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

you somewhere else.

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.

Imagine raising your children where milk costs almost $8 a gallon.

Where two months a year, you live in total darkness.

Your husband hunts moose for dinner.

And your kids feast on a dish called muck-tuck.

This is how one mom lives in America.

Hi Oprah, my name is Mary Swisher.

This is Kotzeby, Alaska.

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