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?

Does what I say mean anything to you?

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

This is 16-year-old Daniel Covar Basage.

Twenty-four hours ago, Daniel was sitting in a jail cell for stabbing to death a family

friend, who he says molested him.

The judge in the case allowed Daniel to be here today for his first interview.

And that decision has caused some controversy in Cleveland where Daniel is from.

But Judge James Burge says that he is allowing this interview today because, and I quote him,

if we can prevent one more case of abuse and prevent another horrible death, it would

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