One misplaced letter on her birth certificate turned Orpah into Oprah, and one charismatic hour each afternoon turned a local talk show into a cultural super-power. Here’s the story of the woman who made millions feel seen. How a girl in potato-sack pants claimed the throne of daytime TV.
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The story of Oprah Winfrey
- 00:00 intro
- 00:33 Prayer for justice
- 02:17 Father, a microphone, and a beauty crown
- 03:38 Honesty against the rules. Viewers loved it
- 04:53 "AM Chicago". Oprah hits the top
- 06:24 The Color Purple, the color of courage
- 08:02 Live group therapy and a wheelbarrow of fat
- 09:36 The law that shut the door on monsters
- 11:03 The club that shifted shelves
- 12:06 The wings of Angel Network
- 13:08 Media that could hold more
- 14:25 170 daughters and one academy
- 15:26 Stars and cars
- 16:48 Last bell and a new stage
- 18:44 Empire and drive
- 20:01 outro
Story developed and told by Małgorzata and Bartłomiej Dwornik from the online weekly magazine Reporterzy.info. We hope you enjoy listening and would appreciate your feedback in the comments.
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