to see their humanity?” As co-authors of the book The Invisible Ache: Black …
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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 whil…
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In this intimate special, Oprah welcomes filmmaker, diplomat and philanthropist Nicole Avant. Oprah and Avant reminisce about her childhood, dotted with visits from luminaries like Sidney Poitier, Muhammed Ali, Whitney Houston and Bill Clinton. She also takes Oprah through the terrifying moment when she learned that her beloved mother had been shot…
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Super Soul Special: Tim Storey: How Do You Turn a Setback into a Comeback?
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Original Air Date: April 11, 2018 Oprah sits down with Tim Storey, the acclaimed author, motivational speaker, ordained minister and life adviser, to talk about finding deeper meaning in your life and how to transform a setback into a comeback at any age. Tim has helped guide people, including many celebrities, through some of life's most difficult…
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This is the third and final Build the Life You Want Super Soul Podcast with Oprah and Arthur Brooks, co-authors of the #1 New York Times best-selling book, Build the Life You Want. Together, they talk with readers around the country about the “Friendship Pillar of Happiness” by uncovering the difference between “deal friends” and “real friends.” Th…
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Oprah sits down with two-time National Book Award winning author Jesmyn Ward to talk about her new novel and Oprah’s Book Club 103rd pick Let Us Descend. The narrative is set in the 19th century during the time of slavery. It follows a teenage girl’s journey across the American South. Announced in October on CBS Mornings, Oprah describes Jesmyn’s l…
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In Episode Two of the Build the Life You Want Super Soul Podcast, Oprah and Arthur C. Brooks, co-authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Build the Life You Want,” take questions from readers who are curious how to make their own lives happier with the science-based research and actionable practices from the book. Arthur Brooks explains that li…
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Super Soul Special: Thich Nhat Hanh: How to Listen with Compassion
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Original Air Date: May 7, 2018 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk, author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, sits down with Oprah to discuss his dedication to mindful meditation and his legacy of nonviolent opposition to the Vietnam War. In 1966, the spiritual leader met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and urged him to publicly denounce the Vietnam War…
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In Episode One of the Build the Life You Want Super Soul Podcast, Oprah and Arthur Brooks offer listeners a better understanding of the science behind happiness and why Arthur says, “Happiness is not a destination, happiness is a direction.” Together, they take questions from people across the country who have read Build the Life You Want who are c…
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Oprah talks to trauma therapist, minister, and author Dr. Anita Phillips about her New York Times bestselling new book, The Garden Within: Where The War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins. Dr. Anita explains how embracing our emotions rather than suppressing them is the key to living our most powerful life. Blending faith, t…
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Introducing The Happiness Lab: Build the Life You Want... Advice from Arthur Brooks and Oprah
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Global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey and Harvard professor and New York Times best-selling author Arthur Brooks want you to be happier - so they teamed up to write a book outlining the steps to ‘Build the Life You Want.’ Enjoy this episode of The Happiness Lab from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Over the summer, Dr Laurie Santos…
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Super Soul Special: Faith, the Two-Legged Dog
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Original Air Date: December 25, 2019 Oprah talks about the many ways animals teach and inspire us. Oprah shares the lessons she's learned from her own dogs and from other animals featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah says one of her greatest teachers was her beloved dog, Sophie. Oprah was also inspired by one of her most memorable guests, Faith…
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Super Soul Special: Dr. Alan Lightman: How to Lead a Less Hurried Life
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Original Air Date: May 6, 2020 Oprah Winfrey talks with Dr. Alan Lightman, an MIT professor of humanities, physicist and best-selling author. Dr. Lightman is one of the rare scientists who also embraces spirituality after having a transcendent experience while on a boat on the ocean. He discusses why he believes the COVID-19 pandemic offered us an …
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Super Soul Special: The Rev. Ed Bacon: Do You Recognize Grace?
