How Happy Are You

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Original Air Date: 4-11-2007 Oprah invites the audience to take a revealing happiness quiz designed to measure their overall sense of joy and fulfillment. She then sits down with five guests to explore their individual results, uncovering personal stories that highlight the unique ways they cultivate happiness in their everyday lives. From overcoming adversity to embracing gratitude, each journey offers powerful insights and inspiration. Joining the conversation is renowned author Dr. Robert Holden, who shares practical tips and strategies anyone can use to invite more joy and positivity into their life.

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.
0:05.0	I believe the Oprah Winfrey show
0:08.0	was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.
0:10.0	I really never thought of it that way.
0:12.0	The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the LOLs,
0:16.0	the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:20.0	I'm missing so terribly.
0:21.6	I'm missing every single minute.
0:23.6	The moments that mattered.
0:25.6	The eye-opening life lessons.
0:27.6	Never allow them to take you somewhere else.
0:30.6	I'm bringing them back.
0:32.6	It's time to open the vault.
0:34.6	I've personally chosen these classic episodes to share with you again.
0:40.2	Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:44.8	They want to know, do you see me?
0:47.8	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.6	You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey Show, the podcast.
0:57.0	We're live in Chicago.
1:01.0	Thank you.
1:03.0	We're live in Chicago today. My pants are too tight.
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