David Letterman

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In 2013, Oprah Winfrey spoke with legendary late-night talk show host David Letterman at his alma mater, Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana. No question is off-limits in this rare interview: David is candid about the public sex scandal that rocked his marriage; he speaks frankly about his relationships with "Tonight Show" hosts Johnny Carson and Jay Leno; he discusses his battle with depression; he also opens up about fatherhood. Plus, Oprah shares with David the true reason behind their 20-year feud.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.0	now.
0:24.5	For 30 years now, five nights a week, millions of Americans stay up, pass their bedtime to catch
0:30.3	David Letterman's razor sharp spin on the news of the day.
0:34.1	His groundbreaking brand of offbeat humor brought us stupid pet tricks, outrageous gags,
0:40.3	Paul Schaefer in the world's most dangerous band, and the hugely popular top 10 list.
0:47.1	Tonight, I'm in the Midwestern town of Muncie, Indiana, home to David Letterman's beloved
0:52.4	Alma Mater Ball State University. For over 20 years, he's provided scholarships here to
0:58.7	deserving broadcasting students. I met him on campus at the $21 million state-of-the-art
1:04.5	communications building that bears his name.
1:07.4	What do you think?
1:09.6	This is good, eh?
1:11.4	Very nice.
1:12.4	Thank you.
1:13.4	Thank you guys.
1:14.4	It was not giving away cars. Go home.
1:23.4	We can come here.
1:25.4	Here?
1:26.4	Oh, look at this.
1:28.4	So thanks for agreeing to do it here. I think this is a perfect place, actually.
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