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  • Obama 4: Wait Your Turn

    In 2000, Barack Obama ran for Congress against a Chicago political legend. It became a contest about race and identity.

    Mar 1, 2018 read more
    Listen — 56:15
  • Obama 3: You Don’t Say No To Barack

    Former President Barack Obama won his first political seat in 1996. Hear what he had to learn, and the conflicts he faced, to get there.

    Feb 21, 2018 read more
    Listen — 56:46
  • 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.

    Feb 15, 2018 read more
    Listen — 42:26
  • 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 …

    Feb 8, 2018 read more
    Listen — 45:36
  • Obama: 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.

    Jan 19, 2018 read more
    Listen — 3:48
  • Oprah 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.”

    Dec 30, 2016 read more
    Listen — 40:00
  • Oprah 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.

    Dec 23, 2016 read more
    Listen — 21:38
  • Oprah 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.

    Dec 15, 2016 read more
    Listen — 13:41
  • Oprah 3: YOU GET A CAR!

    At its peak, The Oprah Winfrey Show was daytime television with no limits. Then, suddenly, there were some.

    Nov 22, 2016 read more
    Listen — 62:21
  • Oprah 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.

    Nov 17, 2016 read more
    Listen — 60:30
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