Airdate: 09/17/2010 Oprah, Nate Berkus, and Vera Wang help make some over-the-top ultimate wildest dreams come true for some of the most loyal Oprah Show viewers, including a single mother, a group of unsuspecting brides, and one of Oprah's all-time favorite guests, the amputee warrior mom.
From May 20th, 2004 Oprah talks with people who have made mistakes that they cannot take back. Oprah speaks with a teen student who had an affair with her coach; a son who accidentally killed his mom while drag racing and the mother whose daughter died and her son was injured after not using a car seat.
From July 16th, 1993Oprah speaks with Andrew Vachss, an attorney exclusively representing children and youth. He is also the author of Another Chance To Get It Right, a children's book for adults that explores the realities of child abuse and juvenile violence. They discuss Oprah's own experience with abuse and the abuse happening to other children. Andrew Vachss passed away on November 23rd, 2021 at the age of 79.
From October 6th, 2008: A son masterminds the murder of his family. Now, Lisa Ling visits death row for an exclusive interview. Plus, why the father who was supposed to die forgives his son.
From March 29th, 2010: At 69, find out how legendary model, Golden Globe winning actress and sex symbol, Raquel Welch is aging brilliantly. Plus, she helps one 64-year-old grandmother get her mojo back.
From January 29th, 2008: Author and world renowned security specialist Gavin de Becker is widely regarded as America's leading expert on protecting public figures, including former Presidents. Today he talks about his book, The Gift of Fear , discussing the signals that occur before violence and how trusting your intuition can help save your life.
From January 25th, 2008: Adult children of divorce confront their parents after years of pain. Divorce expert M. Gary Neuman, author of "Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way," talks about what to say during such a confrontation and how to say it.
From May 5, 2004: Oprah sits down with Kirsten and Jennifer, two of five women who lived through an unspeakable horror. They were kidnapped and held captive by eccentric loner and millionaire John Jamelske. Kirsten was Jamelske's first victim. She was kidnapped in 1988, when she was only 14 years old. Jamelske kept her captive for four years. Jennifer, a 26-year-old mother of two, was kidnapped in 2001 and held for two months. It's a story so frightening and shocking, it made headlines around th...
From May 31, 2007: Oprah sits down with Geoffrey Canada, the founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone , an organization set out to prove that underprivileged Black children can and do succeed. Geoffrey adopted a 100-block area of Central Harlem and created programs that help inner-city children from birth through college. She also speaks with additional special guests including Hill Harper, discussing their work to help children in crisis reach their potential.
In an interview on The Oprah Show from April 7, 2000, Oprah talks to the legendary Sidney Poitier about his memoir, “The Measure of a Man.” They discuss his life growing up in the Bahamas, how he started in show business and his barrier-breaking career.
From March 28, 2007, Oprah threw the “Dinner of a Lifetime” for Sidney Poitier and seven hand-picked readers across the country. They discussed the legendary actor’s memoir, "The Measure of a Man." Oprah also has a surprise message for Sidney Poitier.
From June 10, 2006: In this episode we hear from parents who do not discipline their children. They discuss why they have a barrier to saying ‘no’ to their kids. Rabbi Shumley Boteach and Dr. Robin Smith weigh in on how parents often harm their children by giving them too much of what they want and not enough of what they need.
From October 5, 2006: Diahann Carroll, Geena Davis and Nora Ephron discuss the truth about aging. The women help ease the anxieties associated with getting older by sharing their experiences and offering keys to aging gracefully. Diahann Carroll passed away in 2019; Nora Ephron passed away in 2012.
From August 28, 2000: Financial expert and New York Times Bestselling author Suze Orman joins the Lifestyle Makeover team to teach viewers how to tell ourselves the truth about money and what causes our money misery.
From May 11, 2006: Three mothers reveal how their feelings of self-hatred manifest themselves in various ways through anorexia, overeating and self-doubt. Oprah helps viewers recognize how self-hatred may show up in our own lives in the lifestyles we choose to live.
