Obama 2: Chicago Politics Ain’t Beanbag
The fall of Chicago’s “machine” politics, the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, and what a young Barack Obama learned from watching it all.
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Obama 1: The Man In The Background
Former President Barack Obama — along with key advisers, mentors, and rivals — tells the story of his climb from Chicago to the national stage. In the first episode of this six-part podcast from …
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Listen — 45:36Obama: Preview of Making Obama
Former President Barack Obama — along with friends, mentors, and rivals — tells the story of his climb from Chicago to the national stage. Subscribe now and don’t miss the first episode on February 8.
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Listen — 3:48Oprah BONUS: Making Donahue
Before Phil Donahue, talk show hosts stayed far away from their studio audiences. As Oprah said in 1992: “Phil changed all that.”
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Listen — 40:00Oprah BONUS: Oprah Gets Political
For 10 years Oprah refused to have politicians on her show. But in 2000 she spoke to two presidential candidates. In 2008 she endorsed one.
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Listen — 21:38Oprah BONUS: Let’s Talk About Oprah’s Hair
Oprah’s longtime stylist on the high stakes of doing the hair of the most watched woman on television.
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Listen — 13:41Oprah 3: YOU GET A CAR!
At its peak, The Oprah Winfrey Show was daytime television with no limits. Then, suddenly, there were some.
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Listen — 62:21Oprah 2: Skinheads And Scented Candles
How The Oprah Winfrey Show elevated itself out of the heap of trash TV and into a show that intentionally embraced spirituality.
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Listen — 60:30Oprah 1: No Strategy, No Plan, No Formula
The inside story of how Oprah got her start in Chicago.
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Listen — 57:33Oprah: Preview of Making Oprah
It’s a public radio podcast — about a daytime talk show. This fall marks 30 years since the national debut of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Be the first to hear a sneak peek of WBEZ’s three-part series …
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