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It all began with a one-letter typo. OPRAH WINFREY 🔴 #mediaHISTORY PODCAST


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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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Bartłomiej & Małgorzata

Reporterzy.info team

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