From April 19, 2006: Oprah’s guest, Louie, admits he's been abusing his wife, Shannon, for 13 years. He was convicted of domestic violence twice: once in 1999 for punching Shannon and a second time for pushing her to the ground. He says he no longer physically abuses Shannon, but now he emotional abuses her. Together, with marriage counselor Harville Hendrix, they try to find out the cause of the abuse.
From May 3, 2005: Dr. Oz returns to share the latest critical inside information on how to stay young and healthy. Anti-aging expert, Dr. Michael Roizen talks about the food, beverages and vitamins you should ingest every day.
From October 3, 2002: World renown financial expert and New York Times bestselling author Suze Orman shares tips on how to determine what you can actually afford without the temptation of outside factors like low interest rates and sales. Suze explains why she says, "Most people are living in denial about what they can really afford."
From January 30, 2006: Bill Ginglen talks about his sons turning him in for bank robbery. His sons Jared, Garrett and Clay discuss their feelings about their father.
From January 25, 2006: Oprah talks with the Ginglen boys -- Jerad, Garrett and Clay who turned in their bank-robbing father William.
From May 29, 2000: Oprah kicks off her series of "Lifestyle Makeovers," which brings in experts like Suze Orman, Tracy Gaudet and Bob Greene to help people make over their lives from the inside out. Leading the team is Cheryl Richardson, author of "Take Time For Your Life." Oprah presents Use Your Life award to Bea Salazar who founded Bea's Kids, an organization which feeds children whose families have low-income.
From July 25, 2002: Oprah shares stories of people who demonstrate selfless character in the way they show up for their friends. Some of these people have sacrificed everything and even put their own lives on the line to help a friend in need. Oprah hopes this show inspires us all to be better friends.
From March 20, 2002: Russell Yates talks to Oprah about the murders of his five children committed by his wife Andrea Yates. Russell and his mother Dora discuss Andrea's murder trial, the trial's verdict and how they're coping after the tragedy.
From April 20, 2004: These awards are given to women who show unbelievable courage, boldness and just plain guts. These women have gone against the odds and have achieved greatness.
From February 19, 2001: Oprah takes a look at the detrimental effects stress can have on a woman's body and health. Experts share how a busy, chaotic life could be life threatening or cause illness. A toxic relationship, a job you hate or not being able to set boundaries can directly influence your ability to fight illness and to heal. We hear from women who believe their bodies are beginning to pay the price for their chronic stress and expert advice on how to change.
From December 6, 2001: Dr. Harville Hendrix helps Oprah and her guests heal their marriages and relationships. His groundbreaking tools and techniques touches on the hidden reasons we pick the partners we do. Also, we learn best approaches to navigating and overcoming tough seasons.
From June 6, 2000: Oprah and psychologist, Dr. Phil Pollack, author of "Real Boys' Voices," delve into the secret emotional life of boys. In Pollack's book, he says that boys are desperate to reveal their true feelings. From the outside, they look like the boy next door, but on the inside, they have this secret emotional life that not even their parents know about. We learn from young men across America who reveal some of their innermost thoughts about a lot of things: about sex, about violence,...
From April 13, 2006: Dr. Robin Smith counsels women who say that they've let themselves go and don't know who they are anymore. Dr. Smith also shares a step-by-step plan on how to execute a total life and spirit makeover.
From October 31, 2005: Oprah and Dr. Robin Smith speak with women about making a comeback after gaining weight because of problems in their lives.
From June 16, 2003: Oprah talks to Laurel Mellin, author of "The Pathway," a self-help book with information about how you can turn off your desire to overeat, overspend, overwork and drink too much. Laurel says that overcoming any behavior takes two skills: self-nurturing and setting limits. We hear from women who overspend, overwork and try too hard to please people who realize the importance of addressing the underlying reasons for their behaviors -- not just the behaviors themselves.