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Original Air Date: March 28th, 2018 Oprah sits down with the Rev. Ed Bacon, a retired priest from the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the author of the book "8 Habits of Love." Saying that we often obscure our ability to identify grace in our lives, the Rev. Bacon reveals how to recognize grace in your life, especially during the toughest time…
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Super Soul Special: Oprah Winfrey: Broken Open
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Original Air Date: January 20th, 2021 Job loss, addiction, a breakup, the death of a loved one, illness… these are the kinds of struggles that have the potential to break us wide open. Oprah says that before you ask the question, “Why me?” realize that nothing is happening out of order. Your life is always speaking to you. When that wake-up call co…
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Super Soul Special: Jay Williams: You Can Survive Your Worst Mistake
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Original Air Date: April 30th, 2018 Former professional basketball player Jay Williams opens up to Oprah about his near-fatal, career-ending motorcycle crash, his regrets and how he's learned to fulfill his destiny despite those who say he threw it all away. Jay was poised to become one of the biggest superstars in the NBA until his devastating acc…
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Super Soul Special: Norman Lear: Lessons on Longevity
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Original Air Date: December 27th, 2017 He’s the creator of some of the most groundbreaking shows in television history. Legendary producer, writer and director Norman Lear talks about changing the landscape of TV, his life as a spiritual seeker and his political activism. Norman shares behind-the-scenes stories from his socially conscious shows “Al…
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Super Soul Special: Panache Desai: Discovering Your Soul Signature
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Original Air Date: August 1st, 2018 Oprah sits down with contemporary thought leader and spiritual teacher Panache Desai, who discusses the transformative power of energy, offering step-by-step advice on how we can change our lives by shifting our energy. Panache reveals what he believes are the keys to overcoming anger, rage, fear and insecurity. …
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Super Soul Special: Anne Lamott: Three Prayers for Challenging Times
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Original Air Date: November 7th, 2018 New York Times best-selling author, public speaker and writing teacher Anne Lamott discusses what she says are the three types of prayers that can help anyone through challenging times. Anne says it's easy to thank God when life is going well, but when times get tough, she says feelings of anger or complete sil…
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Super Soul Special: Dr. BJ Miller: How to Die
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Original Air Date: November 12th, 2018 Dr. BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative care specialist who treats patients with life-altering and terminal illnesses at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Miller shares his revelations about a subject that is often taboo in our culture: the experience of death. He describes the moment after …
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Super Soul Special: Ainslie MacLeod: Living the Life Your Soul Intended
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Original Air Date: August 15th, 2018 Author and psychic Ainslie MacLeod says your soul may hold the secrets to your path in life. Ainslie came to this conclusion more than a decade ago after a great epiphany took him from successful illustrator to renowned psychic and investigator of the soul. He believes that each person's soul holds a life plan t…
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Super Soul Special: Ali MacGraw: Aging, Love and Sobriety
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Original Air Date: November 1, 2017 In 1994, iconic actress and author Ali MacGraw left Los Angeles and moved to Santa Fe to live her spiritual journey more fully. In a frank conversation, Ali discusses what she's come to know about aging with grace, shares the real-life lessons in love she learned from her marriages to legendary actor Steve McQuee…
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Super Soul Special: Oprah’s Master Class: LL Cool J
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Original Air Date: October 3rd, 2018 Hip-hop legend, Grammy winner, TV and film star, devoted husband and father, LL Cool J has accomplished it all. Nevertheless, it's easy to see a scenario where it never would have happened. As a kid growing up in Queens, LL almost lost his mother and grandfather when they were shot by his father during a fit of …
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Super Soul Special: Oprah and Common: Your Life in Focus
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Original Air Date: April 8th, 2020 As a part of “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus,” Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist and activist Common talks in front of a live audience in Denver. In a spoken essay from his New York Times best-selling memoir, Let Love Have the Last Word, Common shares hi…
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Super Soul Special: Oprah’s Master Class: Jay Z
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Original Air Date: July 18th, 2018 Rapper, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur and hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter charts his unlikely rise from the Brooklyn projects to superstardom, sharing what he's learned along the way. Since 1996, the 21-time Grammy winner has dominated an evolution in popular culture, with more than 35 million records sold…
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Super Soul Special: Marie Forleo: Everything is “Figureoutable”
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Original Air Date: May 22nd, 2019 In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, author, entrepreneur and award-winning web host Marie Forleo explains why she believes everything in life is what she calls “figureoutable.” Marie wonders, “Why do some people struggle while others find a way to thrive, often despite the most challenging circumstances?” In…
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The Covenant of Water: The Podcast - Episode 6
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Oprah sits down with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese for a compelling six-part conversation on his latest book, The Covenant of Water. In this episode, everything comes together for the remarkable and soul-stirring conclusion to parts 9 and 10. Plus, Oprah describes how this story has changed her and makes a book-club first a…
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The Covenant of Water: The Podcast - Episode 5
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Oprah sits down with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese for a compelling six-part conversation on his latest book, The Covenant of Water. In this episode, Abraham describes what it was like working during COVID and answers questions about caste, inequity and death in parts 7 and 8. Also, Oprah asks Abraham about one of the most …
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The Covenant of Water: The Podcast - Episode 4
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Oprah sits down with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese for a compelling six-part conversation on his latest book, The Covenant of Water. In this episode on parts 5 and 6, Abraham shares how his experiences influenced his characters and explains the origin of the ten sketches. The two also have a spirited discussion about one of…
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