Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.

I believe the Oprah Winfrey Show was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.

I really never thought of it that way.

The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the LOLs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.

I'm missing, so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.

The moments that mattered, the eye-opening, light lessons, never allow them to take

to some words.

I'm bringing them back.

It's time to open the vault.

I've personally chosen these classic episodes to share with you again.

Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.

They want to know, do you see me?

Do you hear me?

That's what I say, mean anything to you.

You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey Show, the podcast.

She broke the law and was caught in the middle of an international standoff between the

United States and one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Reporter, Laura Ling, has never told the details of her frightening five-month ordeal as

a prisoner in North Korea.

She is here with her sister, our Oprah Show correspondent, Lisa Ling.

Lisa helped orchestrate top secret negotiations at the highest levels to help free Laura.

This is their first interview together.

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