Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah's Super Soul

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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September 27, 2023 34 mins

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. The young luminary shares his best advice for how we can achieve what he describes as ...

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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 silence can also act as prayer. Anne believes as long you’re telling the truth of your he...

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September 13, 2023 32 mins

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 a person's death and explains why it is both sacred and unknowable. While a sophomore ...

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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 that was created before that person was born. In his book, "The Instruction: Living the...

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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 McQueen and famed film producer Robert Evans and opens up about how sobriety allowed her to ...

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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 rage. Incredibly, once his father turned his life around, LL's mother grew to forgive ...

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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 his journey in discovering love, where he failed in love, and the three components that...

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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 and 14 number one Billboard hits (second only to the Beatles). Candid, raw and real, ...

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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 exploring the answer, Marie shares the valuable life lessons her mother taught her ab...

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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 announcement.


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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 moving and difficult scenes he wrote.

 

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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 the more difficult scenes written in the book.


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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, they discuss parts 3 and 4 and how the unlikely meeting of two characters in part 4 signals a major turning point. They also talk about why Abraham decided to make leprosy the centerpiece of the story.

 

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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, Oprah and Abraham discuss parts 1 and 2, including the first of many tragedies and why the story transitions from one country to another. Abraham also reveals how the women in his family served as inspiration for the tale.

 

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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, Oprah and Abraham discuss his journey into medicine and how he crafted this epic tale. Abraham answers questions from readers about the title's meaning while Oprah shares why this is her 101st Oprah Book Club pick.

 

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The Covenant of Water is a six-part Super Soul podcast series hosted by Oprah Winfrey in conversation with bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese. The series explores all 10 parts of his acclaimed novel: family secrets, romance, spirituality, medical mysteries and the resilience of the human spirit. Oprah and Dr. Verghese share their own experiences to offer insights into the book. Launches June 21st. New Episodes Every Wednesday...
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Original Air Date: February 13th, 2019

Award-winning actor and producer Michael B. Jordan discusses his skyrocketing career and why he says his life has already "exceeded his dreams.” Michael’s breakout performance came in 2013’s “Fruitvale Station,” directed by visionary Ryan Coogler. The duo teamed up again for the “Rocky” sequel, “Creed,” and then for the mega-blockbuster “Black Panther,” which was nominated for an Academy Award ...

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Original Air Date: January 15th, 2018

Would you like to expand your wealth and improve your relationship with money? Lynne Twist, author of the groundbreaking book "The Soul of Money," exposes three deep-seated financial myths and explains how letting go of these beliefs can align our money habits with our souls. She explains why our deep-rooted connection to money can be our most unexamined and "wounded" relationship.  Lynne says w...

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May 31, 2023 39 mins

With over 40 years in the entertainment industry, Sheryl Lee Ralph has a trove of both trials and triumphs to her credit. In this sneak speak episode of OWN’s podcast, Trials to Triumphs, host Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins talks with The Tony Award-nominated multi-hyphenate who takes Ashley back to the beginning of her career and describes who she was before landing her breakthrough role as Deena Jones in the seminal Broadway mu...

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Original Airdate: October 28, 2020

From October 19, 2001 Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah talks to Mattie Stepanek, an 11-year-old boy who, despite having muscular dystrophy, has written two New York Times best-selling inspirational books of poetry, Heartsongs and Journey Through Heartsongs. He aims to help create world peace. Mattie shares his poetry, describes what he calls “Heartsongs,” and details how he sees miracles every day. Oprah ...

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